• Stanley Louis Aftanski

    Mr. Aftanski, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 9, 2012. Prior to his retirement in 1980, he was employed with National Lead Industries, Sayreville, where he worked for 45 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Stella, and two sons, Stanley Mark and John Alan. Surviving are a daughter, Gloria Zagorski, and her husband, John A.;…

  • George Joseph Simonelli

    Mr. Simonelli, 88, of Helmetta, died Nov. 12, 2012, in CareOne at East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen. Surviving are a daughter, Maureen, of West Milford; two sons, Robert, and his wife, Carol, of Helmetta, and George Jr., of Salisbury, Pa.; a brother, August Simonelli, of New York; and two grandchildren. A…

  • Charles L. Schocket, M.D.

    Dr. Schocket, 82, of Monroe, died Nov. 8, 2012, in CareOne at East Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was an oncologist. He was predeceased by a son, Kenneth. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine M. Salzberg Schocket; three daughters: Susan Obel, and her husband, Michael, of Brooklyn, N.Y., Jane Breyer, and her husband,…

  • Anne Powell Milko

    Mrs. Milko, 81, of South River, died Nov. 6, 2012, in Regency Gardens at Monroe. Prior to her retirement 20 years ago, she was employed as a bookkeeper for Acme Markets, East Brunswick, where she worked for 38 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Milko Sr.; two brothers, Gene and Burt Powell; and…

  • Robert C. Case

    Mr. Case, 60, of East Brunswick, died Nov. 9, 2012, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn Guzzardi Case; two sons, Michael, of Jersey City, and Robert, and his wife, Katie, of Spotswood; his mother, Barbara Kindt Case, of San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Gary Case, of Charlotte, N.C.;…

  • William L. Brennan

    Mr. Brennan, 84, of Spotswood, died Nov. 8, 2012, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by seven siblings, Marie, Eileen, Winnie, Joe, Tom, Jenny and Margaret. Surviving are his wife, Colette; two sons, William, and his wife, Catherine, of Westfield, and Keith, and his wife, Diane, of Bayonne; a sister, Catherine;…

  • Two plead guilty to fraud in charity medicine scheme

    Two Middlesex County women admitted Nov. 13 that they defrauded a charity program out of more than $7 million in donated HIV and cancer medication, using their access to a company hired to administer the program. Keisha Jackson, 47, of Perth Amboy, and Jameshia Bryant, 26, of South River, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge…

  • Milltown man pleads guilty to attempting to flee

    Joseph Vitale, convicted of bank fraud, tries to flee hospital during supervised release MILLTOWN — A borough man awaiting a hearing for allegedly violating the conditions of his federal supervised release admitted to attempting to flee from a hospital on Nov. 8. Joseph Vitale, 59, of Milltown, pleaded guilty to attempted escape in Trenton federal…

  • Monroe officials discuss storm, aftermath

    Residents mixed on response, communication BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer MONROE — In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, officials lauded emergency and municipal personnel while looking for ways to improve for future storm events. At the Nov. 13 council meeting, Mayor Richard Pucci, making his first meeting appearance after undergoing back surgery in September, said…

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