Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Grateful for success of medical-equipment collection

    On Saturday, July 10, and Saturday, Aug. 21, in conjunction with the Jamesburg Farmers Market, Your ReSource held a community collection for gently used medical equipment. The turnout was fantastic for this first-time event. We would like to thank the First Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, local chiropractor Dr. Debra De- Marco and the residents of…

  • Dorothy A. Benke

    Mrs. Benke, 84, of Monroe, died Aug. 26, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Kowalewski. Surviving are her husband, John Benke; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Frank Brady and Diane and David Zile; a son and daughter-in-law, John and Jill Benke; five grandchildren; two…

  • Rummage-Sale proceeds to aid Scouts

    Boy Scout Troop No. 132, East Brunswick, will hold a Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 11 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. All funds raised will assist the troop with future programs and supplies. Admission is free of charge.

  • Staffing reduced, but education offerings on rise

    Spotswood school officials excited to begin new year BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Doing more with less may be a common theme in business these days, and it’s also true for the borough’s school district this year. The Board of Education, facing the loss of $1.4 million, or 22 percent, of its state…

  • Giant Flea Market planned for Sept. 11

    The St. Thomas Rosary Society 20th annual Giant Flea Market is set for 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in St. Thomas the Apostle Church parking lot, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. For more information, call Charlotte at 732-257-0721.

  • Michael D. Frisenda

    Mr. Frisenda, 49, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Aug. 26, 2010, at home. He was the owner and operator of Mickey’s Pasta and Grill, South River. He was predeceased by his father, Michael D. Frisenda. Surviving are his mother, Josephine D’Ottavio Frisenda of Arizona; three sisters, Donna Greco, and her husband,…

  • Mary Rinaldi

    Mrs. Rinaldi, 95, of the Golden Living Center at Old Bridge, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Chelsea Assisted Living at East Brunswick, died Aug. 12, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her husband, Anthony J. Rinaldi, and by five sons, John, Joseph, Anthony, Raymond and Christopher. Surviving are…

  • Call her anything but don’t call her ma’am

    CODA GREG BEAN Odds and ends as I pack for the Labor Day weekend. Should we go with flipflops and board shorts, or the rubber Wellies, raincoat and water wings? It’s unfortunate that all the rain expected as I write this will come too late to save my grass and all my expensive decorative plants,…