Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Stanley A. “Red” Domzal Mr. Domzal, 76, of Sayreville, died Nov. 3 in New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. Prior to his retirement, he was a supervisor at DuPont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 38 years. His wife, Edna Szkodny Domzal, died in 2002. Surviving are a…

  • McGreevey’s tainted legacy

    James McGreevey’s gone, but he’s not forgotten. But with the scandalous legacy the governor leaves behind, he might wish he was. The prevailing memory New Jersey residents and Americans will have of McGreevey is that of a married governor who was forced to leave office under the threat of a sexual harassment suit from his…

  • Reader details his reasons for voting for John Kerry

    Well, it’s finally over. This last year we’ve been bombarded with so much campaign rhetoric and hoopla it’s amazing we are not all crazy. George W. Bush has been given a second term despite the fact that me and the majority of New Jersey didn’t vote him in. I voted for John Kerry. I will…

  • Resident questions need for new office building

    Like many other concerned citizens, I was unaware of the plan by Alfieri Parkway Associates, of Edison, to build a 12-story, 362,000-square-foot office building in the Metropark area of Edison. I did not learn of it until after a public hearing on the application. Despite the direct impact such a plan will have on the…

  • VFW officer emphasizes importance of Vets Day

    To many, young and old alike, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month has little or no meaning — but it should. Armistice Day, which marked the end of World War I at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, was made a legal holiday in 1938. Its name was changed to…

  • Open Space Committee member blasts resident’s ‘smear campaign’

    The residents of Edison were done a great disservice this past election by a political group spreading false and misleading information around the open space acquisition activities the township has accomplished over the past five years. This group, “Neighborhoods 1st” lead by Democratic Municipal Committeeman Anthony Russomanno, utilized false and distorted information in their message,…

  • Resident says politics hasn’t changed much since 1800

    The November issue of the magazine “Smithsonian” contained an article titled “Lies! Slander! Trickery! The Election of 1800: Jefferson Wins by a Whisker.” How sad that politics hasn’t changed much in America in 204 years — except that it’s gotten worse. It’s not surprising that some people around the world hate Americans. I’m proud to…

  • Obituaries

    Mary I. Smith Ferrie Mrs. Ferrie, 74, of Woodbridge, died Nov. 5 at Roosevelt Care Center, Edison. Born and raised in Staten Island, N.Y., she had worked for several years at Staten Island Hospital as an assistant physical therapist. She was a communicant of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Staten Island. Mrs. Ferrie was predeceased in…