Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Waterfront park bringing life to formerly contaminated site

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer The site of the future Woodbridge Waterfront Park has undergone extensive cleanup efforts to bring it from a former industrial site to a natural playground. PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN HAGERTY A once-contaminated site will again become a natural attraction for the community to enjoy. Years in the making, the start…

  • Stars and stripes at Twin Lights

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer The Twin Lights Museum has reopened after three years of renovations. COURTESY OF TWIN LIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY After three years of renovations and the installation of a new exhibit, the Twin Lights Museum has reopened in Highlands. Historic flags and patriotic artifacts are among the notable items in the new…

  • Insurance settlement gives Edison $23.6M to rebuild razed school

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent A settlement with an insurance company over the fire that burned down James Monroe Elementary School in March 2014 puts the district on track for a new school next September. The Edison Board of Education recently voted to approve plans to settle the lawsuit it had filed against the New Jersey…

  • Hospice staff fulfills little wishes that mean a lot to patients

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Above left: Home Health Aide Yokauri Batista, left, and Social Worker Tracy Grafton flank retired Metuchen police Officer Bill Smith. Above right: Metuchen police Administrative Sgt. Arthur Flaherty spends some time bonding with Smith, his former neighbor. It seems that the older one gets, the clearer it becomes that the…

  • Solar energy farm at landfill again wins approval in Edison

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent EDISON — The Planning Board approved Public Service Energy Group’s (PSEG) plans to convert the Edison landfill into a solar energy farm at its Oct. 19 meeting. It wasn’t the first time such a project has gone before the Planning Board. Another company, Medford-based Solar Wind Energy, received an approval earlier…

  • Convicted murderer will serve life without parole after appeal rejected

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Steven R. Fortin will continue to serve his life without parole sentence for the 1994 brutal murder of Melissa Padilla, who left behind four young children. A three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of state Superior Court rejected an appeal of the defendant’s retrial in 2010 in a…

  • How to reduce your risk for diabetes

    Though aging increases a person’s risk for type 2 diabetes, a healthy lifestyle that includes routine exercise and a healthy diet can help men and women reduce that risk significantly. Millions of people across the globe suffer from diabetes, a term used to describe a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high…

  • Aqua fitness: Five tips for beginners

    Have you been itching to try an aqua fitness class, but are not sure how or where to get started? Aqua fitness is a doctor-recommended exercise practice because of the low impact aspect of working out in the pool. It may seem intimidating to get into, especially for people who don’t know how to swim.…

  • Take the time now to get a flu shot

    By Jennifer Turkish, M.D. Flu seasons are unpredictable in a number of ways.While flu spreads every year, the timing, severity, and length of the season varies from one year to another.While it is not possible to predict what this year’s flu season will be like, one fact that is certain is that the flu, or…