• Cool cat

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Faith Nandor, 9, has her face painted at Helmetta Day, held Sept. 26 at the Holy Trinity Church grounds on Main Street.

  • Roberta Smith

    Ms. Smith, 82, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Sept. 23, 2009, in The Elms at Cranbury. She was the housekeeper for 34 years at St. Bartholomew’s Church, East Brunswick. Surviving are many friends, including her adopted family, the Rebeles of East Brunswick. A Mass was offered at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Entombment was in…

  • Fostering an appreciation of the arts for 40 years

    Founding member recalls guild’s early days in E. Bruns. Suburban Artist Guild President Paula Feifer (l-r), Membership Chairwoman Allie Skislak, honored guest Ann Ripoli and member Loretta Brower celebrate the organization’s 40th anniversary recently. EAST BRUNSWICK — A local artists’ group is celebrating 40 years of highlighting local talent and fostering an appreciation of the…

  • Joseph Edward Moschetti

    Mr. Moschetti, 81, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 28, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1990, he was employed as a maintenance supervisor with the Old Bridge Township Board of Education, where he worked for 19 years. Surviving are his wife, Irene M. Bonk Moschetti; seven children,…

  • E.B. joins opposition to closing postal plant

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — Fearing it will hinder prompt mail services, the Township Council is asking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) not to close its sorting facility in Edison. The township joins several area municipalities that have taken a stance against the proposal to shut down the Kilmer Processing and Distribution…

  • Annette Barrett

    Mrs. Barrett, 54, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 25, 2099, at home. She worked with special needs adults at the Enable School, Princeton. Surviving are her parents, Herbert and Dora Soto, and two sons, Jonathan Barrett and Daniel C. Barrett, all of East Brunswick; two brothers, Edgar Manuel Soto of Metuchen and Vincent P. Soto…

  • Maurice “Bud” Higgins

    Mr. Higgins, of New Bern, N.C., formerly of Spotswood, died Oct. 1. Surviving are three children, Timothy M. Higgins of Asbury Park, Edward Higgins, and his wife, Natalie, of Prosper, Texas, and Lora Desrosier, and her husband, Richard, of New Bern; two siblings: Edward Higgins, and his wife, Janet, of Saddle Brook and Suzanne Rothschild…

  • Family sets yard sale to give back to RWJ

    Helmetta boy, 4, doing well after treatment for leukemia BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer After being diagnosed with leukemia, Jason D’Angelo, 4, of Helmetta, received two bone marrow transplants thanks to his sister, Mya, who served as the donor. HELMETTA — The past year has been a difficult one for the D’Angelo family, to say…

  • Francis “Frank” Rudders

    Mr. Rudders, 59, of Monroe, died Sept. 24, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. A band leader with The Blue Notes for 25 years, he also played with the band Collage. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann Kocanik Rudders; a daughter, Tina Marie Rudders of Monroe; a son, Peter, and his wife, Dawn,…

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