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Retro Fitness supports Project Lifesaver effort
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden was the recipient of a check that was presented to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 26 at the Retro Fitness corporate headquarters in Colts Neck. Retro Fitness President and CEO Eric Casaburi donated $50 from each of his facilities — a total of $5,100 — that will help…
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Lowering gun magazine limit can save lives
I read that state Sen. Stephen Sweeney is supporting a change in the gun laws to limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds instead of 15. That is good. It may not end all shootings, but it could save lives when they happen because the shooter has to stop and reload. This was the case in…
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Edward C. DeWaine Sr.
Mr. DeWaine, 83, of Marlboro, formerly of Keyport, died March 7, 2014. After graduating from Keyport High School, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1948-54. Prior to retiring, he was employed in the maintenance department of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District from 1971-98. He also worked part-time jobs at the Stultz Fuel Company…
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Joseph Edward Bove III
Mr. Bove, 53, a former Spotswood Volunteer Fire Department chief, died March 13, 2014, at home in Spotswood shortly after responding to and returning from a fire call. A member of the Spotswood Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years, he served as fire chief for three consecutive years. He was a self-employed mason. He was…
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GUEST COLUMN
Conservation foundation earns national land trust accreditation . WILLIAM KASTNING This month, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) achieved a significant milestone: land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the national Land Trust Alliance. The accreditation process is challenging. The commission conducts an eight- to 10-month review of each land…
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Raymond Piccolini
Mr. Piccolini, 83, of Matawan, formerly of Marlboro, died March 19, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Staten Island N.Y. Mr. Piccolini was a self-employed lithographer and owner and operator of Markham Offset Printing, Freehold. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Let’s just blame weight gain on my genes Lori Clinch I have my mother’s nose and my greatgrandmother’s eyes. I get my height from my father, along with his long legs and big feet. I have my mother’s curly hair, her award-winning smile and an attitude that flares up from time to time with an…
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Julia Houser Bromell
Mrs. Bromell, 93, of Marietta, Ga., died Jan. 31, 2014, at the Tranquility Hospice Center, Austell, Ga. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and lived in Bristol, Pa., when she met and married Allen Bromell. They lived in New Jersey where she was a bookkeeper at jobs like Garden State Fruit Growers, Central Jersey Bank,…
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Regional agreements could produce homes
Forgotten among the latest round of finger pointing and investigations regarding the use of superstorm Sandy funds are displaced low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters who need help. This immediate and pressing need, combined with resources available from communities like Marlboro in the form of affordable housing trust funds, present a unique opportunity for regional…
