Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Man pleads guilty in Edison hit-and-run fatal

    BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer EDISON — The driver in a hit-and-run accident that took the life of an Edison man last June faces five years in prison after entering guilty pleas last week. Daniel Carron, 30, of Springfield, Mass., pleaded guilty on Jan. 27 to charges of vehicular homicide, endangering…

  • Mayor responsible for growth

    In 10 years of dealing with these overdevelopment issues such as the recent Wal-Mart, I can only think of two problems with residents not being notified. This issue (Wal-Mart) which prompted the knee-jerk reaction of placing signs on sites is plain silly. In the Wal-Mart case, it was Spadoro and his Council that changed the…

  • Resident sees Wal-Mart as opportunity for the jobless

    I don’t understand all the carrying on about a Wal-Mart being built next to Costco in Edison. I know people in the area who are unemployed, and I see it as a chance for them to get a job with or without benefits. They’ll just be lucky to be working. If they need medicine and…

  • Resident miffed at Ireland Avenue coverage

    I believe it is the obligation of any news publication and individual journalist to report the news as accurately as possible, and to be sure to represent both sides in any controversial issue. To do otherwise is a disservice to the reader and to those people involved in the article. Misinformation and inaccuracy result in…

  • Obituaries

    Alexandra “Sandy” Torra Mrs. Torra, 67, of Middletown, died Jan. 18 at home. Born in Russia, she relocated to the United States, and resided in Middletown since 1951. She and her husband co-owned Monmouth Street Chevron, Red Bank, for 43 years. She was a member and past church warden of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church,…

  • Spadoro’s executive order on developer notifications

    What’s up with Edison Mayor George Spadoro and this executive order for developers with pending changes in land use? It seems that he believes the fastest and most efficient way for us to find out about development in town is for the developers to tell us; otherwise, why wouldn’t he just tell us himself? Don’t…

  • Resident asks for clarification regarding OPRA requests

    I attended the Jan. 12 council meeting and asked the council why an OPRA (Open Public Records Act) request for access to the records of the Edison Tower Trust Fund was denied. Of course, the council let the township attorney, Lou Rainone, answer the question. Rainone’s response was that the fund was a nonprofit organization…

  • ‘NJPP solution is a nonsequitur, nonstarter’

    John C. Hendrickson Guest Column The most recent press release by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) once again reveals how out of touch it is when it comes to dealing with the property tax issue. Their Web site states the organization’s desire is to “provide credible, pointed, progressive analysis and commentary aimed at broadening debate…

  • Obituaries

    Mary Pavlic Finn Mrs. Finn, 86, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge, died Jan. 12 at home. Born in Newark, she had resided in Avenel for the past 60 years. Until 1973, she was employed for five years by the Costa Ice Cream Co., Woodbridge. She was a communicant of St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church,…