• Eugene D. Cifranic

    Mr. Cifranic, 81, of North Brunswick, died July 3, 2013, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Trenton, he had lived in North Brunswick for the past 50 years. He was a foreman at the Anheuser-Busch Yeast Plant in Old Bridge for 25 years before retiring in 1993. Prior to that…

  • Charles “Happy” Van Arsdale

    Mr. Van Arsdale, 89, died July 1, 2013, in Santan Valley, Ariz. He resided in Spotswood until retiring to the Poconos, Pa. in 1990. In 2005, he relocated to Arizona. Mr. Van Arsdale worked for A&P in Edison for 30 years and owned and operated the Town Market in Milltown until his retirement. A U.S.…

  • John J. Dudas

    Mr. Dudas, 69, of Monroe, died July 3, 2013, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Avenel before moving to Monroe 30 years ago. Prior to his retirement in 2005, he was a carpenter/millwright with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Millwrights in Perth Amboy for 48…

  • Frances Himich Tarkany

    Mrs. Tarkany, 88, of Spotswood, died July 2, 2013, at home. Born in East Brunswick, she resided there before moving to Spotswood 65 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1990, she was an assembly line employee for Johns Manville, where she worked for many years. Mrs. Tarkany was predeceased by her husband Michael in 1983…

  • Classes still open at Shalom preschool

    The Early Learning Center of Temple Shalom, 5 Arymont Lane, Aberdeen, has limited spaces available for its 2013-14 school year. For more information about the Jewish preschool, call Cindy Terebush at 732-566-2961 or email her at [email protected].

  • Kendall Park man pleads guilty to role in parking thefts

    A former security director for the New Brunswick Parking Authority pleaded guilty July 3 to a count of official misconduct, admitting that he took more than $3,000 from security guards to ignore their thefts of cash that was being stolen from payments made at two city parking decks. Lawrence Sorbino, 47, of the Kendall Park…

  • Alleged local gang members indicted on multiple charges

    Twenty-five people, including 21 alleged gang members and associates, were indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury June 25 on charges stemming from a massive racketeering conspiracy that involved an ongoing turf war and led to the fatal shooting of a man in his home in New Brunswick, authorities said. The 79-count indictment identified the…

  • Items sought for July 27 food drive

    The Old Bridge Food Bank, located in the municipal complex at Route 516 and Cottrell Road, will hold a food drive 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 27. Individuals may drive into the parking lot with their donations; food bank volunteers will collect the items and help stock the food bank shelves. The following items are requested…

  • Tickets available to Boscov’s preview day

    St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Sayreville, will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a gala preview at the new Boscov’s at the Woodbridge Center Mall 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 8. Only customers with tickets will be admitted into the store. The exclusive first look will feature merchandise, refreshments, entertainment, a chance to win prizes and a free…

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