• Milton R. Gross, Ph.D.

    Dr. Gross, 74, of Monroe, formerly of Freehold, died Feb. 15, 2010, in Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston. He held a doctoral degree in pharmaceutical chemistry. Prior to his retirement, he worked for 30 years in product-development management with Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents, Helen and Abraham Gross, and by…

  • Eileen Hayes

    Ms. Hayes, 63, of Spotswood, died Feb. 17, 2010, at home. Surviving are a brother, David Hayes, and his wife, Robyn, of Spotswood; a sister, Diane Barlow, and her husband, Walter, also of Spotswood; many nieces and nephews; and seven great-nieces and great-nephews. Cremation was private. Arrangements were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home,…

  • Mary Marchuk Hartie

    Mrs. Hartie, 80, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 5, 2010, in Rose Mountain Care Center, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, John Stephen Hartie, and by a brother, EdwardMarchuk. Surviving are two sons, Brian J. Hartie of East Brunswick and David Hartie, and his wife, Norma, of Cortland Manor, N.Y.; two daughters, Marian…

  • Mary Patricia β€œPat” Murphy McSweeney

    Mrs. McSweeney, 77, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 18, 2010, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1995, she was employed as a teacher’s aide at Montessori School, East Brunswick. Her husband, Daniel J. McSweeney, died in 1992. Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Ann Crosby, and her husband, Gary, of North Brunswick and Mary Bullock,…

  • Olga Good Grobelny

    Mrs. Grobelny, 83, of Sayreville, died Feb. 11, 2010, in Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Her husband, Edward V. Grobelny, died in 1981. She also was predeceased by two sisters, Helen Polchin and Mary Yager, and three brothers, Joseph, Andrew and John Good. Surviving are two sons and their wives, Edward and Edwina Grobelny…

  • Lawrence Brook goes pink after students raise $1,700

    EAST BRUNSWICK — The staff of the Lawrence Brook Elementary School were more than tickled pink by the amount of money a group of students was able to raise for breast cancer research. For one day last week, every teacher and administrator even colored their hair pink. The Early Act Club at the school, located…

  • Lawrence Brook Elementary

    Top to bottom: Lawrence Brook Elementary School teachers Rosemarie Kiernan (l) and Stacey DeSio are all pink Feb. 17 in recognition of the Early Act Club’s fundraising effort for breast cancer research. Lawrence Brook Elementary School Assistant Principal Marlene Burckhardt (l) also wore pink to mark the students’ efforts. See story on next page. More…

  • Putting a creative spin on it

    Shane Opinski, 3, of Spotswood, creates a spin-art masterpiece with his mom, Christine Schaeffler, during the South County Day Care Center’s Winter Festival, held Feb. 12 in Ericson Hall at St. George’s Church, Helmetta. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Spotswood BOE warns staff of potential cuts

    Expected loss of state aid contributes to shortfall BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Board of Education sent out nearly 60 letters to staff members on Feb. 19 to warn them that measures may need to be taken in the coming months to deal with a possible cut in school aid. The notices…

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