Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Committee member used poor tactics
It has been brought to my attention by several attendees who were at the Feb. 15 Edison Democratic Committee meeting that David Ziskoski, second vice chair, was permitted to stand at the dais and address his personal concerns about me to the committee. He went as far as asking members in attendance for ideas on…
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Formula for uncollected taxes flawed, writer says
The mayor and Borough Council in Metuchen are faced with another difficult budget this year. As in past years, the expenses of running a municipality are increasing and the borough leaders are trying their best to keep local property taxes as low as possible. This year the borough faces increased insurance costs for its employees…
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Support of Red Cross is reflection of spirit
America is a special place, where someone you may not know will give you their blood, save you from drowning or provide you with shelter. In 1943, President Theodore Roosevelt recognized the American Red Cross as a true reflection of that humanitarian, volunteer spirit and proclaimed March as Red Cross Month, a tradition that has…
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Resident happy about plans for Edison Wal-Mart
It’s funny how people like to point to Wal-Mart coming to Edison as a tragedy. I have lived in Edison for many years and I think it will be a plus for the community. There are a few individuals who have chosen to use Wal-Mart as the cause of the day against the mayor. I’m…
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Edison residents will be slaves to new Wal-Mart
We fought the Civil War to rid ourselves of plantation slave owners. We succeeded then, but, they have come back under different names with the blessing of this administration, the biggest being Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer, and the largest corporation and private employer in the United States, making in 2003 some $244.5…
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Robert J. Pietruszewski
Mr. Pietruszewski, 78, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 2 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1986, he was employed for 39 years as an analyst with Ford Motor Co. Inc., Edison. Surviving are his wife, Estelle Federowicz Pietruszewski; two sons, Robert Pietruszewski of East Brunswick and Gary Pietruszewski of…
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Theresa G. Lepore Glorisi
Mrs. Glorisi, 78, of North Brunswick, died March 3 at St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided in North Brunswick for more than 40 years. She was a communicant of St. Mary of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church, New Brunswick. She was a member of the Sons of Italy, North…
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For them, the choice was black and white
Greg Bean Coda I remember a day in early spring, sometime in the late 1960s, when Uncle Earl showed up on our doorstep with a new vacuum cleaner. It was his first day on the job, selling Hoovers door to door, and he wanted to try out his new sales pitch on my mother, who…
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Elizabeth Marge (Woytow) Palumbo
Mrs. Palumbo, 71, of Manalapan, died March 8 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Born in Elizabeth, she had lived in Millstone and Old Bridge before moving to Manalapan six years ago. Prior to retiring, she was an office worker for many years for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, New Brunswick. She was…
