• Bernadine Lonczak Bereski

    Mrs. Bereski, 88, of South River, died Aug. 12, 2013, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. After working several years at Sennheiser in South River and Hercules in Sayreville, she was a secretary at M. Lonczak and Sons for many years. She was predeceased by her brothers, Michael, Leon and George Lonczak;…

  • Vilma Lasmanis Jansons

    Mrs. Jansons, 86, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 8, 2013, at home. She was a researcher and professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark for 25 years before retiring in 1993. She was predeceased by her husband, Ansis Jansons, her daughter, Mara Jansons-Leggett and her sister, Helen Lacis. Surviving are a grandson,…

  • William F. Lease

    Mr. Lease, 97, of South Seaside Park, formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 8, 2013. He worked as a carpenter until his retirement in 1981. During the 1970s, he and his wife owned and operated the Sea Gull Deli, Seaside Park. He was predeceased by his wife of 68 years, Emma Pohl Lease; his parents;…

  • Henry J. Kozlowski

    Mr. Kozloski, 88, formerly of Spotswood, Newark and Irvington, died Aug. 7, 2013, at Brandywine Senior Living, Princeton Township. Prior to retiring from PSE&G in Irvington, Mr. Kozloski worked as an electrical cable splicer for 50 years. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Dorothy Mirda Kozlowski; his children, Michael Kozlowski and his…

  • Bessie Galanis Farrell

    Mrs. Farrell, 91, of East Brunswick, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, died Aug. 11, 2013 at home. Prior to her retirement in 1984, she was an administrative assistant for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York City for 17 years. She was predeceased by her husband, William Farrell, in 1992 and by her exhusband, Peter Katimeris,…

  • Margaret Burns

    Mrs. Burns, 88, of East Brunswick, died Aug. 9, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, William S. Burns, in 2006; her daughter, Kathy Hooper; and her son, Kevin Burns. Surviving are her son, William Burns; a daughter, Christine Burns; three grandsons; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held in Resurrection Cemetery, Piscataway,…

  • ‘Cars and Critters’ pet adoption event Aug. 24

    New Beginnings Animal Rescue, a nonprofit organization founded by volunteers from the former Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, will hold a “Cars and Critters” kitten and puppy adoption event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 24 at Oasis Chevrolet, Route 9 south, Old Bridge. There will be games and prizes, refreshments, balloons and other surprises.…

  • Science time

    Ilana Goldberg of Morganville (l-r), Sophia E. of East Brunswick, project mentor Thomas Emge, Justin Gross of Lumberton and Justin Lin of Somerset worked on fabricating and characterizing polymers and composites during a recent research symposium held by the Governor’s School of Engineering & Technology at Rutgers University. Students lived on campus for four weeks…

  • East Brunswick officials: No easy fix for parking issue

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK — As part of an ongoing effort to address residents’ concerns, police recently placed special patrols in the area of the Lawrence Brook Manor development off Route 18. The directed patrols were used to gather data in order to provide township officials with an updated view of how…

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