Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Murder victim’s family struggles with loss

    BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer JoAnn Costarella lost her son, Travis DiCapua, when he was gunned down in New Brunswick in November. EDISON — Travis DiCapua was like a lot of 23-year-olds. The Edison resident loved cars and motorcycles. He loved playing basketball. He loved his girlfriend. He had his ups…

  • A decade later, legacy of Edison blast persists

    BY ALISON GRANITO and BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY ALISON GRANITO and BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF EDISON MAYOR GEORGE A. SPADORO Above, the explosion of a natural gas pipeline reduced sections of Edison’s Durham Woods Apartment Complex to rubble in March 1994. Below, emergency workers comb through the wreckage. EDISON…

  • Crackdown on repeat drunken drivers proposed

    BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer In the wake of the death of a local teen in an accident allegedly caused by a convicted drunken driver with numerous prior violations, state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-18) unveiled a package of legislative reforms specifically tailored to create harsher penalties for repeat offenders. Buono announced…

  • Borough acquires land for trailhead park

    BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — The borough has acquired the 2.68-acre parcel of land that will serve as the trailhead park for the Middlesex County Greenway. The purchase, will be made in conjunction with the county, which will pay $1.25 million. The borough will contribute $100,000. "The land is…

  • Woman robbed on street in Iselin

    Woman robbed on street in Iselin WOODBRIDGE — Police are investigating an incident in which a woman was assaulted and robbed in Iselin on March 16. The victim was walking on Correja Avenue when she was approached from behind by a suspect described as a white male of unknown age, thin build, approximately 5 feet…

  • Deputy chief retires after 39 years on the job

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer Deputy chief retires after 39 years on the job BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer Angelo Bekiarian EDISON — After 39 years on the job, Deputy Chief Angelo Bekiarian retired recently. Beginning his career with the Edison Police Department in 1965, Bekiarian worked his way up the ranks from patrolman and was…

  • Hair’s to a cure: Locks are shorn for charity

    BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff John Luisi of Staten Island, N.Y., laughs while Luann Bennett shaves his head during the St. Baldrick’s Day fund-raiser held at Champps in Edison. EDISON — The beer taps were flowing as flowing locks were shorn at Champps Americana restaurant and bar in…

  • Home to police horses soon to be complete

    Edison Job Corps Academy takes on jobfor department BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer Edison Job Corps Academy takes on job for department MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Job Corps students Khoi Vo, 21, of Vietnam (l), and Rafael Guzman, 20, of Lakewood, distribute packs of insulation that will later be installed at the new stable for Edison’s police horses.…

  • Potholes on private road cause a stir

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer EDISON — A patchwork of potholes on one private road has caused a public stir; and officials say there is only one person who can quell the long-standing problem. That person is the man who owns the private section of Miko Road — Ernest…