• James L. Rose

    Mr. Rose, 80, of North Brunswick, died Sept. 11, 2009, at home. Born in Milltown, he grew up in North Brunswick. He was a plumbing and heating engineer at Larkin Services Local 68 IUOE, North Brunswick, retiring in 1993. Prior to that, he was employed at the Boy Scouts of American, and First Fidelity Bank,…

  • Movie’s actions question sense of morality

    What does it say about our society that celebrates a movie like “Inglourious Basterds”? We witness a baseballwielding thug with the nickname “Bear Jew” discharging a brutal attack on a German soldier who most of us would think of as a hero, for not revealing secrets. The Bear’s comrades cheer him on as he inflicts…

  • 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…

  • Gloria A. Dossin Smigel

    Mrs. Smigel, 77, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 1, 2009, in Park Place Center, South Brunswick. A schoolteacher, she taught at Churchill Junior High School, East Brunswick, during the 1970s. Her husband, James Smigel, died in 1995, and a sister, Donna Bozymowski, died in 2008. Surviving are a daughter, Karen George, and her husband, Edward,…

  • Robert J. Lavelle

    Mr. Lavelle, 72, of Old Bridge, died Aug. 20, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by a sister, Maureen. Surviving are a brother, Paul, and his wife, Phyllis, with whom he lived; a niece, Heather Fraunberger, and her husband, John, of North Brunswick; two nephews, Kevin Lavelle, and his…

  • Dorothy Stetler Errickson Skillman

    Mrs. Skillman, 92, of the Dayton section of South Brunswick, died Sept. 4, 2009. She resided in Monroe Township, prior to relocating to Dayton. She dedicated her life to the Errickson & Skillman Insurance Agency. She was predeceased by her husband, V. Leroy Skillman Jr. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and…

  • Edith M. Johnson Emerick Snyder

    Mrs. Snyder, 87, of North Brunswick, died Sept. 13, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She resided in Sarasota, Fla., for 34 years, relocating to North Brunswick two years ago. She was a retired forklift operator at United Steel and Container, North Brunswick. She was predeceased by a sister, Grace Enoch; and…

  • S.B. football team ready to ‘fight’ the competition

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent It’s been a positive start to the football season for South Brunswick High School on a number of fronts. First, and most important, the Vikings defeated Manalapan, 20-7, last Friday, in a GMC-Shore Conference crossover game to provide the team with a 1-0 record out of the gates. Second, it was…

  • Program’s net goals extend to on and off the court

    Ball-U-Man offers basketball instruction for all skill levels BY JENNIFER BOOTON Staff Writer Three men with a passion for basketball and teaching have banned together to help young South Brunswick players tackle the court-based game. The Ball-U-Man basketball program will provide clinic-type instruction for boys and girls of all skill levels. South Brunswick residents Rex…

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