Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Warrants out for India Day police accusers

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – We’d better see you in court. A pair of $10,000 warrants were issued by township Municipal Judge Gary Price to Atul Patel, of Edison, and Bimal Joshi, of North Brunswick, for failure to appear in court Friday to answer to the charges of obstruction…

  • Residents rally for local woman with cancer

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE – If you live in Sewaren, then there’s a fair chance you were out at Moby Dick’s restaurant last Friday night. More than 100 locals turned out to honor Sewaren resident Nicole Miller, 29, who was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. “You really have…

  • Slippery slide

    SCOTT PILLING staff Whee!! 2-year-old Rohan Bhat makes the most of a sunny spring day April 12 in Edison by getting in some time at Jefferson Park.

  • Powdery substance was nontoxic

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – A white, powdery substance found in an envelope at an area business recently was not toxic, police said. The discovery of the envelope at Alpha International Shipping Co. on Thornall Road prompted the evacuation of about 100 people from the three-story building, Sgt. Robert…

  • Diner patrons differ on new state smoking ban

    SCOTT PILLING staff For Spotswood resident Ed Rock, and the countless other smokers in New Jersey, the days of enjoying a Camel, Newport or Marlboro in many of their favorite indoor establishments are over. The Smoke-Free Air Act went into effect April 15. For some, it’s a civil liberties issue; for others, it’s all about…

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    SCOTT PILLING staff 6-year-old Andrea DeLucia anxiously waits to reel in “the big one” during a gorgeous day at Jefferson Park in Edison last week.

  • Predators prowl the Internet for children

    Nothing is private online, investigator tells parents BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer Anne Newman will never forget how the two young girls sobbed and reached out for the man who sexually abused them as he was led away to jail in 1980. “That showed me how manipulative predators are and how…

  • Consultant’s increase approved in split vote

    The search continues for a permanent township business administrator BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – You’re sending the wrong message. That was the reaction from several residents last week when the Township Council voted 4-3 in favor of increasing the monthly payment to Gregory Fehrenbach, the financial and management consultant,…

  • Edison grapples with affordable housing

    Township Council hires Mt. Laurel specialist to come up with COAH plan BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – In a township already stuffed with development, is it possible for even more housing to come to Edison? The answer is yes. “You can’t get around it, you have to provide affordable…