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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN M.J. Clacko, of Monroe, checks out the interior of this 1957 Chevy BelAir sedan during Jamesburg Fall Festival on Railroad Avenue on Sept. 20.

  • Memorial School vote goes before residents

    New school would be built on site of fire-ravaged facility BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer East Brunswick residents will vote next week on a $17.96 million bond referendum for the construction of a new Memorial Elementary School. FILE PHOTO A fire seriously damaged East Brunswick Memorial School in 2008. A Sept. 29 referendum will ask…

  • Local school districts prepare for H1N1 virus

    Officials hopeful that precautionary measures will limit exposure BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer As health officials across the country predict a comeback of the H1N1 virus this fall, school districts across Middlesex County will be taking steps to prevent the likelihood of infection. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised countries in the Northern Hemisphere…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN E.J. Darby, 15, of Jamesburg, emerges as the winner of the ice-cream-eating contest, downing five scoops of vanilla in just under 21/2 minutes without using his hands during the Jamesburg Fall Festival on Railroad Avenue on Sunday.

  • Loretta Farrell

    Mrs. Farrell, 95, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 13, 2009, in The Elms at Cranbury. Her husband, Charles Farrell Jr., died in 1991. Surviving are four children, Charles of Long Beach Township, John of Park Ridge, Paul of East Brunswick and Gloria Dwyer of West Windsor; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered…

  • Patricia M. Fritz Trawinski

    Mrs. Trawinski, 68, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 3, 2009, in Willow Creek Nursing Home, Somerset section of Franklin. Her husband, George J. Trawinski, died in 2007. Surviving are a son, Gregory of Cranford; five sisters, Helen Gutter, and Arlene Chavarria, and her husband, Herbert, all of East Brunswick, Carol Ciasca of Middletown, Gloria Franco,…

  • Vincent Caruso

    Mr. Caruso, 85, of Toms River, died Sept. 11, 2009, at Concord Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Lakewood. He resided in North Brunswick prior to relocating to Toms River 25 years ago. He was a bricklayer for the Bricklayers Union Local No. 15, Highland Park, for more than 30 years, retiring 25 years ago. He was predeceased…

  • Madeline Connell McIntosh

    Mrs. McIntosh, 81, of Milltown, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Aug. 20, 2009, at home. Her husband, Charles A. McIntosh, died in 1990. She also was predeceased by a brother, Thomas Connell. Surviving are three daughters, Patricia Feeney, and her husband, Barry, of Sayreville, Debra McIntosh of Milltown, with whom she lived,…

  • Peteris Miesnieks

    Mr. Miesnieks, 87, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 10, 2009, at home. He co-founded Miesnieks and Stegers Drywall Contracting Co., which operated from 1952 until his retirement in 1995. Surviving are his wife, Rita Miesnieks; a son, Andre Miesnieks, and his wife, Jean Marie, of Montgomery; two daughters, Mara Balsbaugh, and her husband, Duncan, of…

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