Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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AARP serves as a voice for many in United States
America is aging, in fact we have added more years to the average life expectancy in this century than in all of history combined. Life is nothing more than a series of adjustments. You are born, attend school, develop a career, get married, raise a family and then Bang! You are 50 years old and…
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Thomas F. “T.V.” Varga
Mr. Varga, 54, of Costa Mesa, Calif., and formerly Edison, died Jan. 27 at Wells House Hospice, Long Beach, Calif. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Edison prior to moving to California 31 years ago. He was a freelance pattern maker/canvas fitter, most recently employed at Marine Services, Newport Beach, Calif. He was predeceased…
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Reader challenges officials’ land use actions
The power to rezone properties and to vacate streets is awesome. Recently Edison Township Council members used all their power to carry out this rezoning of property near James Street for JFK Medical Center and then proceeded to vacate streets as another accommodation. The actions are both ill-conceived and premature. Doing double (council) meeting sessions…
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Reader says Edison needs a more open, accountable government
I am tired of being personally attacked by the current administration. It seems to me that when I ask questions about the financial information of Edison I am told that I have political motives. What a great way of distorting the facts, make me political. Let’s get the facts straight, I did not create the…
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Reader supports Bush’s Social Security reform
I support a personal account option for Social Security. This reform is very popular among younger citizens and I urge them to weigh in by calling their representatives. These younger workers are quite familiar with 401(k) type accounts, and want to be able to control their own money, rather than have the government control it.…
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Reader ‘appalled’ at officials’ lack of manners
While watching the Jan. 26 Edison council meeting on Channel 22, I was appalled with the unprofessional manner of the council. Irene Wall was at the microphone asking why the Planning and Zoning Board meetings were not televised. While making that statement, she specifically asked that the council answer her question, not the township attorney,…
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Obituaries
John Waverczak Mr. Waverczak, 88, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge, died Jan. 26 at the Mary Anne Hale Pavilion of Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in Perth Amboy, he had resided in Avenel for the past 45 years. Prior to retiring 26 years ago, he was employed as a truck…
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