• GOP sweeps in Sayreville

    By Jennifer Booton GOP sweeps in Sayreville SAYREVILLE — The Republican Party has taken back its majority on the Borough Council. On Nov. 3, Republicans Frank Bella and Nicholas Perrette defeated Democrats Dennis Grobelny and Thomas Pollando for the two available three-year terms. Come January, the GOP will have a 5-1 majority on the council,…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jackie Ayva, 6, of South River, works on a craft project with her mom while friend Erin Nann, 7, also of South River, looks on during the seventh annual Daisy Walk in the Park Sunday at Bicentennial Park, East Brunswick. The event raises funds for recreation programs for people with disabilities.

  • Lena Rossi Peachey

    Mrs. Peachey, 84, of New Brunswick, formerly of South River, died Oct. 13, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed for 18 years at Mako Dress Factory, South River. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Peachey, and by a brother, Anthony Rossi Sr., and his…

  • Maria Luisa Papalilo

    Mrs. Papalilo, 92, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 26, 2009, in Bayshore Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Holmdel. Her first husband, Galiano Antonini, died in 1951, and her second husband, Theodor Papalilo, died in 1991. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Franco and Anne D. Antonini of East Brunswick; a sister, Amalia Fiaschetti Pieri of…

  • Jeanette F. Di Gloria

    Mrs. Di Gloria, 88, died Oct. 24, 2009, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She is survived by her husband, Joseph of North Brunswick; a daughter, Josephine Tallman of Spotswood; a son, Vincent Di Gloria of Ireland; a brother, Sam Sciarratta of Jamesburg; five grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren. Arrangements were by Gleason Funeral Home,…

  • Malgorzata Margaret Skrzypko Halicki

    Mrs. Halicki, 42, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly of South River, died Oct. 10, 2009, in Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Murfreesboro. Her husband, Wieslaw Halicki, died in 2008. She also was predeceased by her parents, Kazimierz and Czeslawa Skrzypko. Surviving are a daughter, Samantha Halicki of Murfreesboro; her in-laws, Jozef and Loretta Halicki of South River…

  • James D. Schultz Sr.

    Mr. Schultz, 60, of North Brunswick, died Oct. 13, 2009, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a licensed professional engineer at the New Jersey Highway Authority for 12 years, retiring in 1998. Prior to that, he was employed in the engineering department of Middlesex County and was a teacher at Middlesex County…

  • Josephine Batko Sokolowski

    Mrs. Sokolowski, 94, of Sayreville, died Oct. 5, 2009, in Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice, Edison. Her husband, Victor Sokolowski, died in 1964. Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Riggio, with whom she lived; a son, Dennis Sokolowski of Helmetta; a sister, Stella Kurdyla of Sayreville; five brothers, Michael Batko of Twin City, Minn., John, Walter…

  • Zina Barraco Pugliesi

    Mrs. Pugliesi, 74, of Spotswood, died Oct. 3, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are her husband, Richard Pugliesi; three daughters, Lorraine Jones of Spotswood, Linda Ellison, and her husband, William, of Jackson and Patricia Wei, and her husband, George, of Colts Neck; a sister, Benita Battista of the Toms River…

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