Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Resident says Kruczak has used up his ‘nine lives’

    On Sept. 14, I read a newspaper article regarding the DWI arrest of Edison Councilman William Kruczak. It contained a statement that Democratic Party leaders and party Chairman Thomas Paterniti are standing behind Councilman Kruczak despite calls for his resignation by a cross-section of Edison residents. Loyalty is a commendable trait; however, in this case,…

  • Time for a change in the Oval Office, reader says

    Do we really need conventions? I think all this ballyhoo is wasted because smart voters who study the issues have already decided who gets their vote. But after watching the Democratic convention and the first two nights of the Republican convention, I admit that I got caught up on the excitement and patriotism of both…

  • State should commit to removal of parkway tolls

    The state of New Jersey has finally admitted that some of the toll plazas on the Garden State Parkway should come down. This week, the northbound Raritan toll plaza and the southbound Asbury toll plaza were deactivated. Drivers must now pay 70 cents, which is double the normal toll amount, when traveling southbound at the…

  • The Rutgers gridiron revolution?

    John Aden Lewis When I turned on the TV one recent weekend and saw the Rutgers football team playing, I thought I had tuned into one of those obscure cable channels that carries shows like New Jersey Business and You, or New Jersey Politics This Week, or Jersey Homes and Gardens. It took me a…

  • Board mulls artificial turf at Metuchen High School

    BY BRYAN SABELLA Staff Writer BY BRYAN SABELLAStaff Writer METUCHEN — Board of Education members are not planning a “Giants Stadium” type of artificial turf for the high school football field in the proposed referendum. “There’s been a misconception,” said school board President Ronald Grayzel at the Sept. 14 board meeting. “Many people, when they…

  • Vernon “Wally” Walling Mr. Walling, 83, of East Brunswick died Aug. 29 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1983, he was employed at Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 36 years. A son, Kenneth Walling, died in August. Surviving are his wife, Irene Molnar Walling;…

  • Shelter worker defends animal control officer in kitten incident

    I read the article by Elaine Van Develde regarding the SPCA charges against an Edison Township shelter worker. I think if Ms. Van Develde is going to write an article, she should get her facts straight. First, the statement that a husband and wife brought a sick animal to the Edison shelter on Aug. 4…

  • Woodbridge pay-to-play policy good example for other towns

    The Woodbridge Township Council deserves to be congratulated for moving relatively swiftly to enact a pay-to-play ordinance. Officials in other New Jersey towns hem, haw and sit on their hands when it comes to pay-to-play. “Let’s wait to see what the state does” was a popular refrain until the state Legislature actually passed pay-to-play legislation…