Category: Sentinel-EBS News

TOP PICK With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness, proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. Perhaps, his most…

By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Michael Rojewski holds his 2-year-old brother, Wyatt, who is suffering from neuroblastoma. PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA SIRNA SOUTH AMBOY — The community is rallying around Wyatt Rojewski, a 2-year-old who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma earlier this year. “He’s a little wild man. He doesn’t know he’s supposed to be sick,” said…

Six massage parlors in the area have been closed by police after 19 individuals were charged with participating in prostitution and/or money laundering at the establishments. Julie’s Spa, 525 Milltown Road, North Brunswick, and Pro Acupressure Inc., 1910 Oak Tree Road, Edison, were among the massage parlors that were shuttered during a series of raids…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — The township Senior Meals program is celebrating 30 years of serving the elderly population. “It really takes a village. … We have a great group of volunteers who say they get more out of it by giving out the meals,” said Rachel Steinberg, director of the Department…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — A 29-year-old Manalapan woman died last week after her vehicle struck a deer. Nalani E. Tesalona was pronounced dead at the scene from head injuries, according to police. Tesalona was traveling west in a 2007 Pontiac G6 on Buckelew Avenue approaching the intersection with Gravel Hill- Spotswood Road…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Angelo Palmer Sr., left to right, Dan Unachukuv and Kenectti Unachukuv portray The Three Wise Men, as parishioners re-enact scenes from the Bible during the 31st annual “A Drive Through the Christmas Story” at Sayre Woods Bible Church in Old Bridge on Nov. 27. For story, see page 3.

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Kathy and Vince Cata, who have been foster parents to more than 20 children, pose for a Christmas photo with several of their adopted and current foster children. Going back 30 years, Kathy and Vince Cata wanted to have several children. While that did not happen the way they hoped…

November’s unseasonably warmer weather was a boon for both golfers and courses alike. Middlesex County’s Tamarack Golf Course in East Brunswick reported 2,266 rounds played through Nov. 23, compared to the 2014 November figure of 779 rounds. “You have a lot of fair-weather golfers,” said Jeff Byrnes, Tamarack assistant manager for the Middlesex County Improvement…

Police Captain James Conroy, the current commander of the Investigative Division for the East Brunswick Police Department, will begin serving as the department’s chief of police on Jan. 1. “I cannot thank [retiring] Chief [William] Krause enough for his years of dedicated service to our community,” Mayor David Stahl said. “He is leaving big shoes…