Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • MCC moves to expand school nursing program

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – A collaboration between Middlesex County College and Raritan Bay Medical Center will ease the demand for slots in the school’s nursing program. The new program will eventually admit 110 students each year. “We had 600 applications for 40 slots this year,” said Gerald Ostrov,…

  • Edison gets $500,000 grant from county for park upgrade

    EDISON – Middlesex County recently awarded the township a $500,000 grant for needed improvements to Lake Papaianni Park, officials said. “We are pleased they have been able to free up some of the funds,” said Mayor Jun Choi at an Oct. 10 press conference held on the 30-yard line of the Edison Jets football field.…

  • Renovations on tap for Edison station

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – The Edison train station will undergo an extreme makeover in the coming months, NJ Transit officials said recently. The renovations will add nearly 600 new parking spaces on a 9-acre parcel of property NJ Transit acquired on the station’s western side. Construction is expected…

  • Ancient art

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Carol Wang, of the Chinese American Dance Ensemble, performs the traditional fan dance at the Republic of China National Day Celebration in Edison on Sunday.

  • Home from Afghanistan, officer is back on patrol

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – Patrolman David Tingle is back on duty after a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan with the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Tingle, a lifelong resident of Edison and four-year veteran of the police department, was honored with a proclamation from Mayor Jun Choi on…

  • Celebration

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above, Nelson Tai waits to feed the dragon an envelope with good luck money at the Republic of China’s National Day Celebration in Edison on Sunday. Right, Helen Wu, of the New Jersey Youth Asian Dance and Drum Troupe, entertains the crowd.

  • Taming the dragon

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN A long, winding dragon leads the festivities at the Republic of China National Day Celebration in Edison on Sunday.

  • Local gallery display shows birth of a book

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF KIM ADLERMAN Kim Adlerman displays her artwork for her new children’s book, “Oh No, Domino,” at Metuchen Art Works this month. METUCHEN – Kim Adlerman’s artwork from her new children’s book “Oh No, Domino” will be on display at Metuchen Art Works this…

  • Karcher will seek to ban trans fats in restaurants

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer “I know that I’ll get some pushback from this proposal, but I think people have to realize that we’re not proposing a ban on foods, but rather on unhealthy food preparation.” – Ellen Karcher State Sen. Ellen Karcher wants trans fats out of the food you…