Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Resident unhappy with bond referendum
I’m tired of Edison Township and the Board of Education always looking for the taxpayers to pick up the tab when they can’t make ends meet. Recently, the BOE turned to the taxpayers to pick up $62 million of the $79 million bond referendum for school renovations. The other $17 million will be coming from…
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BOE accepts debt service aid for renovations
Meeting scheduled to discuss techniques for possible cost savings BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – The Board of Education unanimously accepted the state’s offer of $17 million in debt service aid to pay for renovations at the township’s elementary and grade schools. The project, which is slated to come in…
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Obituaries
F. Dianne Whitworth Donnelly Mrs. Donnelly, 65, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 17, 2007, at the Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Born in Marianna, Ark., she had lived in Cliffside Park before moving to Old Bridge 38 years ago. She was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, South River, where she was also…
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Coda
In this parable, let’s all just root for the lions Greg Bean Watching President George W. Bush on television last week reminded me of the story we learned in Bible class about Daniel and the Lions’ Den. I’m kind of working from memory here, but as I recall, Daniel was a high-level bureaucrat in the…
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Judge made mistake in exonerating ‘naked cop’
What are you thinking, Judge Gelade? The message this ruling sends to our citizens and to other hardworking, conscientious public servants is so very sad. A person who leaves the scene of an accident is exonerated? Why then, sir, should anyone obey any law(s)? Why would a parent, educator, etc., instill in their children that…
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Street signs are too difficult to read, need replacing
In Iselin on Green Street as well as on the internal roads and crossroads, at a corner or at the enterance of each street, there is a cement pole bearing the street name. The size of the pole and the letters are not of an appropriate size that someone driving a car can read distinctly…
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BOE expected to accept state aid for renovations
State commits to $17 million toward $79 million project BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer EDISON – The Board of Education was expected to vote on a resolution Monday night that would accept $17 million in debt service aid from the state to partially fund renovation projects on the town’s elementary and…
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Mayor’s best friend
MIGUELJUAREZ staff Edison Mayor Jun Choi welcomes Koda, a narcotics officer, and Patrolman Robert Ellmeyer during the introduction of the new township K-9 units last Wednesday. Enfield Road, said the problems at Metropolitan Café have gotten progressively worse. “The place used to be a neighborhood pub called the Spread Eagle Inn, which brought out guys…
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Obituaries
Scott Michael “Scotty” Thibault Mr. Thibault, 46, of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., formerly of East Brunswick, died Jan. 13, 2007, at home. He served in the U.S. Marines and later was employed as a truck driver with Raritan Periodical Services, Edison, where he worked until 1996. He was predeceased by his father, Robert. Surviving are…
