Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Council made right decision on director
The first public break between current council members and Mayor George A. Spadoro came quietly, at the Oct. 11 council meeting. Spadoro began his push for a paid public safety director last month. Council President Parag Patel said then he was pleased the mayor was taking some action in shoring up the leadership of the…
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Monmouth County, where treasure is in the ground
Coda Greg Bean You just can’t make this stuff up. Last week, when U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced the formal indictment of Monmouth County developer and strip club operator Anthony Spalliero on 14 counts of bribery and mail fraud, the actual text of the indictment read like the script for one of the “Godfather”…
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Obituaries
Valerie Lynn Lantier Ms. Lantier, 23, of Princeton, died Oct. 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, she was a graduate of South Brunswick High School. Ms. Lantier was employed in the child care center at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton. She is survived by her father, Joseph Lantier of New…
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Our Lady of Peace School slated to reopen
EDISON — Township and county officials have not been able to determine the cause of carbon monoxide poisoning that sickened 14 students at Our Lady of Peace School last week. “The lack of a conclusion was not without an exhaustive effort by Edison and Middlesex County professionals,” said Mayor George A. Spadoro. “These professionals explored…
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Obituaries
David P. Maxcy Mr. Maxcy, 79, of Hazlet, died Oct. 9 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in New York City, he resided in Woodbridge prior to moving to Hazlet in 1959. He was a purchasing manager at Allied Signal, Eatontown, for 30 years, retiring in 1990. He served with the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne…
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Letters
A shopping experience like no other So often we only hear about the bad things that happen in our local communities I just couldn’t let this opportunity to pass along something kind and good. On Sunday, Sept. 18, I was completing my weekly shopping at the Edison Stop & Shop on Route 1. As I…
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Merla taking a page from Mad magazine
Coda Greg Bean I’ve been trying, but I can’t imagine how Mayor John Merla — the Alfred E. Neuman of Keyport politics — is going to blame this one on the media. Merla, who was among the first throng of municipal officials and hangers-on charged with corruption last spring by U.S. Attorney Christopher C. Christie,…
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