Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Acting troupe featured on Forum stage

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer METUCHEN — The Forum Theatre will host a children’s acting troupe this weekend. Two plays, “The People Garden” and “The New Kid,” will be performed on June 25 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. respectively. The People Garden will also star Metuchen resident Kayla Bashe, 10.…

  • 3 acres set aside for Greenway

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer METUCHEN — Middlesex County and Metuchen have teamed up to preserve the township’s remaining green space. The county and township made a combined purchase of 2.68 acres of land at the corner of Middlesex Avenue and Memorial Parkway, which is one of the last remaining segments…

  • Inspiration

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Arnie Larson, of Massachusetts, visited the Edison Arts Society’s Phantasmagoric art show last week at the Sheraton Edison Hotel at Raritan Center. The exhibit will remain on display until October.

  • Former superior court judge still friend to many

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF RICHARD PLECHNER Richard Plechner shares a laugh with his friend, veteran war correspondent and author Robin Moore. Former State Superior Court Judge Richard Plechner, a man of many talents, is hailed by friend and foe alike. “My father and I were one of…

  • Party head supports newcomer for mayor

    Choi said he wanted to renew Edison Dem. Party, not topple it BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Jun Choi has become the newest cog in the Democratic Party machine he pledged to dismantle in his mayoral campaign. The 34-year-old newcomer defeated three-term incumbent Mayor George A. Spadoro…

  • Photo

    MIGUEL JUAREZ Petals the Clown, of Morganville, shows Ankita George, 8, and her brother, Aamod, how to transform a balloon into French poodle at the “Just For Us Festival” at Edison’s Stelton Community Center over the weekend.

  • Independent candidate announces slate for fall

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — The June primary battles for the two party spots for mayor have come and gone. But independent candidate William Stephens is just getting started. Stephens announced recently who his four running mates will be when he makes his second run for mayor…

  • Frankie and friend

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Andrew Wu, 7, of Edison, grimaces as he tries to befriend a hard-to-handle Frankie the goat at the “Just For Us Festival” held at the Stelton Community Center, Edison.

  • New police officer plans on staying in town

    BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer METUCHEN — Metuchen’s finest welcomed a new addition to the force last week. Michael Meawad, 21, was sworn in at the June 6 Borough Council meeting to become the newest member on the Metuchen police force. “He is already proving himself to be an excellent addition…