Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Officials warn of suspected flim-flam scams

    BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — Borough officials are encouraging senior citizens to be vigilant when it comes to strangers knocking on their doors. At last week’s Borough Council meeting, Mayor Ed O’Brien said, "There are flim-flam artists going around the county," targeting its older residents. Two recent incidents illustrate…

  • Township declares war on potholes

    EDISON — In response to rough road conditions caused by the harsh weather this winter season, the mayor’s office declared war on potholes last week. Mayor George A. Spadoro was joined by workers from Edison’s Public Works Department last week at Glenville Road and Rosewood Road in the Washington Village neighborhood of Edison to announce…

  • Water main breaks on Meadow Road; 3 businesses affected

    Water main breaks on Meadow Road; 3 businesses affected EDISON — A water main break left a number of residents with low pressure Sunday. The break occurred on Meadow Road between Clifton Street and Executive Avenue, and crews were on site from roughly 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. said Maureen Duffy, a spokeswoman for the…

  • Projects slated to ease Main St. traffic woes

    BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer Projects slated to ease Main St. traffic woes BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer METUCHEN — Traffic-calming efforts for the south end of Main Street should be under way soon, according to Mayor Ed O’Brien. A transportation aid bill that was held up in Congress for roughly two months has now gone…

  • Local students named to National Dean’s List

    Local students named to National Dean’s List New Jersey City University, 2039 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, re­leased the names of l32 students who were named to the National Dean’s List for the 2003 fall semester. Students on this list attained a semester average of 4.0. The following local students were named to the list: John…

  • Professor shows students ‘real world’

    MCC photography teacher looks at life froma different angle BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer MCC photography teacher looks at life from a different angle BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Middlesex County College student Julie Petrova photographs model Nadia Deba during her midterm exam for Professor Whitey Warner’s class Feb. 27. The story of…

  • Ford shuts the doors on its Edison plant

    Officials hope tosee redevelopmentproject at site by BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Officials hope to see redevelopment project at site by ’05 BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer Last week marked the end of an era in Edison. The Ford Assembly Plant on Route 1 officially closed its doors. "The closing of the Edison Ford Assembly Plant is a…

  • Matching grants offered to Amboy Ave. businesses

    BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Matching grants offered to Amboy Ave. businesses BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Amboy Avenue businesses that want a face lift may get some help funding their improvements. As the Amboy Avenue revitalization project has come to an end, the township is offering local businesses an opportunity to receive matching…

  • Plan in works to spruce up piece of Rte. 27

    Plan in works to spruce up piece of Rte. 27 EDISON — The township hopes to remove some "eye sores" from the roadways. The Planning Board is preparing redevelopment plans for two vacant gas station sites, both on the corner of Route 27 and Plainfield Avenue. The plans will be done by Thomas Sheehan, board…