• Historians’ book tells local veterans’ stories

    Three authors spent year interviewing area WWII vets BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent EAST BRUNSWICK — One earned a Silver Star for heroism; one watched the Japanese surrender from the deck of the USS Missouri. Another witnessed the testing of the atomic bomb. Each of the more than 20 men interviewed recently by the East…

  • Monument dedicated to a Spotswood hero

    High school club honors Army Spc. Michael Gonzalez BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent There will always be a special place for Army Spc. Michael Gonzalez at Spotswood High School. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Ida and Pedro Gonzalez, with Spotswood High School teacher Frank Yusko (r), look on during the dedication ceremony for a…

  • Right time to purchase a home, for some

    Area real estate professionals weigh in on current market BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Real estate brokers are often seen as eternal optimists, but those selling homes in the local area all agree that this is a great time to buy due to historically low interest rates. Opinions differ on whether the bottom of the…

  • Council cuts school tax increase in half

    Helmetta voters have defeated school tabs for past six years BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer By voting down the school budget last month, Helmetta residents paved the way for the tax rate hike to be cut from 4.2 cents to roughly 2 cents. The Borough Council responded to the April 21 budget defeat by ordering…

  • Photo

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jason Nielsen, who recently returned to East Brunswick after his fourth tour of duty overseas, places the Freedom Wreath on display during the township’s Memorial Day observance Sunday at Veterans Park. New granite pavers were dedicated to Neilsen and Robert S. Anderson for his 23 years of service as…

  • Josephine DeWald

    Mrs. DeWald, 96, of Long Branch, died May 15, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Henry DeWald; a son, John DeWald of Saugerties, N.Y.; a daughter, Anita Marie Menno of East Brunswick; and two grandchildren. Interment was at Beth El Cemetery, Oakhurst section of Ocean…

  • Wesley J. Thackara

    Mr. Thackara, 52, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick and Old Bridge, died May 11, 2009, at home. He was the director of maintenance for 25 years at Summerhill Nursing Home, Old Bridge. His father, William, died in 2006. Surviving are his wife, Cindi Becker Thackara; a son, Jason, and a daughter, Lindsay; his mother,…

  • Ellen Mary Corrigan Paturzo

    Mrs. Paturzo, 93, of Spotswood, died May 9, 2009, at home. Her husband, George Paturzo, died in 1981. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Ellen Paturzo of Spotswood and Ann Thompson, and her husband, Charles, of Monroe; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a dear friend, Connie Pfeil of East Brunswick. A Mass was offered at Immaculate…

  • Mildred Wright

    Mrs. Wright, 84, of East Brunswick, died April 30, 2009, in University Medical Center at Princeton. She was predeceased by a son, Terry Wright. Surviving are her husband, James Wright of East Brunswick; a son, Mark A. Wright of Hillsborough; a daughter, Laurie A. Pierce, and her husband, Thomas J., of Belle Mead; and four…

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