Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Resident applauds superintendent’s efforts
While the New Jersey State Commission of Investiga-tion’s report performed a valuable service by alerting the public to questionable practices by some school administrators, it came as no surprise to this taxpayer that no such practices were found in the Metuchen Public School District. As a former member of the Metuchen Board of Education (1999-2005)…
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Rabbi mourns loss of Sister Rose Thering
I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Sister Rose Thering. I had the privilege of sitting beside her for six years during my two terms with the New Jersey Holocaust Commission in Trenton. She was a friend and ally in the fight against anti-Semitism, and was also a strong supporter of the…
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Obituaries
Anthony J. Spitaleri II Mr. Spitaleri, 78, of North Plainfield, died May 25 at Haven Hospice at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, Plainfield. Born in South River, he had resided there before moving to North Plainfield five years ago. Prior to retiring 20 years ago, he was the owner and operator of Spitaleri Furniture in South…
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Enough, already
Suspended Edison Patrolman Ioannis Mpletsakis had a few more minutes in the unwanted limelight recently. He made the big time on MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann show, where the host noted the officer’s penchant for driving naked when his swimming trunks were wet. Mpletsakis was only one of a small parade of Edison cops who have made…
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Resident bashes ‘blue wall of silence’ in police dept.
The old clich of “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” is still alive and well in Edison. More specifically, it’s not so much of who you know as who you are. The case of Officer Ioannis Mpletsakis is a case in point. He ran from the scene of an accident he caused…
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Visitors need to show some respect for Tommy’s Pond
Tommy’s Pond in Metuchen is a wonderful resource for both animals and humans. Lots of people fish at Tommy’s Pond, but too often people leave behind fishing line and even fishhooks that ensnare, injure and kill waterfowl and other wildlife. Some of the waterfowl at the pond are wild, and some have been placed there…
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Pastor blasts recent raids on Indonesian congregants
A recent headline in an area paper on May 25 “Feds round up fugitives – Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge raids net 35 illegals.” As a local pastor in a church where Indonesian Protestants gather on a weekly basis, I am a friend and acquaintance of many of these “fugitives.” It is absolutely true that most of…
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Group is a mecca for writers of all ages
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Donna Rubens’ soulmate was a friend she met in school. “When we were together, we would laugh so hard,” she said. Rubens, a retired New York City school teacher and a former community newspaper editor, shared her story at one of the Writers of…
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Obituaries
Colleen M. Solden Kelly Mrs. Kelly, 36, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died May 15 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was employed by Quick Chek, Parlin. Her father, John William Solden, died in 1979. Surviving are her husband, Michael Kelly; a son, Anthony “AJ” Angotti, at home; her mother, Patricia…
