Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

Carl O.E. Bosenberg, 96, died Dec. 6 at the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Piscataway. Born Sept. 29, 1919, in Jugenheim, Germany, he came to the United States with his parents, Henry F. and Martha Bosenberg, settling in North Brunswick in 1924. He began working as a young boy with his father in the family…

By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer NORTH BRUNSWICK — A young man from North Brunswick organized a competition that has a global impact. Umair Masood, a sophomore at Rutgers University, served as campus director for the seventh annual Hult Prize competition at Rutgers on Dec. 5, when 10 teams competed to solve former President Bill Clinton’s…

By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer A time capsule filled with handwritten letters in script by students in 1965 to the students in 2015, class photos, yearbooks and other mementos were unveiled at a celebration at Southwood Elementary School in Old Bridge on Dec. 1. OLD BRIDGE — The year was 1965: The war in Vietnam…

By Kellie Freeze, www.channelguidemag.com Lacey Chabert Mariah Carey’s music is an integral part of the holiday season, and now the Christmas chanteuse is gifting her talents to Hallmark’s most musical holiday film. The singer/actress is directing her first film, the aptly named A Christmas Melody, premiering Dec. 19 on Hallmark Channel. The film stars Lacey…

In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) introduces viewers to the Kray twins in his new film, Legend. The identical twin gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie, were two of the most notorious criminals in British history. Their empire rose in London’s East End during the 1960s and they dominated much of…

Several schools in Middlesex County were recently awarded Sustainable Jersey for Schools Project Grants funded by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA.) At an event held on Dec. 3, the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools in Perth Amboy received a $10,000 grant for installing a school garden in order to instill a life-long passion…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is being celebrated by Jews around the world from Dec. 6-13.

On June 27 the East Brunswick Buddy Ball League (EBBL) held a baseball game at the Heavenly Farms field, East Brunswick. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, East Brunswick, for hosting the event, and the East Brunswick police and fire departments, whose members participated in…

PHOTO COURTESY OF JERRY BERGEN Jerry Bergen, Bo Malyk and Bruce Rogan are attempting to identify and locate their classmates from McGuinness, Wade and Weber schools in East Brunswick from the early 1950s. Any friends or family members can contact Bergen at jerber0@yahoo.com, Rogan at rogan_ tn@comcast.net or Malyk at bonosit666@hotmail.com.