Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Letters
Freeholder campaign flier misleads, EWA prez says After receiving campaign literature in the mail, I felt compelled to clarify some inconsistencies in the propaganda Freeholder Dave Crabiel distributed to the voters in Middlesex County. Under the caption “Restoring Recreational Areas, Preserving Our Natural Beauty” Crabiel claimed to be “spearheading the restoration of the 400-acre waterfront…
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The man of ‘steal’ a popular costume
Some political operatives must confuse Halloween and campaign season. Because in that window of time, you’ll never hear of so many adults dressing up and acting the part of juvenile delinquents. Every late October/early November, adults relive their Mischief Night glory days, when they were 14-year-olds sneaking out past curfew and vandalizing property. However, these…
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A fat, surly possum is a very crafty adversary
Coda Greg Bean I was going to write about politicians again this week, and how sick I’ve gotten of negative campaign advertising. But to tell you the truth, I’m at my wit’s end and have finally decided to ask for assistance with an unrelated problem I simply can’t solve. At this point, I’m so desperate…
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Council’s silence was deafening
Edison Township Council President Parag Patel seems to have had a memory lapse. It was just about a year ago that Patel was promising that in the future, the township would provide more information about the township budget during the budget process. “After all, it is the people’s budget,” he said in late September 2004.…
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A political train wreck is always fun to watch
Coda Greg Bean There’s an innate human curiosity about spectacular, bloody wrecks. If most people are honest, they’ll tell you that one of the reasons they watch sports like ski jumping, rodeo, football and auto racing is that they might get to see a horrendous collision or crash. And don’t even mention hockey, where the…
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Beating doesn’t appear to be hate crime, police say
BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERG Staff Writer BY ROCHELLE LAUREN GERSZBERGStaff Writer EDISON — Police arrested two men in connection with the beating of a Highland Park man found unconscious in the Corner Pocket bar last week. Gerard O’Connor, 20, Piscataway, and Michael Connors, 24, Wexford, Ireland, were charged with aggravated assault after the Oct. 22…
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Gas line break leads to evacuation
EDISON — Nearly 200 people had to be evacuated from their workplaces when workers digging a trench accidentally struck a gas line, police said. The Oct. 24 incident happened around 10:10 a.m., when employees of Beach Electric Company, Paterson, hit a 2-inch gas line, said Lt. Matthew Freeman. Edison fire, police and emergency management responded.…
