Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Letters
Spiegel’s phone call was auspicious for residents I would like to thank Bob Spiegel, executive director of the Edison Wetlands Association (EWA), for his effort to assist in the cleanup of the Ford Avenue redevelopment site in Milltown. It was Mr. Spiegel’s phone call to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hotline that shone…
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Teacher of the Year pick a ‘slam dunk’
Blindness didn BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer COLLEEN LUTOLF Flanked by teacher’s aide Michelle Sobieski and her Seeing Eye dog, Nate, Phyllis Volker listens to Middlesex County Superintendent of Schools Patrick Piegari announce Volker as Middlesex County Teacher of the Year Thursday. Phyllis Volker thought she was just attending one of…
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Graffiti joke bombs at school board meeting
BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer WOODBRIDGE — A school board member’s joke about hiring someone to paint graffiti over signs on school property was met with silence at a recent meeting. Lawrence Miloscia, who sits on the buildings and grounds committee, spoke out against the SCC (School Construction Corporation) at the…
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Obituaries
Louise A. Dixon Mrs. Dixon, 92, of East Brunswick, formerly of Edison, died April 18 in Sunrise Assisted Living, East Brunswick. Her husband, Robert E. Dixon, died in 1966. Surviving are a son, Ronald Dixon of East Brunswick; a daughter, Denise Spiewak of Coral Springs, Fla.; two sisters, Janet Bills of Piscataway and Emma Falcetano…
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Saying goodbye to H.S. seniors
John Aden Lewis It’s just about the time of the year to say goodbye to another batch of brainy boro high school seniors. It’s an important time, because for many families it means that the senior will soon be going away to college. Leaving home is never easy, and leaving a tight-knit community like Metuchen…
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Letters
JCC president grateful for Jewish holiday resolution I would like to thank and commend all those involved in the recent discussion and resolution concerning the removal of the High Holy Days from the Edison public school system’s calendar. The leaders of our community, the Edison Board of Education and Mayor George Spadoro demonstrated that by…
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They’re riding a fast track to Nowhereville
Coda Greg Bean Say you’re having lunch in almost any Monmouth County restaurant — Freehold, Tinton Falls, Marlboro, Manalapan, it doesn’t really matter — and see a couple of shady-looking guys in the parking lot passing a paper bag. Do you: • Assume it’s a pair of winos sharing a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20…
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Letters
Regressive property tax should not fund education It’s about time our elected officials in the state Senate and Assembly look around at their constituents and recognize that many of them are struggling to pay their bills. Many taxpayers have become ill, some have been laid off from their jobs, and many more are living on…
