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Eight suspects charged in robberies, break-ins
‘Crew’ accused in home invasions, civic hall burglaries BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Eight men have been arrested on charges they worked as a crew over the past two years, burglarizing and in some cases robbing businesses, civic halls and homeowners around Middlesex County. Between November 2007 and June 2009, the group of mostly local…
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Gloria J. Arcaro
Ms. Arcaro, 62, of Old Bridge, died Sept. 18, 2009, in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. She was employed as an informationtechnology manager at Rhodia, Cranbury. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Jane Arcaro. Surviving are a son, Jason De Luca, and a daughter, Jessica De Luca; and a brother, Robert…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Eden Schechter, 8, of East Brunswick, sees how fast she can blow up a balloon during a game that children made up during Monday’s Sukkot celebration, sponsored by the Chabad of East Brunswick. The event, at the home of Rabbi Aryeh Goodman, had children eating kosher pizza and fries in the sukkah,…
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Dorothy Hasner Beres
Mrs. Beres, 93, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 28, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was predeceased by three brothers and two sisters. Surviving are her husband, Matthew; a daughter, Joanne Croslin of Spotswood; a sister, Mary Semkow of the Somerset section of Franklin; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgrandchild. A…
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Biz owner charged in murder plot
FBI says Passalaqua offered to kill four for $10K each BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer Alocal resident and business owner is accused of setting a scheme to murder four people in exchange for money, and also taking part in a series of burglaries in Middlesex County. Joseph Passalaqua, 55, of East Brunswick, the longtime owner…
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Robert “Pogers” Pogroszewski
Mr. Pogroszewski, 87, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 16, 2009, at home. Prior to his retirement in 1984, he was employed as a maintenance supervisor with Hercules, Parlin section of Sayreville. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Walczak Pogroszewski; four daughters, Deborah Garro, and her husband, Larry, of Rockaway, Dorothy Capra, and her husband, Giulio, and…
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Voters give go-ahead to new school building
Memorial School will replace facility damaged in ’08 fire BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Despite a still treacherous economy, East Brunswick voters last week approved a referendum to build a new Memorial Elementary School. The Sept. 29 vote was 2,415 in favor of the $18 million bond; 2,056 against, according to preliminary results released by…
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Kathleen Eden Koch
Mrs. Koch, 62, of Jamesburg, formerly of East Brunswick, died Sept. 24, 2009, in Willow Creek Care Center, Somerset section of Franklin. She was predeceased by her parents, Nelson Eden and Stella Swersky-Rossi. Surviving are four children, John, and his wife, Michelle, of Pennsylvania, Michael, and his wife, Michelle, of Monroe, Frank, and his wife,…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Friends Chris Nardine (l) and Peter Longo, both 11, frolic on an inflatable attraction during Helmetta Day, held Sept. 26 at the Holy Trinity Church grounds on Main Street.
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