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MAY 13, 2005 HOME NEWS TRIBUNE PAGE B3 OBITUARIES Nursery school evacuated after ph d-in bomb threat By KEN SERRANO STAFF WRITER SOUTH RIVER: A phoned-in bomb threat emptied the Calico Cat Nursery School at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church yesterday afternoon. Police are still searching for the caller, whom they described as a middle-aged man who spoke in broken English. The threat was left on voice mail at the Leonardine Avenue school at 12:41 1 p.m., said detective John McKenna of the South River Police Department. A teacher's aide got the message shortly before 1 p.m., he said. School administrators evacuated the school, then called police, he said.

"The caller said a bomb was in the gym and would blow up Child-safety seminar planned in Sayreville SAYREVILLE: ATA Black Belt Academy in Parlin will host a child safety day tomorrow. The event is free and begins at noon at the Sayrebrook Towne Center on Washington Road. The seminar is designed to teach children to recognize common ploys and dangerous situations so they can avoid danger. Sayreville Emergency Medical Technicians will offer a first aid course, and representatives from the police and fire departments will be on hand. Face painting, clowns, and a moon walk will be available and free for children between ages four and 11.

Foodarama Shop Rite, North Fork Bank, A Step in Time Dance Studio, Remax, Frank's Pizzeria, Advantage Communications, Quizno's and Wells Fargo Bank are also sponsoring the event. Arielle Levin Becker Fundraiser features high school alumni HIGHLAND PARK: Highland Park high school graduates who have gone on to careers in the media and the performing arts will be the featured speakers at the Highland Park Educational Foundation's spring fundraiser tomorrow. The speakers are WNYC news ancher Soterios Johnson, CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod and (Paszamant) Garson, the actor from "Sex in the "NYPD Blue," "Groundhog Day," and "Something About Mary." The evening will also feature performances by the founding and current members of the a cappella group Amandala. Students pay $5 to attend the speaker presentations which start at 8 p.m. in the Highland Park High School auditorium.

The price is $25 for adults. Tickets for the buffet cost $125 (platinum), $100 (gold), and $75 (silver). Tickets are available by calling (732) 572-0245 or at the door. Staff report within 24 hours," McKenna said. McKenna said the school has a large recreation or utility room, but no gym.

A bomb-sniffing dog named Duff from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office was sent to the school and turned up no signs of a bomb or bomb material. Nearly 40 preschool children were taken to Sheinfine Park, off Leonardine Avenue, a short walk from the school. The children were unaware of why they left the school, McKenna said. Parents picked up their children at the park. Judy Mabin, director of the nursery school, declined comment.

JOE photographer I Duff, a bomb-sniffing dog from the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, tries to pick up a scent outside Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in South River yesterday. POLICE BRIEFS Rahway POLICE ARE LOOKING for two men and a pregnant woman who apparently robbed a St. Georges Avenue liquor store of more than $11,000. Police said a man entered the a liquor store on the 1600 block of St. Georges Avenue around 9 a.m.

Tuesday and asked a worker for two telephone cards. He paid with a $100 bill and asked for a $50 bill in change, police said. The worker went into a back room where a safe is located to get the $50 bill. The worker was then distracted by a pregnant woman as another man entered the back room and removed an estimated $11,500 in cash. Police said the worker chased the man who took the money.

A store patron also gave chase and almost caught the man near the intersection of St. Georges and New Brunswick avenues. The man was able to break away and entered a dark colored four-door vehicle which fled north on New Brunswick Avenue, police said. The store patron suffered a minor cut to his eye, but no medical treatment was required, police said. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact detective Joseph Holley at (732) 827-2147 or the police tips line at (732) 388-1553.

Suzanne Russell Perth Amboy A FEMALE SCHOOL security guard suffered an injured ankle yesterday and was taken to Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division after being struck by another security guard who was trying to help her break up a fight among four boys. Police Director Michael Kohut said police were called to McGinnis Middle School, 271 State around 1 p.m. He said four boys, ages 13 to 15, got into a fight at the school. A female school security guard tried to break up the fight. Another school security guard came to her assistance and stepped on her ankle, possibly breaking it, police said.

The boys were brought to the police department's juvenile aid bureau where they were expected to be released to their parents, Kohut said. Suzanne Russell WATER MAIN FLUSHING NOTICE To maintain the excellent quality of your drinking water, we need to periodically flush the hydrants in your community. We will be flushing in Edison from May 15-27 While we are flushing in your neighborhood, you may have low water pressure or discolored water. If the water is discolored, you may want to avoid washing clothes. When flushing is finished, simply run your cold water until it is clear.

