Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Young writer’s work recognized nationally

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer KATHY CHANG Courtney Downing poses with pages of her novel that landed her a spot as one of the 160 finalists for Advancement in the Arts [NFAA]. METUCHEN — An excerpt from Courtney Downing’s novel, “The Yoke and the Youth,” has landed her a spot as…

  • Auxiliary ‘extra set of eyes and ears’ for dept

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer KATHY CHANG Some of the members of the Metuchen Police Auxiliary Department: officers Joseph Sciarrino Jr. (l-r) and Patrick Donato, Lt. Angelo Donato Jr., Capt. Richard Dana, Sgt. Roy Cama, Cpl. Angelo Donato III and Officer Ian Page. METUCHEN — Police auxiliary members are a big…

  • Turning off lights and water yields big payoff

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN — Even students can help their parents lower the cost of their utility bills, the state ratepayer advocate told eighth-graders at the Edgar Middle School last week. “In these times of increasing energy and water prices, teaching simple lessons like turning off the lights when…

  • MCC utility tech degree to be offered next month

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer EDISON — Middlesex County College (MCC) and Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) have teamed up to offer a two-year utility technology degree program beginning in January 2006. “Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for a program like this?” said Professor Jack Waintraub,…

  • Public hearing on budget on tap Dec. 22

    BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — Residents can have their say on the municipal budget during a public hearing on Dec. 22. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. in the council chambers in the municipal complex. “During this meeting, residents may place objections to said budget and…

  • Christmas carolers bring comfort to those in need

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Holiday caroling in Avenel has been a tradition for nearly four decades. With a layer of fresh snow still on the ground, more than 40 residents met at the Avenel Fire Department on a chilly Sunday evening recently, before heading out to sing to…

  • Building gutted in fast-moving blaze last week

    Cause of fire that destroyed 4 businesses still being probed BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Four businesses were lost but no one was injured in a fire that tore through a New Brunswick Avenue building last week. “It looked pretty much like a war zone,” said local business owner…

  • Council splits on vote to give Choi health benefits

    Choi also gets his proposed transition team, temporarily BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer Mayor-elect Jun Choi will become the first elected official in Edison to receive health benefits since 1995 when he is sworn in on Jan. 1. The Township Council voted 5 to 2 at the Dec. 14…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Nicole Wasserman, 9, (l-r) Jennifer Azzara, 9, Carolyn Pirro, 9, Emily Filocco, 10, and Kelsee Young, 9, take a rest from caroling during Metuchen’s Jingle ‘Round the Town, Friday night.