• With online program, quitting smoking becomes easier

    Quit Net program sponsored by state BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer KATHY CHANG With the help of the free online New Jersey QuitNet program offered by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Evelyn York, of Woodbridge proper, quit smoking a little over two years ago. She now spends her time watering her…

  • Metuchen Massage Therapy opens its doors

    Plenty of walk-in traffic has owner excited since opening business BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Therapist Min Wang (l) observes Qi Zhi (Anna) Luan as she demonstrates a massage at the newly opened Metuchen Massage Therapy, located at 577 Middlesex Ave. in downtown Metuchen. METUCHEN — For about two years, Dr. Marc…

  • College student writes his way onto committee

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer METUCHEN — The cliché that “every vote counts” has been pounded into people’s heads repeatedly, whether it was a school election or for U.S. president or anything in between. For Ben Chalfin, he is living proof that it’s true. The 20-year-old resident went to his local polling place to vote…

  • A nice run through the park

    Top: Runners break out from the starting line during the JFK Hospital’s Miles for Minds 5K run at Roosevelt Park on July 26. Left: Race winner, Matthew DiPretore, of Cranford, heads for the finish. Above: A runner sprints for home close to a puddle. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Porn expo to return to Edison

    EXXXOTICA Expo drew nearly 20,000 a year ago BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Aporn convention that came to Edison last year and stirred up lots of debate will be making a bigger return this year. EXXXOTICA Expo drew approximately 18,000 people to the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center last year and will be revisiting…

  • Donato remembered as selfless person

    Metuchen Auxiliary Police captain passes away at age 56 BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Approximately 100 people came together last week to remember the man who never asked for anything. CHRIS KELLY staff Police carry the casket of longtime police auxiliary member Angelo Donato, Jr., 56, at the Costello Runyon Funeral Home on July 23.…

  • Resident says rules of union politics must be changed

    For state and local taxpayers, the rules of the game must be changed. As things stand now, incumbents of political offices are guaranteed a return trip to office if the unions support them for the position with money and campaign workers. Those running for office must receive the endorsement of the unions — teachers, police…

  • Health coverage needed for older residents

    Our leaders are tackling health care reform for America in earnest and there are many points to consider. One of them should be expanding health care coverage for boomers. Fifty- to 64- year-olds need to be part of the reform equation. The numbers tell the story. According to AARP, nearly one in five Americans, 63…

  • Ricigliano will bring sanity to Edison spending

    Iread with great interest Jake Lynn’s remarks (“Resident Says Ricigliano Should Be Ashamed,” Sentinel, June 24, 2009) about this past June 2 Democratic Primary election. He stated he was disappointed with the negative and misleading statements in the campaign, especially some of the remarks that were said about him as a Democratic committeeman by Anthony…

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