Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • GOP mayoral hopefuls compete in primary

    Winner will face either mayor or Democratic challenger in fall BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer The primary race for Edison mayor in the Republican Party is mirroring that of the Democratic Party. There are two candidates. One is endorsed by the municipal Republican Organization and the other is not.…

  • The Raconteur aims to be Metuchen culture hub

    New bookstore a meeting place for bibliophiles, writers and music lovers BY DARCIE BORDEN Correspondent BY DARCIE BORDENCorrespondent COURTESY OF ALEX DAWSON Alex Dawson, co-owner of The Raconteur, a new bookstore on Metuchen’s Main Street, rings up a sale for a customer recently. Dawson and John McKelvey started the business about three months ago. The…

  • Town needs to spruce up park, resident says

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — It’s a dirty shame. That’s what 60-year resident Richard Campbell thinks about the state of township parks, particularly Papianni Park and the lake, which sit next to town hall. Campbell says he has been complaining for nearly four years to get someone…

  • Man sought in school fund theft surrenders

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — The contractor accused of embezzling $1 million in state school construction money turned himself in last week, shortly after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Manny Bana, 38, turned himself in to the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office in New Brunswick April…

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    SCOTT PILLING staff Emily Probert and her mother, Cathy, of Edison, take a look at various artists’ interpretations in the “Gardens of the Garden State” exhibit hosted by the Edison Arts Society at Menlo Park Mall over the weekend.

  • Activist tries to revamp local Democrat reps

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — There’s a fracture in the local Democratic Party that one activist thinks can be healed with new representation. Committeeman Anthony Russomanno is spearheading a campaign dubbed The Democrats for the Neighborhoods 1st to run 27 new committee members to represent various neighborhoods…

  • Two women campaign for televised meetings

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Edison EDISON — Pull the shade up just a little higher and let the sun shine in. That’s what two township residents want to see happen when it comes to informing the public about zoning and planning board applications. “Sunshine is a very good…

  • Pothole hot line in the works

    EDISON — A pothole hot line will be soon activated in the township, Mayor George A. Spadoro announced last week. Those with pothole problems can call the number, (732) 248-7308, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., and complaints will be registered. The Public Works Department has assigned crews to respond to the…