Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion
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New Year’s Day sound-off is called into question
New Year’s Day sound-off is called into question When Helmetta Councilman Thomas Reid announced at the council’s reorganization meeting New Year’s Day — in front of reporters and a larger-than-usual crowd — that Mayor Frank Hague, unwilling to resign from office, should be recalled, it was a guaranteed newsmaker. And rightfully so. People want to…
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Spotlight should be shone on Helmetta mayor’s superb record
If your newspaper allows itself to be used in the campaign strategies of a couple of Helmetta malcontents, that’s your business. You may not see that the word "recall" has been used to attract free publicity and fuel a political candidate, but I cannot stand idly by while decent people are being hurt by these…
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Calls for councilman to shelve alleged personal vendetta
What a sad day for the residents of Helmetta. Councilman Thomas Reid’s request that Mayor Frank Hague resign or face a recall election was not only biased but the most inane action ever taken. Has Councilman Reid completely lost his sense of reason? What basis could he have for such an action? None was stated…
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New councilmen may cost borough time and money
If the new members of the Helmetta Borough Council wanted to set a tone for the new year during the reorganization meeting on Jan. 1, then all residents should beware. I’m very disappointed that the two newly elected councilmen have started their terms by voting to hinder the normal operation of Helmetta’s business. Within their…
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Dem official poses queries about situation in Helmetta
The Sentinel printed a non-story on its front page last week. The real story was "GOP and Dem Expatriates Team Up in Bid for Mayor’s Seat — Unfounded Threats of Recall Garner Free Publicity." I think your readers would like to know why Councilman Thomas Reid is no longer supported by the Democratic Party. And…
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Referendum’s defeat marked a sad day for Spotswood’s children
Dec. 11 was a sad day for Spotswood’s schoolchildren. It was a sad day for the Schoenly School pre-kindergarten children who are bused to Appleby School due to lack of space at Schoenly, and for the children at Schoenly whose classrooms are simply divided by partitions to make extra classrooms for the growing enrollment. It…
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Republican Party leader resigns, announces mayoral candidacy
Politics Helmetta-style has become the jest of many neighboring towns, having so many political combatants with so few political parties. Secret meetings among several factions of both parties can only breed deceit. Nevermind those political slogans, "Let’s work together," which you had drilled into your heads before every election. Helmetta now has hit an all-time…
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Vandalism to DeVoe Lake area destroys Cub Scouts’ hard work
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish a belated merry Christmas to the people of Spotswood, but especially to the individuals who took time out of their busy lives to vandalize the area around DeVoe Lake. Late Christmas night, someone saw the need to tip over the tables and benches and trample and destroy…
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Youth is baffled by reasons for vandalism
I am 7 years old, and I am a Cub Scout in Spotswood. This fall, for Make A Difference Day, I helped plant trees around DeVoe Lake with other Scouts from town. The day after Christmas, my parents told me that someone damaged the trees and fences we put up. I was very upset when…
