Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Middlesex bird population an example of diversity

    Report: County is home to 308 species of birds, some rare, endangered BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer A new report by the Edison Wetlands Association shows that Middlesex County has 308 different species of birds. The EWA said that some rare and endangered birds, formerly indigenous to the area, are returning.…

  • Small fire in Menlo Park Mall forces short evacuation

    Fire began with cigarette thrown into hole in wall BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – A cigarette caused a fire in the walls of the Menlo Park Mall, resulting in a mallwide evacuation on Friday. According to Edison deputy fire chief Ralph Ambrosio, the fire began at 10:35 a.m. in…

  • Girl with juvenile arthritis to take part in benefit walk

    Juvenile arthritis affects 10,000 N.J. children BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Eleven-year-old Woodbridge resident, Cynthia Brown, who has had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since she was 4 years old, will participate in the 2007 Arthritis Walk in Verona Park. WOODBRIDGE – When 4-year-old Cynthia “Cindy” Brown came home from preschool in 2000,…

  • “Gardens of the Garden State”

    (Above) In between shopping, Theresa Aucoin strolls through the painted gardens at the 6th annual “Gardens of the Garden State” exhibit at the Menlo Park Mall, Edison, on Sunday. (Top right) Pat Maila, of South Brunswick, and Mary McCann, of Piscataway, discuss the artwork with Nina Hand, executive director of the Edison Arts Society. (Right)…

  • Metropark face-lift includes serious upgrades

    $47 million project includes major changes for service, convenience BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – New Jersey Transit broke ground last week on a $47 million project to rebuild Metropark Station on the Northeast Corridor line, which promises to deliver comfort and convenience for thousands who use the station. The…

  • County begins traffic light construction

    Light on Oak Tree Rd. to be operational in three months BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – The lights are changing on Oak Tree Road. The Middlesex County Engineering Department has begun work on a traffic light at the intersection of Oak Tree Road and Sugar Tree Plaza to curb…

  • Newspaper group boasts banner year for awards

    Latest tally is 28 awards in state press contest Greater Media Newspapers photographer Jeff Granit won a second place for his portrait “Protegee.” It was an exceptionally good year for Greater Media Newspapers, when the New Jersey Press Association awarded the group 28 awards for writing, photography, advertising and circulation excellence in its Better Newspaper…

  • School budget and bond both defeated

    Council will decide how much to cut, if anything, from the budget BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Call it sticker shock, call it overreaching, but for the second straight year, the Edison School District’s budget and its ambitious $79 million bond proposal were both defeated by voters on April 17. The…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Seven-year-old Elizabeth Lawson of Metuchen helps to discard some garbage littering the ground on Earth Day. Lawson and many other youngsters visited some of Metuchen’s more littered areas to clean them up on Saturday, April 21.