Category: Sentinel-EDM Business

  • Know the pros and cons of weight loss medications

    By Dr. Ayotunde Adeyeri ‘By next summer, I’m going to lose some weight.” If you find yourself uttering these words, know this: many so-called “miracle” weight loss supplements and foods (including teas and coffees) don’t live up to their claims.Worse, they can cause serious harm, say FDA regulators.The agency has found hundreds of products that…

  • Top four reasons why you should try aqua fitness classes

    Health&Fitness Now is a great time to get into fitness classes in the pool. Five Star Aquatics in Edison offers aqua fitness three times a week in their heated, indoor swimming pool. Exercising in the water is a fun way to stay in shape all year long. Wondering if this is the right fit for…

  • Vaccines and rheumatism in biologic era

    By Flora Bai, M.D., FACR Live, attenuated vaccines are made from live organisms that have been modified to make them inactive. These vaccines are close to a natural infection, which makes them good “encounters” of the immune systems.They include yellow fever, varicella-zoster, rotavirus, MMR, rubella, oral typhoid, and BCG for tuberculosis. Individuals whose immune systems…

  • Playing the price is right

    By Marilyn Kennedy Melia Who knows a home better than its owner? No one recognizes details, like the subtle “swoosh” the furnace makes firing up, or how the morning sun shines on kitchen counters, than a proud owner. But there’s one important aspect of their home that owners often can’t grasp: It’s current value. When…

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters partners with Freehold Subaru for ‘Share the Love’ event

    Purchase a new Subaru by Jan. 2 and help make a big difference in a child’s life! Freehold Subaru has chosen Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) for a second year as their hometown charity for the Annual “Share the Love” Event. For each car that is purchased, Freehold Subaru will…

  • America’s ‘hottest’ cars

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features I t seems the Golden State is indeed golden — for auto thieves. Seven out of the 10 U.S. cities suffering the most stolen cars are situated in California, according to the latest “Hot Spots” report issues by the National Insurance Crime Bureau in Des Plaines, Ill. San Francisco leads…

  • County awards $6 million grant for arts center

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The developers of a proposed arts district have been awarded a $6 million grant from the county. Mayor John McCormac said the developers would receive the $6 million grant from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund that will help fund several arts-related improvements at the former…

  • Students with special needs gain work experience in Edison

    EDISON — The township has a few fresh faces working in its Recreation Department, thanks to a new partnership with township public schools to provide on-the-job work experience to students with special needs. As of September, three high school seniors began handling a variety of clerical jobs in the Recreation Department at Town Hall as…

  • Middlesex County clerk named VP of Constitutional Officers Association

    Middlesex County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn has been sworn in as the vice president of the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ). The COANJ includes all registers, surrogates, sheriffs and county clerks in the state. The officials work together to promote the best practices in each county office and also submit and advocate legislation…