• “Parade of Nations”

    Students at Lawrence Brook Elementary School in East Brunswick gather in the hallway prior to their “Parade of Nations” into the gymnasium. Students engaged in a full day of activities as part of the multicultural festival “Climbing Every Mountain Together.” More photos at gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Cuts in educational aid is a real hot-button issue

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve written before about how much I enjoy the conversational aspect of this column, and my readers aren’t shy about giving me their take on something I’ve written. Sure, some of the responses are beyond the pale, like the guy who recently said he hopes I end up destitute and eating dog…

  • Organizing letter-writing campaign to stop school cuts

    They say, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Well, my husband and I carefully selected our home and pay higherthan average taxes because of the quality of the members of the “village” that is helping to raise our children. That village is made up of many wonderful teachers, aides, speech therapists, social workers,…

  • Dissolution would have negative impact

    Township officials are considering doing away with the East Brunswick Sewerage Authority (EBSA) and blending this body in with the municipally controlled East Brunswick Water Utility. For those who are unaware, this will result in dissolution of the current sewerage service, which is semiautonomous, self-funded and self-maintained by its staff. Responsibility and funding for the…

  • Edwin S. Hewitt Jr.

    Mr. Hewitt, 49, of Sayreville, formerly of East Brunswick, died April 7, 2010, at home. A technical-service coordinator with Somfy System Inc., Dayton section of South Brunswick, he also worked part time until 2008 as a store clerk at ShopRite of East Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents, Edwin S. Hewitt Sr. and Luella…

  • Matthew E. Saris

    Mr. Saris, 59, of South River, died March 26, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents, Mathew and Althea Saris, and by two brothers, Ronald and Bryan Saris. Surviving are his wife, Dotti Quinn Saris; two sons, Matthew Saris Jr. of East Brunswick and Christopher Saris of…

  • Edward Kodada

    Mr. Kodada, 90, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, died April 3, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Jean Katz Kodada; a son, Ernest Kodada, and his wife, Patricia, of Monroe; and three grandchildren. Services were held at Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin section of Sayreville. Entombment…

  • Salvatore S. D’Aniello

    Mr. D’Aniello, 63, of East Brunswick, died April 5, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 2001, he was a selfemployed restaurant owner in East Brunswick and the Avenel section of Woodbridge. Surviving are his wife, Marion Castrataro D’Aniello; eight children, Angelo, Susan, Jerry, Salvatore, Gina, Deanna, Joy…

  • Joan Kaczorowski York

    Mrs. York, 77, of South River, died March 30, 2010, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a supervisor at Bell Telephone, South River. She was predeceased by a sister, Marie Doris Kuchta. Surviving are a son, Randy York, and his wife, Barbara, of Bordentown; a brother, Benjamin Kaczorowski, and his wife,…

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