Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Journey from colonial town to ‘Brainy Borough’

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer JAY BODAS Above is Main Street today, looking north along the street’s east side. The former bank building on the left now houses a beauty salon on the first floor along with other businesses in the above-ground floors. The photo at right is of the same…

  • Political hopefuls sound off on Oak Tree Pond

    Both Dem and independent slates come out against misuse of eminent domain BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Independent mayoral candidate William Stephens has vowed that viable businesses and private homes are not for Edison’s taking. And Stephens and his fusion ticket of Democrats and Republicans are making the eminent…

  • Officials’ salaries range from zilch to $75,000

    Members of local governing bodies share views on compensation From Brick Township to Edison, salary packages for local elected officials are as varied as their geographical locations. Though some towns offer their mayors and governing-body members what may be considered generous compensation, and others offer little more than a title, most officials contacted by Greater…

  • Photo

    Danielle Violette-Birnberg, 12, plays the queen in “The Rotten Princess,” performed on July 1 at Middlesex County College’s summer theater camp for kids.

  • Trickster

    JAY BODAS Kyle Murphy, 8, demonstrates the Houdini Rising Ring trick after only a day-and-a-half of classes in magic camp at Middlesex County College.

  • Attempted robbery turns into assault

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — The victim of an attempted robbery was injured last week, but the robber left empty- handed. The attendant at the Texaco gas station, 1171 Inman Ave., was working alone and preparing to close the station on July 5 at about 10 p.m.…

  • Man nabbed for pot, hollow-point bullets

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — A routine stop for faulty taillights ended with the arrest of a former military man for unlawful possession of a handgun, hollow-point bullets and marijuana. Police arrested and charged Orlando Hunter, 20, Newark, with unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a…

  • Pedestrian badly hurt in accident

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — A pedestrian was seriously injured last week after he was struck by a car as he was crossing a ramp near Route 1. Angel Barrios, 39, of North Plainfield, remained in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick,…

  • BMW car thief makes unique offer to victim

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — At least the car thief had manners. An unknown man struck up a conversation with a man in the parking garage at Menlo Park Mall. He then pointed a gun at him and took his car; but not before he offered the…