Category: Sentinel-EDM Opinion
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Cookbook sales to aid middle school art
Collection of recipes will be on display at BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer EDISON — Old family recipes will be shared at the seventh annual Taste of Middlesex. The event, which showcases local restaurants, will also give township schoolchildren a chance to share their recipes and make money for their school.…
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Annual data on school performance released
Not much was out of the ordinary in local school districts, according to the annual New Jersey School Report Card released last month by the state Department of Education. The 2004 report card contains data for the 2002-03 school year. In the Metuchen school district, Superintendent Theresa J. Pollifrone-Sinatra said she was pleased with scores…
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Public health should come first
Public health should come first Local environmental groups and U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District) got it right when they said that more than monitoring is necessary on the 3,200-acre site of the formal Raritan Arsenal. In theory, when a private corporation pollutes a piece of property, the firm has to pay to clean it…
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Your Turn
Michael R. D Your Turn Michael R. D’Agnes Guest Column New Jersey legislators must stop the bleeding Michael R. D’Agnes Guest Column New Jersey legislators must stop the bleeding Hospitals and doctors across New Jersey have seen their professional liability premiums reach unconscionable levels, driving some toward financial ruin and forcing many of our good…
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Obituaries
Clara Gronsky Dapkeavich Obituaries Clara Gronsky Dapkeavich Mrs. Dapkeavich, 78, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died Feb. 19 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement 15 years ago, she was employed by Conair Corp., Edison. Before that, she worked as a seamstress for DuVal Handbags, South River. Her husband, Joseph,…
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Plant closing marks end of era
When the last vehicle rolled off the assembly line at Ford’s Route 1 plant last week, it was truly the end of an era in Edison. Ford began manufacturing cars and trucks in the township in 1949. Throughout its history, the plant made many famous models that all hold a distinctive place in American history…
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Reader criticizes Mel Gibson for promoting violence on screen
I’ve got to hand it to Mel Gibson for a great job of proselytizing and it also made millions in the process. My question is what made Gibson make this movie, "The Passion of the Christ" Was it to proselytize, was it to make money or was it to promote violence and stir up old…
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For the record
For the record The article "One dead after burglary turns violent" in last week’s edition of the Sentinel incorrectly quoted Maureen Court resident Pam Kowitski. According to Kowitski, although she said the Feb. 21 shooting in the neighborhood was shocking, she never made the statement in reference to the Edison police department that was attributed…
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Obituaries
John P. Alberts Obituaries John P. Alberts Mr. Alberts, 66, of East Brunswick died Feb. 13 in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Prior to his retirement six years ago, he was a salesman for 22 years with Pettibone Equipment, East Brunswick. Before that, he worked for 22 years with Berry Steel, Edison. He was a former…
