• Elizabeth P. Magnussen

    Mrs. Magnussen, 84, a resident of Lakewood for the past 14 years, died March 12, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was employed as a legal secretary with Bethlehem Steel in New York City and Pennsylvania for 25 years before retiring. Her husband, Harold Magnussen, died in 1999. Mrs. Magnussen is survived by her…

  • Barbara Z. Zach

    Mrs. Zach, 88, of Sayreville, died March 2, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to her retirement, she was employed at E.I. DuPont Photo Products, Parlin section of Sayreville. She was predeceased by her husband, Willard B. Zach. Surviving are two daughters and their husbands, Lynn and Harry Romeo of Old…

  • Angela Derent Chmielewski

    Mrs. Chmielewski, 95, of Sayreville, died Feb. 23, 2009, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1979, she was employed as a salesperson at Newberry’s department store, East Brunswick, where she worked for 15 years. Her husband, Adam J. Chmielewski, died in 1996; a son, Edward Chmielewski, died in 1999;…

  • George R. Currie

    Mr. Currie, 70, of East Brunswick, died March 7, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a marketing-services supervisor with Johnson and Johnson, North Brunswick. A daughter, Darlene Fresta, died in 2002. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine Gurdinak Currie; a daughter, Colleen Currie of East…

  • Sports Shorts

    The Old Bridge Knights Pop Warner is accepting football and cheer registration for the 2009 Season on March 28 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the clubhouse at 432 Marlboro Road, Old Bridge. Take advantage of the early bird discount fees of $60 per child, $40 each additional child; $40 for flag. For more…

  • Blish turned personal loss into a positive for MTHS

    MTHS senior led Falcons with 15.7 points per game BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Don’t you have to be older and wiser before you can truly appreciate living one day at a time? Not if you’ve been forced to grow up like 17-year-old Stephen Blish. A senior captain for Monroe Township High School’s basketball team, Blish…

  • Sport Shorts

    The Amateur Baseball Association of New Jersey (ABA), an adult men’s (18 and over) recreational baseball league, is looking for baseball players and teams. There will be multiple wood and metal skill-level leagues. In 2008, the league had over 150 teams. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 201-873- 3349. Raritan Bay Cougars’ registration for…

  • Bloom provides guide for young runners

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marc Bloom has written nine books. Some were very personal, like "God on the Starting Line," about his time coaching the St. Rose High School, Belmar, boys cross country team. Others were biographical ("The Miler," about Steve Scott, the former American record holder in the mile run) or informative ("Run…

  • Thinks ‘victory’ for Board of Education marks ‘a sad day’

    It’s sad to see another curtailment of rights for Christians hailed as a “victory” for the Board of Education. In fact, the decision of the Supreme Court not to hear Coach Marcus Borden’s case (“Game Over: Board of Ed Victorious Over Coach,” Suburban, March 5) amounts to a victory only for those who wish to…

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