Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Mayor has a bone to pick with the Sentinel

    While the Sentinel may try to claim that your reporter fully vetted its article on the DCA report, I beg to differ with you. Your reporter sat in my office talking on my telephone to a state representative responsible for the preparation of the report, and was told that she had a draft copy and…

  • School officials pleased with budget approval

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – Residents of the “brainy borough” came out in bigger numbers than other area towns in the recent school board elections. The tax levy of the $27,004,195 budget was approved by a vote of 865 to 676 by 189 votes. This is the 10th year…

  • School board member looks back on 9 years

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer EDISON – It was a close race to the finish. Unfortunately, for veteran Board of Education member James Kukor, it was a race where he would come just shy of victory. On April 18, 6,500 township voters chose newcomers Deborah Anes and Joseph Romano and fellow…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda Big brothers specialize in diabolical pranks I stopped at the pharmacy the day before Easter, and among the customers waiting at the register was a mom and three kids – a couple of boys maybe 8 and 9, and a girl, 2 or 3. The boys had the look of mischief in their eyes,…

  • Local lawyer urges township to reappoint Judge Toth

    I read in a newspaper recently that Edison may not reappoint Judge Emery Z. Toth. Failure to reappoint Judge Toth would be a disservice to the taxpayers of Edison and would reduce the quality of the municipal court services. Judge Toth is one of the most respected judges in the state of New Jersey. He…

  • Time for some DCA heads to roll

    Metuchen Mayor Edmund O’Brien’s recent guest column in the Sentinel was interesting, to say the least. But his honor still failed to answer questions about how the state Department of Community Affairs issued not one, but two reviews of the borough police department. And he also again failed to acknowledge whether there is a morale…

  • Resident pleased with Choi as a full-time mayor

    As an Edison Township resident, I just wanted to voice my support for the new mayor. Mayor Choi has shown courage in the face of adversity. He is an energetic breath of fresh air. It is really nice to have a full-time mayor. Since Edison Township is the fifth largest municipality in the state, we…

  • Congress must bear some of the blame for gas prices

    Next time you go to the gas station, hold onto your wallet. The price is going up. The average retail price of gasoline in the United States last year at this time was $2.15 a gallon; at this writing it is $2.50 a gallon, and the Energy Department predicts it will rise at least to…

  • How to keep McMansions in their proper place

    Ed Krutal’s recent letter, titled “McMansion beast taking over neighborhood,” highlights an issue that affects all of us in Edison. Although people move into our Edison neighborhoods for a variety of reasons, a major consideration for anyone is the physical character of the neighborhood. When a neighborhood begins to change, it can be difficult to…