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Josephine Adamo, 82
MANVILLE — Josephine Adamo died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 82. Born in Manville, she was a lifelong resident. Ms. Adamo worked as a private nurse in the Somerset County area for 40 years, retiring in 1983. She was a nurse at the former Bound Brook Hospital. She was…
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Joseph Gibus, 85
MANVILLE — Joseph "Lefty" Gibus died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 85. Born in Bath, N.Y., he lived in Manville most of his life. Mr. Gibus was a licensed New Jersey state master plumber and an owner of Gibus Brothers Fuel Oil Company of Manville, retiring in 1992. He…
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Dominick Patero, 74
PISCATAWAY — Dominick P. Patero died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at home. He was 74. Born and raised in Manville, he moved to Piscataway in the 1960s. Mr. Patero was a school bus driver for the Piscataway Board of Education for 20 years, retiring in 1990. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima…
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Michael Izzo Sr.
HILLSBOROUGH — Michael Izzo Sr. died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at Princeton Medical Center, Princeton. Born in Italy, he came to the U.S. in 1920 and settled in Brooklyn, N.Y. He later relocated to Plainfield and then to Jamesburg before moving to Hillsborough. He worked in maintenance for Johns-Manville Corp. in Manville for more than…
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John Patrick, 57
BRANCHBURG — John Allen Patrick died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at home. He was 57. Born in Osceola Mills, Pa., he lived in Manville before moving to Branchburg in 1992. Mr. Patrick was a colorist with Coloron Plastics Corp. in Piscataway for the last 21 years. He was a former member of Manville Fire Company…
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Small stones
Annelies van Dommelen loves to work in the ancient art of stone lithography because, as she puts it, "Who knows who drew on that stone before you?" She is one of 18 artists being featured this month at The Artist’s Gallery in Lambertville. By: Susan Van Dongen Dive, by Ms. van Dommelen, is also on…
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Fruit of the vine
Home vintners carry on family traditions By:Cynthia Cannon At the Montgomery home of Robert and Carmella Freda, most everything at the holiday dinner table is home made. Tender osso buco, linguini with clam sauce, creamy risotto and panettone are savored by those who gather. Ms. Freda, born of Italian immigrants, prepares fresh spaghetti and lasagna…
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Caroline Lucchese, 94
MANVILLE — Caroline Lucchese died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at Greenbrook Manor in Green Brook. She was 94. Born in Kelayres, Pa., she lived in Raven Run, Pa., and Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Manville where she lived for many years. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Lucchese was a communicant of Christ the King Roman…
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Everything the home vintner needs
By:Cynthia Cannon Australian, French, Chilean or California wine can be made at home and ready for Valentine’s Day. Wine kits at Princeton Homebrew, 142 Witherspoon St., contain most everything a first-time vintner needs to produce a first stock in four weeks. Home winemaking kits are foolproof, says Joe Bair, owner of the Homebrew shop on…
