• Frank R. Kruczynski

    Mr. Kruczynski, 90, of Newtown, Pa., formerly of East Brunswick, died Dec. 21, 2010, at the Wynwood of Northampton Manor, Richboro, Pa. Prior to retiring, he was employed as an electrician for Hercules in Parlin for 42 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Catherine Gan, in 2008. Surviving are a son, Ron and his…

  • Philip Kelton

    Mr. Kelton, 79, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 21, 2010, at home. Prior to retiring in 1987, he was a route salesman for Taystee Bread in Newark for 32 years. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Kathleen Fallon Kelton; two sons, Alan and Scott, both of East Brunswick; a daughter, Karen Falkiner and her…

  • Mette Weissenburger

    Mrs. Weissenburger, 97, of Milltown, died Dec. 19, 2010, at home. She was a cancer survivor for over 30 years. Mrs. Weissenburger retired from AT&T, Piscataway, as a CRT operator in 1978. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Anthony Rossi of East Brunswick; three sons, Don Weissenburger of Monmouth Junction, Ken Weissenburger and…

  • Louis Pron Jr.

    Mr. Pron, 79, of Monroe, formerly of Iselin, died Dec. 15, 2010, at home. He served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of sergeant first class. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 30 years with Acme Supermarkets of South Kearney. Mr. Pron was predeceased by two brothers, Phillip and…

  • Harold Elkin

    Mr. Elkin, 84, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 12, 2010, at home. He was a produce manager for Red & White Supermarkets, Bronx, N.Y., for 35 years. Surviving are his wife, Rose; two sons, Larry and his wife Linda of Hastings-on- Hudson, N.Y., and Craig and his wife Lisa of Haddam, Conn.; and three granddaughters.…

  • Readers surprised that many of us are criminals in N.J.

    CODA GREG BEAN Apparently, I wasn’t the only one surprised, and outraged, by the fact that it’s basically illegal to carry a pocketknife in New Jersey — and that doing so might get you charged with a felony or a misdemeanor fine of nearly $1,000, if the local prosecutor is in a good mood.  …

  • New Jersey higher education deserves support

    The Lumina Foundation recently released a state-bystate report on the higher educational needs of America, for success in the 21st century. It projects that New Jersey alone will have to successively increase the number of college graduates it produces annually by 5,600 per year, every single year, until 2025, to meet one of President Barack…

  • Police: Monroe bank robbed

    MONROE — A gun-toting suspect held up a township bank last week and made off with an unknown amount of cash. The robbery took place just before 11 a.m. Dec. 23 at the Wachovia Bank located in the Concordia Shopping Center, Perrineville Road. According to police, male subject wearing a mask entered the bank and…

  • Stride for Scouting

    Louis Pron, 15, of Monroe, makes his way through the course during the recent Stride for Scouting 5K at East Brunswick High School. The Central New Jersey Council Boy Scouts of America holds the event annually to promote scouting as a start to a life of physical fitness. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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