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on campus •••
Elias N. Eliades of Ocean Township graduated from the Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa., on Aug. 14 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
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Backpack drive provides school supplies to students
Donations help Family & Children’s Service fill 600 backpacks BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Backpacks are ready to be filled with back-to-school supplies by volunteers for the Long Branch-based nonprofit Family and Children’s Service, which distributed more than 600 backpacks to local elementary school children throughout Monmouth County. LONG BRANCH — While not every student…
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Marie Clayton Pomphrey
Mrs. Pomphrey, 79, a resident of Rumson for 56 years, died Sept 10, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a dental assistant and office manager for Dr. Jesse Greenberg and Dr. Kenneth Rosenkopf, retiring in 2006 after 59 years. Mrs. Pomphrey was predeceased by her husband, Walter J Pomphrey; a grandson, Cory…
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Beverly M. Williams
Mrs. Williams, 88, a resident of Long Branch since 1954, died Aug. 31, 2010, at home. She worked at the Fidelity Union Trust Co. in Newark, and later at the First National Bank of Nutley until 1943. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Molly Pitcher Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of…
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Leona Lazarides Johnson
Mrs. Johnson, 91, died Aug. 19, 2010, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla. She was born in Long Branch and had lived there until 1979 when she moved to Florida. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, William V. Johnson. Her father, Peter Lazarides, owned the Star restaurant on…
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Patrick Campbell
Mr. Campbell, 87, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died Sept. 3, 2010, in Neptune. A veteran of the U.S. Army during Word War II, he was a member of the Leonardo First Aid; the American Legion Post 338, where he was the service officer; and a member of the Monmouth County Democratic Club. Mr.…
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Resident sees courage in Anna Little’s actions
Guts, nerve, courage and other words are used to indicate fortitude in the face of danger or adversity. We associate this word with the firefighter who rushes into a burning building, the police officer who places his/her life at risk for others, for those in the military who daily are in harm’s way and, needless…
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Mosque should be build farther from ground zero
My view of a religious building near a memorial center for those who were killed on 9/11 has nothing to do with religion or nationality. It is, in my opinion, a triumph for the terrorists, who happened to be born Muslims. That should not and does not make the majority of the Muslim people accountable…
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Take steps now to prepare for emergencies
September signals more than summer’s end and back-toschool for children. For the seventh year, September has been designated as National Preparedness Month (NPM) to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their home, businesses and communities. Of course, since we’ve just passed the fifth anniversary of hurricane Katrina, devastation from storms…
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