• Olga Kowzun Zawadsky

    Mrs. Zawadsky, 91, of Brick, formerly of South River, died March 5, 2010, in Ocean Medical Center, Brick. She was predeceased by her husband, James W. Zawadsky, and by a son, James W. Zawadsky Jr. Surviving are a niece, Paula Kowzun, and three nephews, Gregory, Edward and Michael Kowzun; and two greatnephews. A service was…

  • Michael Periu Sr.

    Mr. Periu, 66, of East Brunswick, died March 8, 2010. Surviving are his wife, Livia; two sons, Albert and Michael; a daughter-in-law, Raquel; his mother, Dora; a brother, Carlos; a brother-inlaw and sister-in-law, Joaquin and Zoila Montes; two granddaughters; and two nephews and a niece. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick.…

  • “Nino” Labombarda

    Mr. Labombarda, 67, of East Brunswick, died March 3, 2010, at home. Surviving are his wife, Maddalena Leone Labombarda; two sons, Joseph M. Labombarda, and his wife, Tracy, of Easton, Pa., and Michael G. Labombarda of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a daughter, Anna L. Seckular, and her husband, Corey, of Middletown; two brothers, Vincenzo Labombarda of Venezuela…

  • Reginald S. Thomas

    Mr. Thomas, 70, of Monroe, died March 2, 2010, at home. He was director of women and minority small-business development at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where he worked for 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Jean Catanese; a daughter, Tara Thomas of East Orange; two sons, Craig Weber of Nutley and Mark Catanese, and his…

  • Showtime

    Students in the Spotswood High School Drama Club rehearse a scene from “Kiss Me, Kate,” which will be performed at 7:30 p.m. March 18-20 and 2 p.m. March 21 at the high school on Summerhill Road. Tickets are $10; $6 for students and senior citizens. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, Cast members rehearse March…

  • Student, school score big in T-shirt contest

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Troy Chartier-Vignapiano holds his award, surrounded by friends, family members and Aéropostale’s Scott Birnbaum (l). SOUTH RIVER — What makes thirdgrader Troy Chartier-Vignapiano smile? That was the question that the 9-year-old had to ask himself when he entered Aéropostale’s “P.S. What Makes You Smile” Tshirt design contest for third-, fourth-…

  • Middlesex communities still reeling from storm

    Weekend nor’easter brings blackouts, flooding, damage to many homes BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer The nor’easter that barreled through the area last weekend left thousands without power and caused widespread damage to homes and businesses due to heavy winds and flooding. A wooded area behind a building on Buckelew Avenue was flooded all the way…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Ben Edelson Senior Men’s Saturday Softball Club will open another season of camaraderie and exercise on April 3 at Field One of Thompson Park, Perrineville Road, Monroe Township. Everybody plays, and there are no fees. For information, call Rick Newmark at 609-655-8051 or Norm Oshrin at 609-409-4384. The Amateur Baseball Association of New Jersey…

  • Brown cultivates talent through work

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Good thing actions speak louder than words. Because if you listen to how Morgan Brown describes what it’s like to be considered one of the top high school female bowlers in the state, you get a shrug and she deflects the conversation to how others have helped her. Morgan Brown OK,…

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