• Owner agrees to close bar, sell license

    Cagney’s Pub shuts down in wake of ABC charges BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Cagney’s Pub agreed to cease operation last week after decades of operating in Sayreville. The Washington Road business was cited for violating state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control regulations associated with incidents in both January and April. Borough officials reached an…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Ashley Force Hood, in the Castrol GTX Mustang, lines up Saturday during the NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Force Hood raced to her third final in a row, but two-time world champion Funny Car driver Tony Pedregon got a jump-start at the starting line and beat her to the…

  • John Brizak Sr.

    Mr. Brizak, 85, of East Brunswick, died June 8, 2009, at Kindred Hospital, Dover Township. He had resided in Fords before moving to East Brunswick 54 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1983, he was a truck driver for Hermann Forwarding, North Brunswick, for more than 30 years. Mr. Brizak was a U.S. Army veteran…

  • Karen F. Kramer

    Mrs. Kramer, 57, of Metuchen, died May 27, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She had been a resident of Metuchen for 30 years. Mrs. Kramer was a program director for 17 years with the Rahway Board of Education in the public school system. Surviving are her husband of 34 years, Elliot…

  • Thomas Nicholas

    Mr. Nicholas, 88, of East Brunswick, died June 10, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was the retired vice president of manufacturing at Estey Metal Products, Tinton Falls. He was predeceased by his wife, Clementine; a sister, Helen; and a brother, Spiros. He is survived by two sons, George Nicholas and…

  • Isabel C. Hess

    Mrs. Hess, 83, of South Amboy, died June 8, 2009, at St. Luke’s VNA Hospice, Saucon Valley, Pa. She was a bookkeeper in the Old Bridge Township Tax Office. Mrs. Hess was predeceased by her husband, Robert W. Hess; a brother, William Cowan; and a sister, Mary Jane Brennan. Surviving are her children, Jane and…

  • Nathan Dubester

    Mr. Dubester, 90, a former elected commissioner of Spotswood from 1967-75, died June 2, 2009, in Arlington, Va. Before moving to Maryland in 1980, he was the director of the Land Acquisition Department of Middlesex County. He also previously served as senior negotiator for the New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development under the…

  • Hyman Merson

    Mr. Merson, 91, a lifelong resident of East Brunswick, died June 3, 2009, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He had worked for Two Guys Discount Store for 10 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. Mr. Merson was predeceased by his wife, Ruth (Werfel) in March;…

  • Mary Renda Celona

    Mrs. Celona, 84, of North Brunswick, died June 11, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was employed at E.R. Squibb & Son, New Brunswick, for nine years, retiring in 1982. Prior to that, she was a crossing guard for North Brunswick Township. She was predeceased by two daughters, Mary Frances Celona-Nikovics…

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