Category: Sentinel-EBS News

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Spotswood Borough Council has a vacant seat left by the resignation of Council President Frank LoSacco. LoSacco, a lieutenant in the East Brunswick Police Department, said he chose to resign because he wants to spend more time with his family. “When you look at your kids…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A 500-pound World War II projectile is lowered into a government vehicle before transport from Middlesex County College in Edison. U.S. AIR FORCE AIRMAN TARA WILLIAMSON EDISON — Military officials used ground-penetrating radar at Middlesex County College last week to scour the site where the shell of a bomb was…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — In 1987, the Police Department lost one of its own. Howard J. Kline Jr., who was just 28 years old at the time, was hired by Milltown police and entered the Middlesex County Police Academy. During physical training at the academy, Kline suffered kidney failure. He was transported…

The annual Bike Ride for Amy will continue its mission of providing mammograms for women who cannot afford them. The Amy Feiman Behar Foundation is sponsoring its eighth annual Bike Ride for Amy on May 31. The bike ride — featuring 15-mile, 25-mile, 35-mile and 50-mile routes through Middlesex and Somerset counties — supports the…

MILESTONES Jessica Rozing, John McLaughlin Diane and Herman Rozing of Somerville announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Lynn Rozing, to John Thomas McLaughlin, son of Arlene and Thomas McLaughlin of East Brunswick. The future bride is a graduate of Somerville High School and East Stroudsburg University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education.…

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE Renaissance at Monroe Veterans Club members recently donated $4,000 to the Middlesex County College (MCC) Center for Veterans Services for course materials and other educational expenses that student-veterans may face. Seated, from left: Mel Nudelman, club vice president; Nick Burghgrapf, president; and Noel Schleifman, treasurer. Standing, from left: Bob…

TOP PICK Experience five centuries of New Jersey’s history all in one place at the annual Spirit of the Jersey State History Fair — a historical festival for all ages on May 9 at its new location at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan. This free, award-winning event — running 11 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — Patrick Sean O’Brien’s film about living with and rising above Lou Gehrig’s disease was honored with the Audience Documentary Award at the TriBeCa Film Festival. O’Brien, the son of Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O’Brien, is a patient with amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the Leonard Florence Center for…

Skin cancer can affect anyone, and overexposure to the sun, a key risk factor for skin cancer, can occur at any time of year. Whether it is a hot, sultry day spent by the pool or a chilly day skiing the slopes, any exposure to the sun can result in skin damage that can increase…