Category: Sentinel-EBS Opinion

  • Middlesex County College announces smoke-free policy

    EDISON — Middlesex County College recently announced a new policy that prohibits smoking anywhere on campus. The policy, which took effect July 1, prohibits smoking tobacco in any campus building, college vehicle or outdoor area. The only exception is in personal vehicles. In the fall of 2008, the college adopted a policy that restricted smoking…

  • Paying homage to OBHS history, brick by brick

    Alumni group plans pathway leading to Lombardi Field BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Almetra Lundy (l) of East Brunswick and Charlotte Burton of Somerset share a laugh on the course during the second annual JFK Miles for Minds 5K at Roosevelt Park in Edison on Sunday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN OLD BRIDGE — Alumni from all incarnations…

  • Campers learn the gross, the delicious, and all else

    Thousands of area kids choose from diverse subjects during summer camp BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Above: Campers look through a pile of Lego pieces as they design robots in one of the classes. Below: Mia Gahrmann, 11, of Spotswood, sews a piece of fabric at camp. EDISON — Camp Middlesex is as educational as…

  • Proud that governor chose borough

    Spotswood is now the biggest town in New Jersey. When Gov. Chris Christie chose the E. Raymond Appleby Elementary School to announce his new school-superintendent salary plan, everyone turned their attention to Spotswood. The Spotswood school district has exceeded academic expectations and scored high in all criteria as measured by state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler.…

  • Squandering a bumper crop of farmland

    The last few weeks have brought the fresh taste of high quality, locally grown fruits and vegetables to many New Jerseyans. The Garden State still produces some of the best tomatoes and corn in the world! We should all take note, however, of a new inventory of our disappearing farmland nationwide. Since 1982, the National…

  • William Toto Sr.

    Mr. Toto, 87, of East Brunswick, died July 23, 2010, at Care One, East Brunswick. Prior to retiring, he was inspector of weights and measures for Walter Kidde Co., Belleville, where he worked for 40 years. He was predeceased by a son, William Toto Jr.; Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Ella Arcuti Toto;…

  • John George Herbstsomer

    Mr. Herbstsomer, 77, of East Brunswick, died July 31, 2010, at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris. N.Y. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Herbstsomer was as assistant fund director for National IAM Benefit Trust Fund in Washington, D.C. He was previously employed as vice president of sales and marketing at…

  • Florence J. Lacina

    Mrs. Lacina, 89, of East Brunswick, died July 17, 2010, in Summer Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Old Bridge. Her husband, William J. Lacina, died in 2005. Surviving are seven children, William Lacina of Spotswood, George Lacina, and his wife, Joann, and Leonard Lacina, and his wife, Susan, all of North Brunswick, Carol Mordaga of…

  • An ounce of prevention

    AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN It is my hope that my columns, which are based on my personal experiences, either amuse and entertain my readers, or touch and inspire them to reflect on their own lives. In my last column I wrote about my minor frustrations that paled in comparison to circumstances that others have had…