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Frank P. Volgende
Mr. Volgende, 83, a resident of Hazlet since 2005, diedAug. 31, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he worked throughout his life as a brokerage credit manager for U.S. Clearing Corporation in New York City. Surviving are his wife of 24 years, Linda Volgende; two daughters, Lori…
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Don Carlos Pons
Mr. Pons, 92, a 45-year resident of Red Bank, died Aug. 31, 2011. A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, he put himself through Fred Astaire Dance School and opened his own dance studio in Long Beach. Mr. Pons was also a jeweler and clockmaker and the former owner of Don…
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Red Bank Guinness Oyster Festival Sept. 25
RED BANK — The second annual Guinness Oyster Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 25, noon to 7 p.m. (rain date is Oct. 2). The event will take place in the White Street Parking Lot in downtown Red Bank, with access from White or Monmouth streets and within walking distance of the Red Bank Train…
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Emergency food assistance for hurricane victims
Applications for D-SNAP program must be filed by Sept. 20 Emergency food assistance is now available for residents who experienced extreme material losses or subsequent flooding due to Hurricane Irene. Residents must apply by Sept. 20 for the onetime food benefit available through the disaster-related Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (DSNAP). All counties throughout the state…
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GREEN SCENE
September exit strategy GOTTI KELLEY “It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn’t a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing.” — Eleanor Perenyi H as hodgepodging descended on your garden? Overcrowded with dense and uncontrolled growth, weeds hiding in plain sight and nary a…
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Apple festival kicks off centennial celebration
Delicious Orchards reaches milestone BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Owner William McDonald stocks tomatoes at Delicious Orchards, which will begin celebrating its 100th anniversary with an apple festival on Sept. 17-18. ERIC SUCAR staff COLTS NECK — The orchards that have supplied the crisp, sweet apples that are found in the famous pies and cider at…
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St. Clement hosts solemn tribute to 9/11 heroes
Pastor cites community’s strength in aftermath of World Trade Center attacks BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer A Boy Scout holds a Flag of Honor imprinted with the names of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks at a memorial Mass and ceremony held at St. Clement Church in Matawan Sept. 10. NICOLE ANTONUCCI MATAWAN…
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Fallen big brother continues to look after hundreds of children
Sister founds Kenneth F. Tietjen Memorial Foundation in honor of Sept. 11 victim BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A statue of an angel stands in front of the memorial plaque for Kenneth Tietjen at the Middletown Township World Trade Center Memorial Gardens. Laurie Tietjen decided to keep her brother’s good works going and unintentionally started a…
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VNA offers flu shots in Red Bank Sept. 17
RED BANK — Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), a member of VNAHealth Group, will provide seasonal flu shots on Saturday, Sept. 17, at its Red Bank headquarters, 176 Riverside Ave. The Saturday flu clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and is open to all individuals 12 years of age and…
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