Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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On Campus
Erin E. Beebe of Edison graduated May 7 from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of arts degree in speech communication. Rachit Patel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hitesh Patel of Edison, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is enrolled in the…
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Obituaries
Michael P. Guiliano Mr. Guiliano, 67, of Upper Freehold Township, died July 8 at his home. Born in Perth Amboy, he had lived in North Brunswick before moving to Upper Freehold Township 10 months ago. He was a graduate of Perth Amboy High School. Mr. Guiliano was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a self-employed…
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George, where are you?
The June Democratic primary is now ancient history. Anyone who pays any attention to Edison politics knows that newcomer Jun Choi battered Mayor George A. Spadoro and ruined his quest for a fourth term. Speaking of Mayor Spadoro, where is he? In last few months of the primary campaign, area newspapers were blasted with what…
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Blame the guy in the chicken suit, reader says
Your Turn Vik Advani Guest Column A recent editorial read: “Edison politics are never dull.” Forget dull. Quite frankly, I think it is lifeless. A boring primary with a chicken suit, a few racist remarks by a bunch of idiots, and whoa! Spadoro goes vamoose. And now for some more blather and colored brochures. Civic…
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Letters
Election should include Republican candidates As a Republican municipal committeeman and a mayoral candidate in the June 7 primary in Edison, I find it contrary to the American electoral process that Sylvia Engel and the executive board have chosen to remove from public consideration our party’s candidates in the general election. By doing so, they…
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Super OKs proposed math curriculum
BY JAY BODAS Staff Writer BY JAY BODASStaff Writer METUCHEN — Schools Superintendent Theresa Sinatra has given the go-ahead to changes in the math curriculum at the middle and high school levels. Sinatra outlined the changes, along with new enrichment programs for the district at the June 28 Board of Education meeting. A new math…
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Obituaries
Len C. FitzPatrick Whitmore Mrs. Whitmore, 82, of the Nixon section of Edison, died June 26 at home. Born in Newark, she had lived in the Morgan section of Sayreville before moving to Edison 55 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Whitmore, in 2000, and a brother, Lawrence FitzPatrick. Surviving are…
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Letters
Choi campaign head I’m writing this letter to clarify a story reported in the Sentinel and to offer the residents of Edison a perspective to consider for the upcoming general election on Nov. 8. While the front page article “Stephens: Choi asked me to drop out of race” printed on June 15 may grab readers’…
