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Edwin S. Close
Mr. Close, 68, of Eatontown died, April 8, 2011, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He served with the U.S. Army from 1963-65 and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Red Bank — Tower Hill. Mr. Close was predeceased by his father, Edwin Mc- Dowell Close; his wife, Mary V. Close, and…
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Michael P. Murray
Mr. Murray, 69, of Little Silver, died April 3, 2011, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a police sergeant with the Monmouth Beach Department for 32 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Monmouth Beach Fire Department and the Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 332. Mr. Murray…
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Alan Louis Duke
Mr. Duke, 85, of Vero Beach, Fla., and formerly of Rumson, diedApril 3, 2011, in Florida. He worked for several years for Prudential in Newark and then joined his father-in-law, William Abernethy Sr., and a brother-in-law, WilliamAbernethy Jr., in a plumbing and heating supply company, Sanitary Supply Co. He eventually became the owner and president…
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Elizabeth Veronica “Ronney” Guariglia
Mrs. Guariglia, 91, died April 5, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. She resided in Aberdeen before moving to Tinton Falls two years ago. Mrs. Guariglia was employed as an administrator with the New York City Board of Education, retiring in 1978. She was a communicant of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church and a…
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Point Pleasant Beach: a shore town with much to offer
Beachfront, boardwalk and a thriving downtown draw visitors year-round BY KENNYWALTER Point Plesant Beach Point Pleasant Beach is a shore town that prides itself on being about more than its expansive beachfront. In fact, the borough, known as Point Beach in Shore parlance, boasts numerous special events that draw people into town. The Festival of…
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‘Mandalas for an Uncertain World’
Mandala Joel McFadden’s jewelry design studio kicks off the spring season with colorful, jewel-like works of art on display for April. “Second Saturdays at the Studio” showcases the work of a different artist every month. April’s featured artist, Robyn Ellenbogen, is displaying her new work, “Mandalas for an Uncertain World.” The mandalas have a jewel-like…
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Fair Haven Scouts help fight breast cancer
FAIR HAVEN — Each spring, the Cub Scouts of Pack 127 spend weeks preparing for the annual Scouts Fight Cancer Pancake Breakfast, to be held this year on May 1. The Scouts help distribute fliers, collect donations, bake cookies and cupcakes, decorate the dining hall and serve up thousands of pancakes all to support breast-cancer…
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A walk in his shoes
IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Here’s the way it was supposed to work out. Tara Hansen, a teacher at the West Freehold School in Freehold Township, and her husband, Ryan, were supposed to raise their newborn son, Brandon, in their Wanamassa, Ocean Township, home. Tara was supposed to watch Brandon take his first steps, learn…
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Advocates slam new beach access rules
Surfrider, Baykeeper oppose giving towns say over public access BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Local beach advocates’ worst-case scenario might come true in the next year if a proposed set of new beach-access regulations is approved by the state. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released a set of proposed beach-access rules on April…
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