• Police, supporters rally to save So. Amboy cops

    Five officers expected to be laid off this summer BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent ‘Save Daddy’s job! Save Daddy’s job!” Local resident Carol Tice led children gathered in front of South Amboy’s City Hall in a chant supporting Jake Murray, a city police officer and the husband of Tice’s co-worker Stacy Murray. Two of the children…

  • Area officials unhappy with sex offender ruling

    N.J. Supreme Court rules against residency restrictions BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer Local towns that placed restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can live in order to keep them away from areas where children congregate may have to rescind those ordinances. Sayreville and Spotswood are among the municipalities across the state that attempted to prohibit…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Ed Rappleyea of Americal Legion Post 211, Sayreville, addresses the crowd during a ceremony that accompanied the borough’s Memorial Day Parade Monday. Rappleyea served as grand marshal for the parade.

  • Eileen Buonacore

    Mrs. Buonacore, 66, of South River, died May 13, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a dispatcher with Argix Direct, Jamesburg, where she worked for 11 years. She was predeceased by her parents, Bridget and Alex Barfitt. Surviving are six daughters, Linda Hunter and…

  • Paul L. Veres

    Mr. Veres, 88, of Monroe, formerly of South River, died May 13, 2009, in the Pavillions at Forrestal, Plainsboro. He and his wife, Mary, owned and operated Mary and Paul’s Religious Store, South River, for many years. Surviving are his wife, Mary Duda Veres; a brother, Andy Veres of New Kensington, Pa.; two brothers-inlaw, Joseph…

  • John Dikowski

    Mr. Dikowski, 83, of Old Bridge, died May 17, 2009, in Cranbury Care Center, Monroe. He served as a Republican committeeman for Ward 13 in Old Bridge during the 1970s. His wife, Ann, died in 1992, and a son-in-law, Jack Pastuszak, died in 1995. Surviving are two daughters, Susan Pastuszak and Nancy Lerman, and her…

  • Thomas L. Szepietowski

    Mr. Szepietowski, 87, of South River, died May 18, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1980, he was employed at E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for more than 30 years. Surviving are a sister, Ann Lapa, and her husband, John, of…

  • 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,…

  • Adele Yuknalis

    Ms. Yuknalis, 94, of East Brunswick, died May 6, 2009, in Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by two brothers, Edward Nelson and Joseph Yuknalis, and by two sisters, Regina Stokes and Margaret Peters. Surviving are many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kearny.…

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