In Memoriam

Walter LaCicero, who served as a Lavallette Councilman from 1979 to 1981, died on December 11.  He was 90.  LaCicero served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Evangeline McElroy, a Democratic County Committeewoman in North Bergen for...

Jacqueline Stayton, the mother-in-law of Pemberton mayor David Patriacrca, died on December 5.  She was 84. Anthony Gaeta, who served three terms on the West Essex Regional Board of Education, died on December 9.  He was 87.  Gaeta is a...

Jerry Zappariello, a Buena Borough Councilman from 1971 to 1987, died on December 8.  He was 91. Zappariello served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was the father of Buena Borough mayor David Zappariello. Lawrence Maio, Sr.,...

Jeanne Decker, a former Roselle Park treasurer and CFO, died on December 7.  She was 78. Decker worked for Roselle Park from 1978 to 2002.  She also served as director of revenue and finance for Clark, CFO for Roselle and...