Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • School official stymied over state cap limits

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — It’s a no-win situation riddled with contradictions. That’s what school district business administrator Daniel Michaud thinks s about the new state-imposed limits on spending and saving. The new budget restrictions that were designed to save taxpayers money. In the long-term, they won’t…

  • Other restrictions tie school officials hands

    BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer EDISON — The only way to get past the new spending caps imposed by the state are with waivers granted by the commissioner of the Department of Education or “spending growth limitation adjustments.” But the state frowns upon waivers and the spending growth limitations…

  • Happy ending to a lost-dog story

    On the evening of Sept. 20, I was out in the yard with our dog, Sadie, when a large branch crashed onto our neighbor’s metal shed. The noise scared our timid Sadie, and she took off running. As she ran through some of the streets behind our home, other people, dogs and noises scared her…

  • Voters should approve Edison ballot questions

    Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004, is Election Day, and the country will be voting on a candidate who will be leading the country for the next four years. In Edison, there are no local candidates from the township on the ballet, but there are two questions that will appear on this years ballot. The first question…

  • Obituaries

    Song Kun Park Mr. Park, 53, of Woodbridge, died Sept. 21 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Born in Daebu Myon, South Korea, he had lived in Queens, N.Y., before moving to Woodbridge 10 years ago. He had been employed by the Han Ah Reum Market, Edison, and worked in the retail industry…

  • Reader questions Rep. Ferguson’s stands

    The Web site of my congressman, Mike Ferguson, is very informative. When you review all of his press releases that are posted on the site, most refer to his being proud of increased spending by the United States government either in our district or in the state of New Jersey as a whole. While boasting…

  • Obituaries

    Mildred R. “Millie” Tavalare Scordo Mrs. Scordo, 85, of North Brunswick, died Oct. 12 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a lifelong resident of North Brunswick. She was employed in the quality control department at Johnson and Johnson, North Brunswick, for 27 years, retiring in 1979. She…

  • Obituaries

    Lucius “Lou” F. Cassidy Mr. Cassidy, 84, of Hamilton Square, died Oct. 17 at home. Born in Bayonne, he resided in North Brunswick for 20 years, prior to moving to Hamilton Square eight years ago. He was a security manager at the physical plant division at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, for 18 years, retiring in…