Category: Sentinel-EBS News

By Dr. Kenneth Freedman Freedman Chiropractic Center, located in East Brunswick, would like to take this opportunity to inform area residents about National Chiropractic Health Month, which will take place in October. The purpose of the month is to educate area residents about the many steps they can take toward optimal health, wellness and better…

By Kenneth A. Kaplan, M.D. The sensation of phlegm or mucus in the throat is a very common physical complaint in the community. The most common cause of phlegm in the throat is postnasal drainage, an abnormal increase in the natural flow of nasal and sinus secretions down into the pharynx and lower throat areas.…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Dozens of towns throughout New Jersey experienced a setback in the quest for approval of local affordable housing plans when an expert retained collectively had to bow out. Once it was clear the Rutgers University professor would not be able to complete his expert analysis of 224 municipalities’ affordable…

MONROE — A bat tested positive for rabies Monroe in the vicinity of River Road and Texas Road. This is the first positive rabies specimen in Monroe this year, and the ninth in Middlesex County, according to a statement released by the Middlesex County Office of Health Services on Sept. 30. Residents should report wild…

By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Gary DiGregorio, owner of the Twin Pond Farm & Country Market in Howell, demonstrates pumpkin bowling. Using a small pumpkin as the ball, and hay bales as gutters – he bowls a strike. Everyone gets a prize in this game with four strikes getting the big prize. MATT DENTON Fall…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Elizabeth Pantoleon (left to right), Diosaira Olivo and Maria Naranjo are about to take the Oath of Allegiance to the United States during a naturalization ceremony held by the U.S. Immigration Service at Middlesex County College Oct. 1. PHOTOS BY FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Surrounded by friends and family, 46 Middlesex…

Twice each week, more than 40 representatives from pantries, soup kitchens, churches and social service agencies across the county file into the Middlesex County food bank for scheduled distributions. On average, they collectively leave the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) with a total of 30,000 pounds of food for the thousands…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer UNION BEACH—Taking lessons learned from superstorm Sandy, JCP&L officials said they were prepared prior to the anticipated Hurricane Joaquin. While Joaquin ventured away from New Jersey, about 15,000 JCP&L customers were impacted by the nor’easter that hit the state last Friday night into Saturday, according to company spokesman Ron Morano.…

TOP PICK The Rutgers Gardens is hosting a Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. The Rutgers Gardens youth program coordinator, interns and volunteers will provide fun and educational activities. Activities include pumpkin painting, pumpkin games, a haunted scavenger hunt throughout the Gardens, crafts and learning activities on plant and food…