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Warehouse located at 401 Penhorn Avenue, Secaucus, NJ (5 minutes Sponsored by Bay Ridge Associates. from the Lincoln Tunnel, close to Secaucus train station) Announcing The 18th Annual Open Juried Art Show Sponsored by Piscataway Cultural Arts Commission Friends of the Arts June 6, 2005 June 30, 2005 Intake Dates: Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 Entry Fee: $15.00 for one work; $25.00 for two Maximum two works per artist Fees are non refundable Open to all mediums All work must be mounted with wire hangers Only original works accepted No nudes Fragile, wet, improperly mounted pieces will not be accepted Entries judged Saturday afternoon Rejected entries must be picked up Saturday afternoon Reception announcing winners: Friday, June 10, Municipal Gallery, 455 Hoes Ln, Piscataway Prizes 1st place: $250, 2nd $150, 3rd $75. (3) Honorable Mention: $50 each For complete prospectus form send a SASE to: Juried Art Show, 455 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854 21 OTHER OBITUARIES B4 REV. JOSEPH SZOKE AGE: 62 COLONIA Rev. Joseph V.

Szoke, parochial vicar of St. John Vianney Church, Colonia, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at his residence in the Colonia section of Woodbridge Township. He was 62. Father Joe was born in Port Reading and lived there his entire life before moving to Colonia upon his ordination to the priesthood and assignment to St. John Vianney R.C.

Church in Colonia in 2002. He was a graduate of New York City Technical College and worked on over 4,000 projects in construction management for 35 years. These projects included the Vertical Assembly Building at Cape Kennedy, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., Lincoln Center in New York City, and the recovery of the World Trade Center in 1993. Father Joe was an active communicant of St. Anthony of Padua R.C.

Church in Port Reading for many years and where he served as a lector, eucharistic minister and permanent deacon after his ordination to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Edward Hughes in 1994. After his wife's death, he continued his studies, receiving his master's in divinity from Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 25, 2002, by Bishop Paul Bootkoski. He was a Third Degree member of Don Bosco Council 5809, Knights of Columbus, Port Reading, and a Fourth Degree member of Rev. John J. Griffin General Assembly, Woodbridge, and served on the Knights of Columbus State Council.

He was predeceased by his wife, Anna B. Magyar Szoke, in 1996. Surviving are two daughters, Christine Briegs of Hamilton and Anne Marie Moricz of Port Reading; a son, Adam C. Szoke of Matthews, N.C.; and four grandchildren, Christian Szoke, Rebecca Briegs, Ethan Moricz and Nicole Briegs. Father Szoke's body will be received by Rev.

Monsignor Robert J. Zamorski at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at St. John Vianney Church in Colonia. Public visitation will follow until 7 p.m.

Most Rev. Edward T. Hughes will preside at a Mass of Commemoration at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Most Rev.

Paul G. Bootkoski will celebrate at a Mass of Christian burial on Monday, May 16, at 11 a.m. at St. John Vianney Church. Interment will follow at Good Shepherd Mausoleum at St.

Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia. Arrangements are under the direction of Costello-Greiner Funeral Home, 44 Green Woodbridge. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church, 436 Port Reading Port Reading, NJ 07064.

ALICE VICARIO AGE: 70 JAMESBURG Alice Vicario, 70, of Jamesburg passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Born in San Francisco, Mrs. Vicario has been a resident of Jamesburg for the past 17 years. She was a member of Calvary Assembly of God Church in Hightstown. Mrs.

Vicario is survived by her husband of 45 years, George Vicario; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Catherine and Gene Spera, Karen and Brian Kotsak, Jeanne Vicario and Dianne Vicario; two sons, Christopher Vicario and Raymond Vicario; three sisters, Cecilia Conway, Bernie Soulie and Terry Collins; a brother, Ronald Collins; a grandson, Zack Spera; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Assembly of God Church, Bank Mechanics streets, Hightstown, with Rev. Daniel R. Schafer off- iciating.

Relatives and friends may call 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Assembly of God Church. Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Vicario's memory to Calvary Assembly of God Church, Bank and Mechanics streets, Hightstown, NJ 08525.

Arrangements are under the direction of Funeral Home, 136 Morrison Hightstown. DOROTHY ZAINEROVICH AGE: 77 CARTERET Dorothy (Bolte) Zainerovich, 77, of Carteret died yesterday, May 12, 2005, at the Mary Anne Hale Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Iselin, she lived in Toms River and then Carteret, where she has resided for the past 45 years. Dottie, who was also warmly known as Minnie, was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family. She was an avid shuffleboard, player and an awesome cook.

She was predeceased by her parents, Madeline and Alfred Whittiam. Her husband, Nicholas, died in 1984. She was also predeceased by two sons, Ed-' ward and George, and a daugh-, ter, Bonnie Bolte. She is sur-' vived by two daughters, Judy Leshko and her husband, John, of Carteret, and Dorothea Evans and her husband, Ray, of Virginia; three sisters, Florence Whittiam of Woodbridge, Carol Hrehowsik of Fords, and Barbara Baker and her husband, Donald, of Sayreville; 11 grandchildren, Anthony and Sherry Eaton, Raquel Thomas, John J.J. Leshko, Donna Linck, Patrick Gannon, Edward and Roxanne Bolte, and Joey, Margie and Jerry DeRogatis; 12 great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Chubenko Funeral Home, 625 Port Reading Port Reading, with interment to follow at St. Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia. Visitation will be 2 p.m.-4 p.m. and 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

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