• Choosing an assisted living community

    Reformed Church Home It is vital for your family member that you spend a considerable amount of time researching the assisted living community before you send them to the home. It is much easier to pick a good home in the beginning than it is to choose a poor home and have to go through…

  • Determining if you need cataract surgery

    Dr. Robert Scharfman of Atlantic Medical Eye Care What is a cataract? The lens of the eye is normally a clear, transparent structure that is located just behind your pupil. Every eye has a lens, just like every camera has a lens. The lens of the eye focuses incoming light onto the retina. A cataract…

  • Remodeling a kitchen

    If you have ever had even one party you know: The kitchen is the most important room in your house. That is where all the guests congregate. The kitchen is also where the most homework is done, and where important family meetings are held. Also, as any Realtor will tell you, remodeling your kitchen is…

  • Rabid cat in Metuchen prompts warning

    METUCHEN — A cat tested positive for rabies in the borough, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health Services on June 13. The cat was found in the vicinity of Amboy Avenue and Voorhees Place. This is the seventh rabid animal reported in Middlesex County in 2013, and the first rabid animal reported in…

  • Officers mourn death of police K-9

    Koda EDISON — The Edison Police Department is mourning the loss of Koda, a member of its K-9 division. Koda was an 8-year-old German shepherd that served as part of the Edison Police Department since 2006. “Koda has been an integral part of the overall police operation for many years,” Police Chief Thomas Bryan said.…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Lautenberg: an environmental hero . ROBERT SPIEGEL I am writing to express my deepest condolences and sadness for the passing of the Honorable U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg. While Sen. Lautenberg will be remembered for many things, the most admirable quality that he will always be remembered for is his amazing personality and his ability to…

  • Edison library offers online services

    I n the June 5 issue of the Sentinel, Sondra Flite, president of Friends of the Metuchen Library, announced that the Metuchen Public Library now offers cardholders access to the excellent Mango online language learning system, but added that they couldn’t offer it to their Edison neighbors. Congratulations, Metuchen — but don’t despair, Edisonians. Mango…

  • Pasta dinner fundraiser scheduled for June 21

    A pasta dinner fundraiser to help battle Hodgkin lymphoma will be held June 21 in Woodbridge Township. The dinner, dubbed “Support for Stephanie,” will be held from 5-8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 116 Grand St., Iselin. Tickets are $10 at the door or $8 in advance. Stephanie is the daughter of Woodbridge municipal…

  • Edison may limit number of taxi licenses in town, increase fees

    By KATHY CHANG EDISON — The Township Council is looking at amending its ordinance regarding the licensing and operation of taxicabs. The council voted to table the first reading of possible amendments at its regular meeting on June 12 after concerns were raised at the June 10 work session. Councilman Robert Karabinchak presented the proposed…

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