• Interfaith Network seeks golfers, sponsors

    The Interfaith Network of Care will hold its second annual Charity Golf Outing Sept. 21 at Mattawang Golf Club, Belle Mead. The event, which will be held in honor of Angie and Charlie Ilaria, will feature golf, food and prizes. Cost is $160 per golfer. To register or for more information, call 732-247- 1655 or…

  • ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ coming to Old Bridge

    GB Productions will present “Bye Bye Birdie” on Sept. 8, 10, 15 and 17 at the St. Thomas the Apostle School auditorium, Route 18 South, Old Bridge. Performances will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults; $14 for seniors and students. The box office can be reached at 732-238-4028.

  • Church to conduct 9/11 worship services

    The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, routes 9 and 516, Old Bridge, will hold two 9/11 memorial services, 8 and 10:30 a.m., Sept. 11. Event organizers hope to get local fire, police and emergency medical service (EMS) first responders to worship at the services and carry the flags. For more information, call the church…

  • Auxiliary to conduct wreath-laying service

    Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 Ladies Auxiliary President Lorraine Rock will lead a wreath-laying ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at the memorial near Burke’s Park, Washington Road, Sayreville. The service will honor all citizens who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. For more information, call 609-448- 2587.

  • Car show, rock music coming to Sayreville

    Sayreville’s Blast from the Past Classic Car Show and Music, featuring live rock ’n’ roll bands, is set for 5-9 p.m. Sept. 17 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road. Refreshments will be available at the food court. For more information, call 732-390- 7092 or 732-390-7096.

  • CODA

    I’m still country, but country just isn’t cool GREG BEAN I t’s good to be back after a week off for my youngest son’s wedding in upstate New York. If you’re interested, it was a rousing success, and as my best friend from young adulthood noted on several occasions, a LARGE time was had by…

  • Calls for more effective, humane answer to feral-cat issue

    I was rather disturbed to read that Jamesburg Borough Council President Otto Kostbar and Councilwoman Barbara Carpenter are considering fining people for feeding the stray-cat population in that town (“Jamesburg Officials Surprised by Number of Stray-Cat Calls,” Sentinel, July 21). Can one so easily turn a blind eye to a problem such as starving animals?…

  • Think about equality of privilege this Labor Day

    Most folks need to work for a living, which makes Labor Day a very popular holiday indeed. Most folks need to work, but some folks don’t have the same access to good-paying jobs that others have. In many cases, if not most, that’s not by design. It’s just the way things work. Our country’s founding…

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