Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Township woman dies, others injured in blaze

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – A lit cigarette was determined to be the cause of a fire last week that claimed the life of one resident. Kathy Rittweger, a 53-year-old resident of Stephenville Parkway, was the sole fatality in a May 17 fire that also injured her brother and…

  • Gentle activist honored for lifetime of service

    Racial and gender boundaries did not hold Ellen Hart Wales back BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Ellen Hart, a 1947 graduate of New Brunswick High School, had been very active in women’s basketball in high school and college. She was recently inducted into the New Brunswick High School Athletic Hall of…

  • Chivalry becomes theft at Dunkin’ Donuts

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – One second he’s holding the door open for her, the next he’s stealing her wallet. Police arrested and charged Diana Garrabrant, 37, of Colonia, with conspiracy to commit robbery, hindering apprehension, contempt of court and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to…

  • School super says she’s ‘worth every penny’

    Edison’s Carol Toth started out as a teacher in district 37 years ago BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer Carol Toth In 1969, Carol Toth, fresh from college, landed the first job of her profession, teaching English and social studies at Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Thirty-seven years later, she’s top school official…

  • Sinatra worth her salary, officials say

    Metuchen super makes the most, has least number of schools BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Metuchen Board of Education President Ronald Grayzel said he can talk until he is “blue in the face” to defend school Superintendent Theresa Pollifrone-Sinatra’s salary, but people are just not going to like it. “If we…

  • SCI probe doesn’t apply here, says school head

    Woodbridge superintendent has 24 schools, 1 assistant super BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer Back in 1995, Woodbridge Superintendent of Schools Frederic Buonocore pocketed $250,000 in unused sick time when he retired that June. That won’t happen again. Five years ago, the Board of Education decided to cap unused sick time at…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Riders of all ages participate in the “Experience Edison” bicycle tour Sunday, a 25 mile trek offering residents and other curious cycling enthusiasts the opportunity to experience the township from a different perspective.

  • Pump it up

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Patrick Collins encourages his son, Jonathan, 9, to get those tires pumped during the 25-mile “Experience Edison” bicycle tour Sunday.

  • Fire department to be led by civilian director

    Mayor plans to ask council to approve ordinance change BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer A former Edison veteran firefighter has been named acting fire chief, following the resignation of longtime Chief G. Robert Campbell. Norman Jensen, who previously served with the Edison Fire Department from 1977 to 1995, has been tapped to fill the role…