Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Making friends

    COURTESY OF TOM PETERSON Edison resident Treven Smith makes a new friend out of arson dog Scout at Middlesex County College’s Health and Safety Fair recently.

  • Noise from trains is making life unbearable

    Township officials to meet with train reps this week BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – Residents on Van Buren Street say that Sewaren is not the only place in town with noise problems from trains. “The same trains that carry ethanol in Sewaren sit idle on the rail line 120…

  • Photo

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Ken Misner and nephews Matthew and Brian Zelehoski, all from Metuchen, have some fun with the mini-NASCAR circuit as they visited the Central Jersey Auto Show at the N.J. Convention and Exposition Center in Edison on Friday.

  • Township man charged with hitting officer

    EDISON – Police recently arrested a local man and, charged him with aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting arrest. Loris Siano, 53, of Edison, was arrested after a Nov. 2 incident that took place at a Dunkin’ Donuts on 1790 Route 27 at 4:40 p.m. “Siano was in the restaurant, causing a disturbance,”…

  • Edison BOE gears up for second bond referendum

    New proposal would range between $44M to $54M BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer Edison Township Board of Education members have decided to move ahead with plans for a bond referendum next year for school renovations. “The board gave us permission to move forward to do all that we need to do…

  • Funeral home providing free bereavement support

    The Costello-Runyon Funeral Home, 568 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, continues to offer a bereavement support group. Ongoing sessions are held every Wednesday and Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. to noon, as well as Wednesday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. The program, which is free of charge, takes place at the funeral home. Carol Burner, a certified grief…

  • Cause of rising PCBs in creek is a mystery

    Environmental officials to discuss matter at council meeting tonight BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer The federal Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t know why PCB (polychlorinated biophenyl) levels have risen in the Edmonds Creek area near the Kin-Buc Landfill Superfund site over the past few years. “We do know we are finding elevated…

  • Father of E.B. shooter likely to serve 5 years

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer BY JESSICA SMITHStaff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – The father of the boy who shot and killed his 12-year-old friend last June is expected to serve prison time after pleading guilty last week to endangering the welfare of a child. Michael Guerriero would receive a five-year prison sentence under the plea…

  • Zoners approve 12 new homes

    EDISON – The Zoning Board recently unanimously approved construction of 12 new single-family homes on property surrounded by Ashley, Altamount and Miko Roads. The application had been presented at a previous meeting. The final vote was taken at the board’s Oct. 31 meeting. The 4.67-acre property currently contains three one-story and three two-story homes. The…