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Sports Brief
South River Little League registration/tryouts will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1:30 p.m. at the South River Middle School gym, Montgomery Street. The Little League is open to all South River residents and any residents of a town that does not offer a Little League program of their own. New players interested need to…
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Foul-shooting practice pays dividends for Bears
East Brunswick H.S. boys advance in GMC tourney BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent A fter every practice, the East Brunswick High School boys basketball players participate in a contest called “Howmany foul shots can you make?” The day before Sunday’s GMC Tournament quarterfinal against Piscataway, point guardAmir Bell managed to sink 54 straight. If the Chiefs…
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Falcons are earning respect with never-give-up attitude
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The look of frustration on Monroe TownshipHigh School boys basketball coachNick Puleio following his team’s 59-41 loss to St. Joseph of Metuchen speaks volumes about how he believes in his team. Clearly, this is a coach who felt strongly they were capable of much more than what the Falcons managed against…
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East Brunswick High School’s Michael O’Kane (back) tries to turn South Brunswick’s Constantine Rissiotis over on his back to pick up points during their 160-pound match in the semi-finals of t he NJSIAA District 20 Wrestling Tournament held Feb. 18 at South Brunswick High School. O’Kane won this match, 8-3, and advanced to the finals…
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Spotswood High School’s Ryan Fahy (top) controls West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Etai Yonah during their 106-pound semifinal match Feb. 18 at the NJSIAA District 20 Wrestling Tournament held at South Brunswick High School. Fahy won this match by a decision and went on to win the district championship, defeating Old Bridge’s Kyle Brown, 10-9, in the…
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Michael Anthony Bucceroni
Mr. Bucceroni, 47, of Old Bridge, died Feb. 4, 2012, at home. He was predeceased by his parents, Philip and Phyllis McCoy Bucceroni. Surviving are a brother, Philip Bucceroni Jr. of Milltown; two sisters, Deborah Bucceroni and Donna Skiptunis, and her husband, Raymond, all of Old Bridge; and five nieces and nephews. AMass was offered…
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Doris Ripstein Corbin
Mrs. Corbin, 88, of Monroe, died Feb. 12, 2012, at home. She was predeceased by her first husband, Archer Fry; her second husband, Albert Corbin; and a daughter, Diane Leventhal. Surviving are a son, Douglas Fry, and his wife, Stacey, of Florida; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Cremation was private. Arrangements were under the direction…
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Anthony P. Silva Jr.
Mr. Silva, 76, of Sayreville, died Feb. 7, 2012, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was owner and operator of A.P. Silva and Son Trucking, Sayreville. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Alice. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Giasullo, and her husband, Tom, of Old Bridge; a…
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Nunziatina “Nancy” G. Fama
Mrs. Fama, 76, of North Brunswick, died Feb. 14, 2012, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are her husband, Silvestro “Nick” Fama; two daughters, Josera Fama Vitanza and her husband, Jeff, of North Brunswick, and Francesca Fama Wolf and her husband, Harvey H. Wolf, of Isle of Palms, S.C; three sisters, Michelle…
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