Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Open space committee wants to extend tax

    If voters approve, official would like to see revenue maintain Edison tower BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — Preservationists want more space and funds to preserve the township’s history, and they are prepared to ask voters to provide them with it. The township’s Open Space Committee, at its…

  • Parkway toll plan unveiled

    Parkway toll plan unveiled By year’s end, drivers on the Garden State Parkway will only have to pay tolls on one side of the major toll plazas in Sayreville and Asbury Park. Gov. James E. McGreevey unveiled a plan recently to institute a one-way toll program by removing toll barriers on the northbound side of…

  • Blackout sets residents, local businesses back

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — The township could have used a little help from its namesake, Thomas Alva Edison, last week. When lightning struck local transformers, it caused the lights to go out in some parts of town on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, according to power company…

  • Decision puts a stop to condemnation process

    Officials say township prefers to negotiate BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer Because of one judge’s recent opinion, some Edison environmentalists are questioning whether or not all redevelopment roads lead to condemnation for private developers’ benefit. New Jersey Superior Court Judge James P. Hurley’s March 31 decision to squelch one…

  • Police promote 15, name new deputy chief

    Department hiresfirst officer ofAsian-Indian descent BY BRIAN SABELLAStaff Writer Department hires first officer of Asian-Indian descent BY BRIAN SABELLA Staff Writer EDISON — The police department promoted 15 officers, swore in one new member and greeted their new deputy chief at a special ceremony on Thursday. Brent N. Papi, a 34-year veteran of the force…

  • Board authorizes plans for referendum

    BY BRIAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRIAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — In front of the largest turnout in some time, the Board of Education voted unanimously to authorize architects to begin design work for renovation of the high school and its athletic fields. The board plans to put the plans out before voters in a…

  • Park dedicated to prominent resident

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — A park dedicated to a prominent deceased resident will help keep his memory alive. On Friday, the township’s governing body dedicated a small park on Talmadge Road to the memory of Richard Hale, who died on March 28. Dedications like these are…

  • Governor pushes property tax relief plan

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer Governor pushes property tax relief plan BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer In a tour to promote his new tax relief plan, Gov. James E. McGreevey stopped in the Middlesex County seat last week to meet with local reporters at the New Brunswick Senior Resource Center. After rallying for senior support for…

  • Skateboard legend spreads positive word

    Edison nativeMike Vallely amongpioneers of street skating BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Edison native Mike Vallely among pioneers of street skating BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Mike Vallely, one of skateboarding’s most influential figures, lofts a frontside “ollie” at the Sayreville skate park. On a humid May afternoon professional skateboarders Mike Vallely, Charlie…