Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Watching for terrorists on the Mighty Raritan
Greg Bean Coda They say a rising tide floats all boats, and that’s certainly true in Middlesex County, where the rising tide of Homeland Security grant money is apparently enabling the county to build its own navy. According to a press release last week from the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders, the county has dedicated…
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A gentleman, a gentle man
Woodbridge lost more than just a public official when Mayor Frank G. Pelzman died peacefully in his boyhood home last week, less than a month after he first announced he had cancer. The township’s residents lost a true public servant. Many, even politicians who may have disagreed with him at times, considered him a friend.…
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Resident troubled by how public officials are treated
‘Rude” is not a strong enough word to describe some township residents who have recently made it their business to attend and speak at the Edison Township Council meetings. “Obnoxious” may be a better word, but it still would not be an adequate description of certain individuals who disguise themselves as “concerned citizens.” The only…
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On his way
CHRIS KELLY staff J.P. Stevens High School graduate Omari Nelson proudly shows off the diploma he’d just received at the school’s 42nd annual commencement ceremony, held at the Louis Brown Athletic Center at Rutgers University on June 19.
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Put our energy elsewhere
Michele Byers Guest Column Wouldn’t it be nice to end our dependence on oil, coal and gas? These are the energy sources that cause all sorts of harm to our health and environment. They’re also the main contributors to global warming. The roots of our energy problems are as simple as supply and demand, but…
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Exchange programs bring people together
Long-term change means starting with young people. The most effective and proven solution is one person getting to know, understand, respect and have fun with another person. World Exchange is making that happen at the Jersey Shore from July 12 to 13. We are bringing French high school students and their adult leaders here to…
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Gertrude A. Trabachino Chirico Mrs. Chirico, 76, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died June 23 at her nephew’s home in Cliffwood. Born in the Peterstown section of Elizabeth, she had resided in Colonia for the past 35 years. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Chirico was a communicant of St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Church,…
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Off-shore drilling will jeopardize our beaches
Last week the Congressional House Resources Committee gave a substantial victory to proponents of opening ocean waters off the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), including areas off the Jersey Shore, to oil and gas exploration. The measure would lift a 25-year bipartisan moratorium in drilling in these environmentally sensitive areas. The Sierra Club is the oldest…
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Metuchen top graduates look forward to a bright future
Stephen Thomas Six-foot, 3-inch Stephen Thomas was nervous last week as he prepared to address his fellow classmates at last week’ graduation exercises. “I actually told my brother to make me laugh when I made my speech,” said Thomas, who was class salutatorian. “I was so nervous.” Thomas was one of 118 students to graduate…
