Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Program aims to make math pain-free for kids

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Who says learning math can’t be fun? Not Metuchen residents John and Jennifer Fong. Their Learning is An Art (LIA) program is designed to incorporate math into everyday life. The Fongs held a free math workshop for first- and second-graders at the Metuchen YMCA…

  • Pets for Adoptionfrom Woodbridge Animal Control at Petsmart

    Arabella Arabella is a black-and-white adult female. She was found as a stray wandering the streets. She has been with us for a long time, and we want her to find a good home. She is lonely and has a lot of love to give. Tweedledee is a lovely gray adult female with big green…

  • Massive Rt. 1 upgrade to get under way by fall

    Entire $92.5 million project to be federally funded BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer For the thousands of motorists who navigate traffic-choked Route 1 each day, just getting across the street can be a harrowing experience. All that may soon change, once a $92.5 million road-widening project gets under way. The North…

  • Rooftop blaze ruled accidental, official says

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – A weekend fire that sent thick, black smoke billowing into the sky was determined not to be suspicious, fire officials said. A roofing contractor was working with a blowtorch on May 13 on top of the Marriott New Jersey Textile Services on Mayfield Road…

  • Pets for adoptionfrom Angel PAWS

    Tex Tex is a 1-year-old lovable tabby. He was mistreated by his owner and returned to Angel Paws when they tired of him. But now he’s ready to find his forever home. This sweet little boy gets along well with other cats but would also be happy being the king of his own castle. He…

  • Reel patience

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Nicholas Lowe, 4, of Edison, stares out into the vast waters of Lake Papianni, hoping for a big catch at Edison Township’s 24th annual Fishing Derby Saturday.

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Employees of the Marriott N.J. Textile Services in the Raritan Center run out of the building when a fire broke out at the business Saturday afternoon.

  • Police searching for two linked to jewelry heist

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – Police are on the lookout for a young couple who allegedly filched two diamond rings worth over $50,000 last week from a jewelry store at the Menlo Park Mall. Police said the two suspects, a male and female, walked into the Bailey Banks and…

  • Man charged in faking drug test

    EDISON – The cold urine tipped them off. State parole officers transported Jammie Skazenski, 31, Ellmyer Road, to the Edison Police Department at 4 a.m. on May 10. He was charged with defrauding the administration of a drug test and possession of a device to defraud a drug test, after Skazenski allegedly attempted to fool…