• Phillip Stern

    Mr. Stern, 71, of the Somerset section of Franklin, formerly of East Brunswick, died May 28, 2012, at home. Surviving are his wife, Arlene; a son, Michael, and his wife, Cecilia; a daughter, Leslie, and her husband, Dan; four grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and cousins. Funeral services were held at Mount Sinai Memorial…

  • Nina Houliaras Thasites

    Mrs. Thasites, 77, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died May 27, 2012, in Briarwood Care Center, Sayreville. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a cook at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Before that, she worked as a seamstress for Charles Komar and Sons, South Amboy. She is predeceased by her…

  • Donald C. Ortiz

    Mr. Ortiz, 79, of Monroe, formerly of Jamesburg, died May 16, 2012, in Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach, Fla. He was predeceased by a grandson, Chad Horne. Surviving are his wife, Marian Caruso Ortiz; two sons, Edward Horne, and his wife, Donna, of Middletown and Michael Horne, and his wife, Laura, of Freehold; three daughters,…

  • Irene M. Dombrowski Czarneski

    Mrs. Czarneski, 83, of Sayreville, died May 28, 2012, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a seamstress with Brodsky and Sons, South River. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph E. Czarneski; three brothers, Henry, Felix “Phil” and Alfred “Danny” Dombrowski; and a sister, Wanda Castano. Surviving are three children and…

  • Antonia Bartelheim

    Mrs. Bartelheim, 84, of Manalapan, formerly of Old Bridge, died May 24, 2012, at her daughter’s home in Massachusetts. Prior to her retirement in 1992, she was employed as a secretary for the Old Bridge Engineering Department. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter K. Bartelheim, and by a brother, Matthew Sefcik. Surviving are a…

  • Sterling Robert Arnold

    Mr. Arnold, 68, of Spotswood, formerly of Matawan and Woodbridge, died May 26, 2012, at home. Prior to his retirement in 2010, he was employed as a material handler for Schweitzer- Mauduit, Spotswood, where he worked for 37 years. Surviving are his wife, Deborah K. Thompson Arnold of Spotswood; two children, Sheri Homans, and her…

  • Participants sought for Summer Yard Sale

    4-H of Middlesex County is looking for vendors to take part in its Summer Yard Sale set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 23 at the 4-H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is June 24. Registration fee is $15 per space for vendors who supply their own table, $20 for those who require space…

  • Tickets on sale for ‘Woodstock on Lake’

    The East Brunswick Elks, 21B Oakmont Ave., will present “Woodstock on the Lake” 2- 7 p.m. June 16. The event will take place rain or shine. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and picnic baskets. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $20 at the door for adults; $5 for children ages 11-18; free of…

  • Two charged in Mercer, Middlesex County burglaries

    Law enforcement personnel from Middlesex and Mercer counties has been coordinating for the past few weeks on a pattern of overnight burglaries taking place. The cases were linked because they had a similar pattern in which the suspect would enter homes while residents slept, according to a posting on Nixle.com. The suspect stole mainly electronics…

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