Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Penny wise, many pounds foolish

    It was little more than a month ago that a 50-year-old sewer pipe burst and raw sewage spewed from a manhole cover at Old Hickory Road and puddled in the street. But that wasn’t the worst. Just ask several residents who found the muck bubbling up in their basement. And chances are, residents here can…

  • Obituaries

    Eleanor M. Ur Mrs. Ur, 93, of Lakewood, died March 8 at Leisure Park Health Center, Lakewood. She was affectionately known as “Aunt Ellie” to her loved ones. Born in Cumberland, Md., she had resided in Washington, D.C., for most of her life, where she had worked as a sales consultant in the crystal and…

  • Letters

    Reader questions method used to implode Ford plant While reading the lead story carried by all the central New Jersey newspapers on Sunday, March 12, I was amazed to see a picture of the last seconds of existence of the former Ford plant in Edison as it was imploded in a cloud of dust on…

  • Three running unopposed in school board election

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer METUCHEN – The successful completion of the Metuchen High School referendum project is just one of the shared goals for three candidates running for the three-year terms on the Board of Education. Incumbents Mary T. (Terry) Kohl and Fran Brennan, and newcomer Brenda Redshaw are running…

  • Park there, buddy, and she’ll see you in court

    Coda Greg Bean By recent accounts, it looks like lots of people in Glassboro, N.J., think Maryann Cottrell is a real pain in the patootie. We all know people like Cottrell, who see something wrong and decide to do something about it instead of sitting around on their keisters. They’re windmill tilters and dragon slayers,…

  • Once upon a time

    JOHN DUNPHY Third-graders at Lincoln Elementary School were treated March 3 to a special guest, Mayor Jun Choi, who read the Dr. Seuss classic “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” as part of national Read Across America Day. Many community members, including Edison Superintendent of Schools Carol Toth, Board of Education member James Kukor and Township…

  • Letters

    Opportunity knocks – my take on the Edison audit Here is a painless way to recapture dollars in the most efficient way. No layoffs, no cutoff of municipal services and no extra bonding will occur if you carry out the following recommendations. This is a win-win situation for the council and the administration as well…

  • Obituaries

    Cecelia Holland Fredricks Mrs. Fredricks, 103, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 15 in Care One of East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Clifford Fredricks; a daughter, Virginia Seckman; and a son, Donald Fredricks. Surviving are four sons, Clifford Fredricks, Paul Fredricks, Richard Fredricks and Glenn Fredricks; five daughters, Eunice Greeley of the Parlin…

  • Reader: Watch Edison’s 900-pound gorilla

    Your Turn Ralph Bucci Guest Column Ralph Bucci Guest Column While it was amusing to watch Edison Mayor Jun Choi and his all-Democratic council go at it over that phantom pre-June $6.1 million budget deficit, the people of Edison always have the final say at the polls if the political games get too out of…