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Freeholder-elect promises to work for county residents
Iwould like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the voters of Monmouth County who put their confidence in my candidacy for freeholder. We saw a record number of voters turning out to make their voices heard. This dramatic election changed the course of history in our nation and in our county. As…
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A workable solution to the current foreclosure crisis
The foreclosure crisis has a workable solution that can be applied almost immediately to stop people from losing their homes because they can no longer afford to make the mortgage payments. Cooperative buy-in of the home and property by relatives and friends under agreeable arrangements for use of home and property, splitting the cost of…
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A gift for the man who has too much — a manscaper
Coda • GREG BEAN My friend Butchie Rawlins may have been the hairiest human being in the history of the world. For starters, he had a full head of thick, curly, black hair, but that was only the beginning of the wonder. His beard began coming in when he was 13, and it started high…
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Richard Anthony Bunty
Mr. Bunty, 79, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Dec. 1, 2008. He was a self-employed mason contractor in New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Iris Olive Bunty, in 2005. He is survived by three daughters and a son-in-law, Leigh and Robert Montalbano of Colts Neck, and Valerie Bunty and Andrea Mutz,…
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David S. Brown
Mr. Brown, 69, of Middletown, died Dec. 3, 2008, at home. He was a graduate of Monmouth College, West Long Branch, and received a master’s degree at Fairleigh Dickenson College, Teaneck. He was predeceased by a brother, Skip. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Brown; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Jim King of…
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Richard T. Nagurka Sr.
Mr. Nagurka, 69, of Howell, died Dec. 3, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a long battle against cancer. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he was a member of the FMBA, Local 26, Weehawken, and the New Jersey State Firemen’s Relief Association. Mr. Nagurka was a firefighter with the Weehawken Fire…
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Is new boss same as the old boss?
In the News • MARK ROSMAN We are on the dawn of a new political landscape in Monmouth County — and it’s one that many people may have believed they would never see. After 23 years of Republican control, the Democrats will be in control of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders come January. The…
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Anne Herman Richland
91, of Howell Anne was born in the Bronx and had lived in Jersey City before moving to Howell Twp. in 1978. She was a Realtor for Weichert Realty, Howell. Prior to that, she worked as a Realtor for both Pat B Realty and Teischer Realty. Before becoming a Realtor, Anne and her first…
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Thomas G. Derby Jr.
Mr. Derby, 78, of Keyport, died Nov. 27, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a firefighter with the Jersey City Fire Department for 29 years, retiring in 1988 as captain. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jane Price Derby; a daughter and son-inlaw, Kathleen and Francis Finn of Hazlet; a son and…
