• Jennie Branco

    Mrs. Branco, 85, of North Brunswick, died Nov. 13, 2009, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Marie and John Filozof, in North Brunswick. Mrs. Branco and her late husband owned and operated C.F. Branco Construction Co., South River. She was predeceased by her husband, Cesar Branco, in 1967. She is survived by three…

  • Anthony John Navickas

    Mr. Navickas, 80, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 1, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He began his career as a teacher with the East Brunswick school system in 1956, teaching classes in social studies, math and science, serving as a guidance counselor and eventually serving as principal of East Brunswick High…

  • Robert L. McCarty

    Mr. McCarty, 51, of Old Bridge, formerly of South River, died Oct. 31, 2009, at home. He was employed as a security-alarm monitor technician for the past four years with Protection One Security, Wall. Before that, he worked at STS Auto Center, East Brunswick, and Wawa, Old Bridge. He was predeceased by his father, John…

  • Stella Prohaska

    Mrs. Prohaska, 98, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 31, 2009, in John Montgomery Care Center, Freehold. She was a former telephone operator with New Jersey Bell, South River. She was predeceased by her husband, Edwin Prohaska; a daughter, Constance Parr; a brother, Joseph Jankowski; and a granddaughter, Cynthia. Surviving are a daughter, Elaine Haefner, and…

  • Sports Shorts

    Registration for East Brunswick baseball, softball and Buddy Ball will be held 7- 9 p.m. Nov. 19 and 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 21 at Managers Hall on Dunhams Corner Road in East Brunswick. Details: 732-266-5402. The St. Bart’s Buffalos PeeWee football team won The War at the Shore Liberty Conference Championship Nov. 1 by…

  • Local teams place well in state X-country meet

    EBHS, Old Bridge boys teams in top 10; South Brunswick girls get fourth-place finish BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Despite strong finishes by members of the East Brunswick High School boys team in the state Group IV cross country meet at Holmdel Park on Saturday, the Bears did not earn the right to move on to…

  • Local Pop Warner team looking to make history

    The St. Bart’s Buffalos PeeWee football team will compete in the Eastern Region Finals Saturday for the second straight year. EAST BRUNSWICK — The St. Bart’s Buffalos PeeWee football team is on its way to the Eastern Region Finals this Saturday in Jackson. The team, with members from East Brunswick, Milltown, Spotswood and Helmetta, will…

  • Monroe seeks revenge in semifinal vs. Ocean

    East Brunswick will face Sayreville in Group IV playoffs BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent All Monroe Township High School’s football team (8-1) has to do to earn a berth in the Central Jersey Group III championship game is beat Ocean Township tomorrow night. It was a year ago on the same Hugh Walsh Stadium turf in…

  • Trying to break free

    Above: Spotswood High School’s Kevin Antoine (l) and Garret Walters sandwich Metuchen’s James Warren after he caught a pass from Steven Deinzer in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I playoffs Nov. 14. Metuchen, playing at home, defeated the Chargers 28-7. Right: Spotswood’s Kevin Antoine catches a pass in front of Metuchen’s…

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