Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Boro hall may be ready soon (really)

    Boro hall may be ready soon (really) Is there really light at the end of the tunnel? In regard to the question of when, if ever, the construction on Metuchen’s Borough Hall will finally end, even residents who aren’t usually cynical may have started to answer that question in the negative. Who could blame them?…

  • Obituaries

    Marjorie Moersdorf Obituaries Marjorie Moersdorf Mrs. Moersdorf, 81, of East Brunswick died May 11 at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Matthew Moersdorf. Surviving are a daughter, Michele Parks of Freehold; a son, David Moersdorf of Gatlinburg, Tenn.; a brother, John Clarke of England; a sister, Eva Hammond, also of England; five grandchildren; and…

  • Drivers urged to oppose auto insurance legislation

    When it comes to purchasing automobile insurance, New Jersey drivers enjoy more choices than motorists in almost every other state. This means New Jersey drivers have the opportunity to make informed decisions about the types of insurance coverage they desire and can craft a policy that best suits their needs. One of the meaningful choices…

  • Proud parents thank Congressman Ferguson

    We recently completed the adoption of a beautiful, 3-year-old boy from the Ukraine. While we were there for the adoption process, we ran into red tape with the Ukraine authorities that required some assistance from the U.S. government. We contacted our Congressman Mike Ferguson from the 7th District and he and Phyllis Deroian from his…

  • McGreevey gets kudos on EZ-Pass, toll roads merger

    Your recent editorial that criticized Gov. James McGreevey concerning tolls on the Garden State Parkway and included the words "Schundler had it right …" ("Charging Parkway Tolls Keeps Taking a Large Toll," Sentinel, May 19) misses one most important point — EZ-Pass is not the creature of McGreevey and the Democrats, but rather of Christie…

  • Skewed priorities win again in Trenton

    Skewed priorities win again in Trenton When Gov. James E. McGreevey condemns an action of the state that he leads as "bureaucratic nonsense," you know you are talking about something special. New Jersey is a state in which "bureaucratic nonsense" is so typical, it barely generates more than a shrug from any resident, let alone…

  • Hospitals need adequate charity care aid

    Michael R. D Michael R. D’Agnes Guest Column Recently, as we participated in Cover the Uninsured Week 2004, a national campaign to raise awareness for the nearly 44 million Americans who do not have health insurance, we focused on the daily struggle of New Jersey hospitals that foot the bill for uninsured patients. At Raritan…

  • Volunteer says let experts run Edison Animal Shelter

    Well, business as usual in Edison Township. According to a recent article, Mayor Spadoro has announced, along with the Associated Humane Society, that the humane society is coming in to do an evaluation of the Edison Animal Shelter. Sounds all well and good, but we are paying the humane society $4,150 for said evaluation. I…

  • Day recalls sacrifices on beaches of France

    Day recalls sacrifices on beaches of France Having just completed the Memorial Day holiday — an especially poignant remembrance given the fact that America finds itself at war in Iraq and Afghanistan today — we turn our attention to Sunday, June 6. On that day, Americans will mark the 60th anniversary of the Allied invasion…