Category: Sentinel-EDM News

  • Evening of Giving helps 65 charities

    BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — An Evening of Giving held at Menlo Park Mall raised money for more than 65 charities recently. "We’re still collecting the money," Suzette Lichter, marketing manager for the mall, said of the Nov. 23 event. Last year the event brought in about $80,000 for…

  • 23rd annual Jersey Shore Home Show this weekend

    When homeowners get the urge to spruce up the house, the first things they tend look for are inspiration and expert help. There’s no better way to find up-to-the-minute ideas and top professionals than a visit to a home show, and the 23rd annual Jersey Shore Home Show will be held this week. The show…

  • Winter Festival a big hit with Metuchen crowd

    PHOTOS BY JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Jack leads an antique carriage in Sunday’s Winter Festival Parade. Sara Gerstel summed up perfectly the feelings of the crowd that attended Metuchen’s annual Winter Festival Parade on Sunday. "The parade was awesome," Sara, 6, said after the event. The participants and attendees could not have asked for better conditions. The sun…

  • PoetsWednesday celebrates 25 years

    Group drawsall ages to weeklyperformances BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer Group draws all ages to weekly performances SCOTT FAYTOK Poet Joe Weil hosts PoetsWednesday at the Barron Arts Center, Woodbridge. BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer Anne Waldman once said it is every poet’s responsibility to "make the world safe for poetry." Edie Eustice, who lives in the Iselin…

  • Local doctor charged with criminal sexual contact

    BY MATT AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATT AUERBACH Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A local doctor was arrested and charged with one count of criminal sexual contact after he allegedly groped a female patient at his Iselin medical office on Nov. 4. Dr. Bruce Printz, 50, Westfield, who maintains offices at the Avenel-Iselin Medical Center at 400…

  • Local performers bring the Rat Pack back to life

    BY MATTHEW AUERBACHStaff Writer BY MATTHEW AUERBACH Staff Writer Jerry Spathis The Mutt Gang brings the Rat Pack — led by none other than the Chairman of the Board — back to life. Jerry Spathis plays Ol’ Blue Eyes in an act called "The Mutt Gang." Along with Spathis’ Frank Sinatra, Andy Hayward plays Dean…

  • Planners approve Route 1 office plan

    BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — A new office building on the Route 1 off-ramp on to Stony Road received approval from township officials last week. The Planning Board approved an application to put a 4,000-square-foot, two-story office building on 16,000 square feet of land on the side of the…

  • Holidays will bring mall more cops and shoppers

    BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Carlo Fazio chats with Sgt. Mark Anderko in the Bow-Wow store in Menlo Park Mall, across from the newly opened Edison police substation. EDISON — Local police are preparing for the problems that usually come along with the holiday shopping season. The Edison…

  • Food banks say need for services on the rise

    Edison pantry saysdonations down 25 percent from last year BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer Edison pantry says donations down 25 percent from last year BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer According to volunteers at area food pantries, they try to feed the hungry not only on the holidays, but all year long. This year volunteers said they…