Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Woodbridge officer found guilty of sexual assault

    Officer assaulted stepson over 3 years starting when boy was 14 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — After two full days of deliberation, a jury has found Douglas Karlson, a veteran Woodbridge police officer, guilty of sexually assaulting his stepson, 26, beginning when the boy was 14 years old. The…

  • Health Center honored for 50 years of service

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON — Making it through last week’s E. coli outbreak was but one more milestone in the 50-year history of the township health center, which was recognized at a recent rededication ceremony. “We have doctors, nurses, and other staff who work every day in the trenches,”…

  • Metuchen lit its annual Holiday Tree on Friday.

    SCOTT PILLING staff Metuchen lit its annual Holiday Tree on Friday. The tree lighting was postponed from Dec. 1 because of inclement weather. SCOTT PILLING staff

  • Residents, officials wary of school consolidation

    School officials question cost savings, while state Senate postpones vote BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer Would consolidating the Metuchen school district with that of Edison lower residents’ property taxes? And even if it did, would those savings be worth it? Those were just some of the questions high on the minds…

  • Area Taco Bells stepping up sanitation efforts

    Edison boy infected with E. coli taken out of intensive care BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer Area Taco Bells have been sanitizing their facilities and replaced their food inventory in light of the current E. coli outbreak. EDISON — No specific food product has yet been conclusively identified as being the…

  • During holidays, Santa’s not the only one making a list

    Bar’s collection of data raises questions on consumer privacy BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer A Trenton bar’s misuse of driver’s license information has drawn interest from state Assembly members Bill Baroni and Linda Greenstein. In separate but complementary acts, both District 14 legislators have initiated governmental responses to the bar KatManDu,…

  • Old Bridge man charged with supporting Hizballah

    Accused of helping to broadcast terrorist group’s TV station BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer OLD BRIDGE – A township man was arrested at his home Nov. 20 on charges that he conspired to broadcast a foreign terrorist group’s television station. In an 11-count indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Saleh Elahwal,…

  • Two men robbed near Iselin pizzeria

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – Police are looking for two males who robbed and assaulted two men near the New Famous Pizzeria on Oak Tree Road in Iselin last week. The robbery and assault occurred at 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 27, police said. A witness told police that he…

  • Police searching for armed robbery suspect

    EDISON – Police are investigating a recent armed robbery at the Inman-Grove Shopping Center. “An armed robbery occurred at 11 a.m. on Dec. 1 at the Dollar Depot, located in the Inman-Grove Shopping Center,” said Lt. Joseph Shannon. “At that time, a black male suspect, 5’9″ to 5’10”, wearing a gray ski mask, blue sweatshirt,…