Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Edison Tower to receive $1.8 million for repairs

    JAY BODAS The Edison Memorial Tower is closed to the public until needed restoration work can be completed. Officials estimate it will take between $3M to $4M for renovations BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer The Edison Memorial Tower’s much-needed renovations got a boost from the state recently.Gov. Corzine has authorized that we spend $1.8 million…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Residents and officials observe a moment of silence Monday morning at Freedom Plaza in Metuchen to mark the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

  • Assessor watched child porn on job and at home

    Former employee can never hold public job againas part of guilty plea BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer The borough of Metuchen’s former tax assessor spent part of his working hours viewing child pornography on his town hall computer, authorities said. That discovery back in July led to Walter J. Matlack’s guilty…

  • Tax hike will jump unless debt restructured

    Mayor says he’s waiting for a clear signal from council BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer “There is still time to do this.” – Mayor Jun Choi The Edison Township Council and the administration disagreed on how to restructure the township’s debt during the first work session for the 2007 budget. Mayor…

  • New budget calls for 8.5-cent hike in tax rate

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Residents with a home assessed at the borough average will see their taxes rise $160 in the 2006-07 municipal budget, officials said. “We always would like to see the tax rate go down,” said Mayor Edmund O’Brien. “But I don’t see any significant decrease…

  • Cruisin’

    JEFF GRANIT staff James Dean (center), along with Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, sit back in a 1957 Chevy at the Antique Car Cruise Night Sept. 6 on Main Street in Metuchen.

  • Food galore

    CHRIS KELLY staff Charles Deangelis of My Cousin Vinny’s Italian deli cooks up food galore for the Edison Street Fair on Sept. 9.

  • YMCA fundraiser slated for this month

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer EDISON – The YMCA’s second annual Richard M. Hale Memorial Golf Classic tournament is just around the corner. The event, to be held on Sept. 25 at the Metuchen Golf and Country Club on Plainfield Road, is the YMCA’s largest annual fundraiser for the YMCA’s Fund…

  • Photo finish

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Hugo Bagillo, of Woodbridge, crosses the finish line during the 11th annual Crossroads of New Jersey Race in Woodbridge.