• Milltown rec offers pool, trips, programs

    The Milltown Department of Recreation will offer several upcoming events. All trips and programs are open to borough residents and nonresidents. An excursion to American Girl Place, NewYork City, is planned for June 27. Cost is $50 per person and includes transportation and lunch. The Milltown Borough Pool is now open to nonresidents. Limited memberships…

  • Animal shelter offers free owner workshops

    The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., Sayreville, has announced its new public outreach program, a series of free workshops for the pet owner. First in the series is “So You Want a Dog/Cat,” which will be offered on May 20 at 4:30 p.m. at the center and is geared to those who may…

  • E.B. homeowner startled when burglar kicks in bedroom door

    EAST BRUNSWICK — A burglar fled a home on Pine Ridge Drive after awakening a resident he did not know was home on May 9. The burglary occurred around 10:27 a.m. The resident was asleep in her bedroom when she heard footsteps in the hallway and assumed that a family member had come home. She…

  • Tickets available for pro-wrestling benefit

    National Pro-Wrestling Superstars and the Immaculate Conception Athletic Association will partner for an evening of All-Star Pro Wrestling beginning at 7:35 p.m. May 19 at the Immaculate Conception Church Gym, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Proceeds will benefit the Immaculate Conception Athletic Association. The event will feature Samoan wrestler Rikishi. Also on the bill will be…

  • E.B. native’s passion for biodiversity conservation earns distinction

    Ryan Kleinert EAST BRUNSWICK — Ryan Kleinert took an unusual route from high school to college, spending six years living alone in the wilderness of the southern Appalachian and Adirondack mountains before starting work on a degree in wildlife biology and conservation . That time spent immersing himself in the natural environment has paid off.…

  • Entries sought for Senior Poets Laureate

    Entries are being accepted in the 20th annual National Senior Poets Laureate Poetry Competition for American poets age 50 and older. A laureate poet will be named for each state and territory represented, and the writers of the two best laureate poems will receive the National Senior Poet Laureate Award ($500) and National Senior Poet…

  • Volunteers needed to help at blood drives

    New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is to assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and to watch for post-donation…

  • CODA

    Nanny states say being healthy is no cakewalk GREG BEAN I t’s funny what memories of childhood stick with you as clearly as if they happened yesterday. I remember a night when I was in second grade, when the school I was attending had its annual fundraising carnival, and part of the festivities featured a…

  • Town’s reputation will take hit with arrival of big-box store

    I fully support Daniel Spitzer’s letter to the editor, “How Can Township Allow Walmart to Move In?,” that appeared in the May 3 issue of the Sentinel. His points on this store’s policies make it a disgrace to have it associated with the name of our town. The thousands of extra shoppers/ drivers on Route…

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