Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

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People are talking about the renaming of buildings at Princeton University that bear the name of Woodrow Wilson, the desire by some individuals to erase and rewrite history in order to whitewash our past. In this instance, describing the need by these people to remove a person’s name from a building because of a perceived…

METUCHEN — For more than 40 years, the Saint Joseph High School community has provided Thanksgiving food baskets for thousands in need throughout New Jersey as a part of its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. This year’s food drive raised more than $20,000, surpassing this year’s goal of $15,000, to purchase Thanksgiving baskets and turkeys for…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — Seventh-grade students at Avenel Middle School may have given Mayor John E. McCormac a run for his money during the presentation of their mock mayoral campaigns. “I’m glad the election was two weeks ago,” McCormac told the students after their campaign presentations on Nov. 20. McCormac, who has…

EDISON — The Wardlaw-Hartridge (W-H) School has announced its “Imagine” capital campaign for the construction of a new Performing Arts Center. Other campaign facility projects, which have been completed in this campaign, include the construction of two new turf fields for soccer and lacrosse, STEM labs for Lower and Middle School classes and the renovation…

By Lori Acken, www.channelguidemag.com Somewhere over the Rainbow Room marquee that marks the eatery’s shared entrance with NBC Studios at New York City’s legendary 30 Rockefeller Plaza, a brand-new Dorothy prepares to make the “Wizard of Oz” story her own. During an intense, nationwide audition process this past June, 19-year-old, applecheeked charmer Shanice Williams —…

By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Creed is the latest installment of the extremely successful Rocky series of films. While Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is back for this film, the focus is on Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), the son of the late Apollo Creed. Adonis never knew his father — Apollo died before he was born…

Middlesex County’s popular Roosevelt Park Family Ice Skating Rink opened for its 13th season on Nov. 20. The rink is located at the Level Playing Fields Complex inside the county’s Roosevelt Park, which is adjacent to Menlo Park Mall in Edison. Accredited group and private lessons are available. The rink is available for birthday parties…

I felt compelled to write a letter regarding the article “Pearl St. project makes progress in Metuchen.” My family has been residents in Metuchen for now 10 years and we are proud transplants from Brooklyn, New York. I applaud the progress and support future development of the town, but I believe it is moving forward…