• Readers weigh in on failure of U.S. Do Not Call Registry

    CODA GREG BEAN No column I’ve written in months has generated as much reader response as the Feb. 27 piece concerning the apparently useless National Do Not Call Registry, and the fact that so many of us are being bombarded at all hours of the day by telemarketers — in spite of the fact that…

  • Lack of action problematic on Metuchen traffic issues

    The “Brainy Borough?” Not when it comes to traffic control. I concur with Amit Agrawal’s letter in the March 13 Sentinel that “traffic enforcement in general is inconsistent,” that special measures (traffic hump, reflector or yield-to-pedestrian signs, and flashing lights) are used at select locations and that the number of trucker speeding violations issued should…

  • Only Jews should set agenda for remembrance

    The annual Holocaust Memorial Day will be on April 7 and 8 this year. As usual, there will be local interfaith memorial services involving local Jewish, Christian and Muslim clergy, with the usual compromises over agenda and content — in particular, whether to include the singing of “Hatikva” for fear of offending some participants. For…

  • School breakfast a smart choice

    In New Jersey, we spend billions of dollars each year on public education. Yet we fail to do a simple and inexpensive thing that can help thousands of children succeed in school — feed them breakfast. Despite the existence of a federal school breakfast program and the undisputed benefits of breakfast, New Jersey ranks 46th…

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    A salamander takes part in the annual migration in East Brunswick, Middlesex County, on March 12. Each year as spring approaches, the amphibians cross Beekman Road to reach vernal pools for breeding. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE EAST BRUNSWICK ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION

  • Edison police invite the public to have ‘Coffee with a Cop’

    Initiative slated at four township businesses in April BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Locals can talk to a cop while enjoying a free cup of coffee from four township businesses starting in April. This is a new effort launched by the Edison Police Department called “Coffee with a Cop,” where the public can…

  • Attorneys hang on to positions with township, despite vote

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Karl P. Kemm is still the township attorney, and Louis Rainone is still the labor attorney. This is the case, despite the Township Council having rejected the renewal of their contracts last year. During the council’s regular meeting on March 13, the issue came up a second time.…

  • Gov. candidate, head stroke doctor reflect on patient care, finding love

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Stroke was the impetus for their meeting 13 years ago. Many successes in that area — along with a marriage proposal — followed. State Sen. Barbara Buono, who has launched a bid for governor, was serving in the state Assembly at the time and was looking for changes in emergency…

  • Buono ‘passionate’ about running for governor

    Democrat is optimistic about her chances against Chris Christie in November BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Barbara Buono and her husband Martin Gizzi jog along with their dog Ruby on the Middlesex Greenway. KATHY CHANG State Sen. Barbara Buono’s long and ambitious political career could easily have become the center of her life. But, despite…

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