Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Cause of broken main probed

    EDISON –– Work crews from Public Service Electric & Gas closed off an area in front of the Waterford apartment complex when a gas main broke last week. “Police received a call at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 7 that a four-inch gas main was broken at Waterford Drive and Talmadge Road,” Patrolman Robert Dudash…

  • The finishing touch

    SCOTT PILLING staff Cub Scout Viktor Lacson, of Den 4, puts the finishing touches on a gift at the social center in Edison on Dec. 9.

  • Tracks in snow lead to man’s burglary arrest

    BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — Police arrested a township man for burglary after following bike tracks and footprints in the snow that led to his home. Daniel Hoffman, 33, was arrested at his Plainfield Avenue residence at 4:59 a.m. on Dec. 9, and charged with burglary and…

  • Youths caught riding in stolen car

    BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — Four area teenagers were arrested recently after they were found riding in a stolen car, police said. The four juveniles were arrested and charged with receiving stolen property. They included two 17-year-olds males from Piscataway and Plainfield, a 16-year-old male from Plainfield,…

  • Area residents star in to ‘Rudolph’ on Dec. 17

    Villagers Theatre, 415 Demott Lane, Somerset, will present its KidsVill show for the holiday season, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Dec. 17 and 18 at noon and 3 p.m. The production features local residents Matt Weinstein, Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, as Doodle; Laura Gega of East Brunswick, as the dancer; George Rateau of Metuchen,…

  • Work on athletic fields halted for a month

    Squabble over stone size leads to postponement A dispute between the contractors and the architects over the size of stone has stopped the Metuchen High School field improvement project for over a month. “The main issue was what size of stone would not clog up the drainage on the field,” said board member George Trapp.…

  • Firehouse gets $1.7 M upgrade

    BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff A look at the brand-new Edison Firestation on Route 27. EDISON — The recently renovated and expanded Edison Firehouse No. 2 is open for business. “The existing building could have been confused with an auto parts store,” Fire Chief G. Robert…

  • Board openings could be posted online in future

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Township Council members are considering an open-appointments ordinance to boost participation on local boards and commissions. “From some comments I have gotten, it is not that the concept is a bad thing. but the process needs to be worked out, such as using online…

  • History lesson

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Stacy Roth, of Burlington, performs a first-person historical interpretation of Molly Pitcher’s life with the Army during the Revolutionary War. The event was held at the Woodbridge Main Library last week.