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WHAT’S GOING ON: Week of May 11
Sat., May 12 Benefit Concert for Miss Jasmine Haws: “An Evening With Ron Perry & the Voices” with guest performer Yolanda M. Briggs. Come hear all your favorites. Concert starts at 6 p.m. at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 21 Rev. William L Powell Drive, Hightstown. Free will offering. Call 609-448-5314 for more information. Wed., May…
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Nathan Cogdill, veteran trainer for the Monroe Township school district, saw firsthand how debilitating juvenile rheumatoid arthritis can be, when his son became ill with the disease shortly after he turned 1 year old. His desire to help raise awareness about the condition and contribute money to the Arthritis Foundation was the inspiration behind Cogdill…
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Mattis breaks state record in discus at GMC Relays
East Brunswick senior throws 218-4 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Sam Mattis didn’t go to the Greater Middlesex Conference Relays expecting a whole lot. The East Brunswick High School thrower had targeted the Penn Relays for his early season peak and had set a new personal best of 211-11 in winning the discus title there…
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EB track team is focused on hard work, dedication
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent East Brunswick High School’s Paul Popovski competes in the high jump at the Greater Middlesex Conference Relays held May 3 at South Brunswick High School. Popovski cleared 5-4 for the Bears. JEFF GRANIT staff East Brunswick High School boys spring track coach Dave Hagan believes in a simple philosophy, one that…
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Monroe H.S. lacrosse team accomplishes first goal
Falcon boys win GMC division crown for the first time BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent A thletic teams do not put in long hours of practice and make many other sacrifices just to lose. However, if ever a defeat was a blessing in disguise, it was the 12-11 loss the Monroe Township High School boys lacrosse…
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Kathleen R. Flynn
Ms. Flynn, 63, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died March 31, 2012. She owned the Early Bird Luncheonette in Staten Island for five years and was employed as a paralegal for many years. Surviving are her mother, Catherine Flynn of Englishtown; a son, Nicholas Pantuliano of Jersey City; and two brothers…
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Frances H. Karanewsky Podbelski
Mrs. Podbelski, 82, of North Brunswick, formerly of South River, died May 2, 2012, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by a daughter, Diane Podbelski, in 1977. Surviving are a son, Joseph Podbelski of Edison; a daughter, Sandra Opalak, and her husband, Kenneth, of Stafford, Va.; and a brother, John…
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William Cushing Peck
Mr. Peck, 94, formerly of East Brunswick, died April 25, 2012, in New Jersey Fireman’s Home, Boonton. He joined the East Brunswick Independent Fire Company in 1952. He was a life member and over the years served as chief, president, trustee and chairman of the East Brunswick Board of Fire Commissioners, District 2, for 23…
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Stella Muraszko Craney
Mrs. Craney, 89, of South River, died April 26, 2012, at home. She was a self-employed cook for many years, retiring in 1989 from Sperry Univac, Dayton section of South Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew Rice; a daughter, Monica Bogusz; two brothers, Bernard and Edward Muraszko; and two sisters, Anna Staump and…
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