Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Great expectations for MHS fitness center

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Students at the borough high school can expect major changes in their gym classes this fall, when the new state-of-the-art wellness center opens. “Our staff will be taught the newest trends in cardio and strength training workouts so that they can design a program…

  • Naked cop must go

    Middlesex County Assis-tant Prosecutor Brian Gillet had some excellent advice last week for Edison Patrolman Ioannis Mpletsakis: Next time, don’t drive naked. Dunellen Municipal Court Judge John Leonard found Mpletsakis guilty of hindering his own apprehension, but not guilty of leaving the scene of an accident and reckless assault by auto. The main problem with…

  • Resident miffed idea for shelter went unheard

    I am writing with regard to your May 10th Sentinel article titled “Animal shelter delay inexcusable.” In November 2003, I wrote to Mr. V. Martino – who at the time was a Woodbridge councilman – that someone should consider acquiring the High Hill garage on upper Main Street that is standing idle, and converting it…

  • Reader sounds off on government Katrina waste

    I was appalled to read an article from MSNBC titled “Is Katrina Cleanup Fleecing America?” Congress scrutinizes debris removal contracts for waste. The Ashbritt Company was paid $23 for every cubic yard of debris it removed. It in turn hired C&B Enterprises, which was paid $9 per cubic yard. That company hired Amlee Transportation, which…

  • Know the facts before making statements

    A “Your Turn” guest column, written by Pete Trabucco, that appeared in various Greater Media newspapers including the Sentinel (“Freeholders’ Inaction Results in Loss of Open Space Funds,” June 1), describes an earlier article that appeared in a daily newspaper, which, in its turn, erroneously reported that Middlesex County had lost $2 million in Green…

  • Junior high graduation a refreshing change for resident

    Every June, the media is filled with stories of disaffected students, angry parents and frustrated administrators because of conflicts among these groups regarding exams, proms and graduations. Commencements have become arenas of controversy where guests are almost forced to take sides. Attending such a ceremony disrespects the hard work and achievements of the majority of…

  • Resident sees need in town for discount grocery store

    I was at the second public meeting at Metuchen High School recently when a lady there suggested a cooperative food market but didn’t explain how that works. I believe each family pays a price to join and then so much additional money per week. And everyone takes a turn bagging groceries maybe once a week…

  • Your Turn

    Greenways group holds DOT to Rt. 1 promises We have read the May 17 story about the North Jersey Planning Authority’s resolution approving the state Department of Transportation’s (DOT) plan to widen Route 1 through Edison and Woodbridge, known as the Route 1 7L project. As an organization the Edison Greenways Group have been following…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda Self-service gas pumps: the horror, the horror! I got a real kick out of the collective wailing and gnashing of teeth among many of my fellow Nanny Staters when Gov. Jon Corzine recently proposed allowing us to pump our own gas as a way of reducing prices. New Jersey – which first made self-service…