Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • 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…

  • GOP council hopeful proposes stricter bid laws

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The Township Council adopted a pay-to-play reform ordinance last year, but local Republicans say the Democratic administration has found a way around the law. “I think they found a loophole in the pay-to-play ordinance,” said Ezio Tamburello, chairman of the local GOP organizations issue…

  • Garden for the Blind needs some TLC soon

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — While many residents may not know it, the small strip of green running the length of the Iselin Library parking lot is actually a garden for the township’s blind and disabled. “People are always asking, ‘The Garden for the Blind, where’s that?’ ” Woodbridge…

  • Resident: Connecting with ‘other side’ natural

    BY LAUREN MATTHEW Staff Writer BY LAUREN MATTHEWStaff Writer A dozen people wait, many with photographs clutched in their hands, for a message from someone on the “other side,” courtesy of psychic medium Barbara Lee. “You guys have some strong energy in here,” Lee tells the anxious crowd. She explains briefly what she does, and…

  • Cemetery upkeep fee a grave matter for some

    Burial plot owners revolt against new $750 maintenance fee BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Wendy Borwegen, widow of firefighter Peter “Butch” Borwegen, takes a moment to spruce up her late husband’s grave as she shows the deed for his plot. The township is trying to collect…

  • Party bigwigs keep tight rein over mayoral race

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — Mayor George A. Spadoro’s challenger in the June Democratic primary didn’t get a chance to ask for the party’s endorsement last week. The local Democratic party organization endorsed Spadoro, who is seeking his fourth four-year term as mayor, at a municipal committee…