Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • EWA says thanks but no thanks to Kin-Buc land

    Property should have been deeded to township, environmental group says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer EDISON — You would think the executive director of the Edison Wetlands Association (EWA) would be happy with the news that more open space might be donated to the township. You’d be wrong. EWA…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ Staff Eric Prasnal, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, takes to the air with a skateboard trick at the Edison skate park Friday morning.

  • Oil spill could have been much worse, say officials

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A barge leaked an estimated 20,000 gallons of home heating oil into the Arthur Kill last week, after it struck an object underwater near the Motiva facility in Sewaren. The barge, owned by Greater New York Marine Transportation, of Sewaren, struck an object under…

  • Towns lament proposed cuts to longtime program

    BY ANDREA OLIVIO Staff Writer BY ANDREA OLIVIOStaff Writer Budget cuts proposed at the federal level are threatening community development funds across the nation and hitting close to home in Middlesex County. The Bush administration has proposed the consolidation of some 18 federal grant programs, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, into a…

  • Group formed to take politics out of tower

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — They are three ladies on a mission to take the politics out of saving the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower. Those ladies are: Betty Mingoia, Janina Stephens and Antonia Ricigliano. Ricigliano has been politically involved in Democratic organizations and is a former…

  • Truck driver killed in fiery tanker explosion

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — An oil tanker exiting the New Jersey Turnpike overturned and exploded late Saturday morning, killing the driver and closing local roadways for several hours. Jasvir Singh, 29, of Middlesex Borough, had just exited the off-ramp of Interchange 11 at 11:43 a.m. when he lost…

  • Hoops4Charity game run by kids, for kids

    Annual basketball game fund-raiser set for April 2 BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer COLLEEN LUTOLF Brian Weins, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of Peace Middle School, founded an annual charity basketball event that has raised thousands of dollars for disabled children. WOODBRIDGE — When some people have bad days, they vent…

  • Flying high

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Roman Stefaniw, Metuchen, takes a flying leap on his bike at the Edison skate park.

  • Facing illness, teacher puts best foot forward

    North Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — For most people, a typical anniversary consists of dinner, wine and relaxation. For Rennie Rankin, her fifth anniversary will first be spent at the MS Walk. Rankin, 32, a North Brunswick resident and Spanish teacher at Freehold High School, was diagnosed…