Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion

  • Metuchen Musings

    John Aden LewisBeringer House 5K brings community together Metuchen Musings John Aden Lewis Beringer House 5K brings community together John Aden Lewis Beringer House 5K brings community together I was thinking that I might use this week’s column to discuss the disturbing news that white supremacist literature was being distributed around Metuchen and Edison earlier…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph O. Schenkel Obituaries Joseph O. Schenkel Mr. Schenkel, 75, of Keyport died April 24 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Sayreville, he resided there prior to moving to Keyport 20 years ago. Mr. Schenkel was the owner of Joe’s Plumbing and Heating, Keyport. Prior to that, he was a subcontractor at Trico…

  • Your Turn

    Lawrence ReischGuest ColumnChanges to school funding formula critical Your Turn Lawrence Reisch Guest Column Changes to school funding formula critical Lawrence Reisch Guest Column Changes to school funding formula critical Having flown 53 combat missions as a member of a B-24 bomber crew in the South Pacific during World War II, I am taking the…

  • Metuchen Musings

    John Aden LewisAnnual community-wide yard sale is a good opportunity to enjoy borough Metuchen Musings John Aden Lewis Annual community-wide yard sale is a good opportunity to enjoy borough John Aden Lewis Annual community-wide yard sale is a good opportunity to enjoy borough Wanting to make the Chamber of Commerce proud, my participation in this…

  • Obituaries

    Michael M. Reckage Obituaries Michael M. Reckage Mr. Reckage, 85, of South River died April 13 at home. Prior to his retirement in 1982, he was employed as a pipe fitter with National Lead Industries, Sayreville, where he worked for 40 years. He was a past president of the South River Emergency Squad. He was…

  • Low voter turnout is disappointing

    Low voter turnout is disappointing In most school board races in the local area this year, less than 10 percent of registered voters turned out to cast a ballot on what is, in some communities, the only government spending plan on which the public gets to decide. Given the level of participation in local communities…

  • Metuchen Musings

    John Aden LewisDoes our government need its own Metuchen Musings John Aden Lewis John Aden Lewis Does our government need its own ‘public editor?’ One of the highlights of my week is reading the Sunday New York Times. And, the highlight of that highlight is reading Daniel Okrent’s "Public Editor" column on page 2 of…

  • Obituaries

    Walter "Bear" Sobczuk Obituaries Walter "Bear" Sobczuk Mr. Sobczuk, 73, of Middletown, died April 14 at home. Born in Woodbridge, he resided in Staten Island, N.Y., and Jersey City prior to moving to Middletown in 1976. Mr. Sobczuk was a diesel mechanic at Carolina Freight Corp., retiring in 1992. He was a member of Teamsters…

  • Executive director highlights awareness month

    Researchers estimate that as many as one in 150 people are affected by autism spectrum disorders in New Jersey and worldwide. These include autism and Asperger’s Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). While researchers and scientists in New Jersey continue to lead efforts to find a cure for this developmental disability, others are…