• Taxing soda not appropriate solution to health care reform

    Sin taxes seem to be the wave of the future to be used for balancing budgets or paying for new programs — from Congress to local mayors, many politicians are considering a variety of these taxes without thinking about the impact the tax may have on their constituents. For example, as Congress debates health care…

  • Getting ready for the season ahead

    PHOTO BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Edison High School’s Tierra Johnson plays tight defense as Edison hosted a scrimmage against West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North on Dec. 12. Edison opens its regular season Friday at home against East Brunswick. PHOTO BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Resident gives thanks for finding wallet

    This letter is addressed to a true Christmas angel. Unfortunately, I don’t know your name. I do know that you were working at Macy’s in the Menlo Park Mall on Dec. 10 at 11:30 a.m. I know this because you found my wallet in the parking lot and returned it to security. From the time…

  • Karabinchak owes apology to Ricigliano

    I found the article "Karabinchak takes vacant council seat" in the Dec. 2 Sentinel disturbing. Mr. Robert Karabinchak was known as the "Weather Vane Bob" by the group of councilmen aligned and controlled by ex-Mayor Jun Choi. This label implies he moves any way the wind blows. This is what is all wrong with today’s…

  • William J. Talian

    Mr. Talian, 85, of North Brunswick, died Nov. 29, 2009, at home. He resided in Edison prior to relocating to North Brunswick in 1965. He was a machinist at Tenneco Chemical Co., Edison, for more than 30 years, retiring in 1989. He was also a shop steward for the United Steel Workers Union. He is…

  • George Petrunyak

    Mr. Petrunyak, 87, of North Brunswick, died Nov. 21, 2009, at Willow Creek Nursing Home, Somerset. He resided in Edison for 40 years prior to relocating to North Brunswick. Mr. Petrunyak was employed by Edison Township for 25 years, and was a retired captain of the Edison Police Reserves. He was predeceased by his wife,…

  • Elizabeth A. “Betty” Emerson

    Mrs. Emerson, 80, of Middletown, died Nov. 19, 2009, in Holmdel. She was a nurse’s aide at Atlantic Highlands Nursing Home, Middletown. A communicant of St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, North Middletown, Mrs. Emerson received the bishop’s Nostrum Ecclesiam Tempus Award in recognition of her steadfast service to the church. She was predeceased by a…

  • Global warming is just a ‘dash’ of hot sauce away

    Coda • GREG BEAN The office holiday party was last week, and to everyone’s pleasure, it was potluck. Attendees were encouraged to bring their favorite dishes and, man, did they come through. There was a whole cubicle filled with hot, maincourse dishes. Another was filled with salads. Another was crammed with desserts. Lots of the…

  • On Campus

    One hundred and twenty-three students at John P. Stevens High School have earned AP Scholar awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college…

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