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William E. Guenther
Mr. Guenther, 83, of Monmouth Beach and formerly of Colts Neck, died July 17, 2010. DuringWorldWar II, he served with the U.S. Army Air Corps. Mr. Guenther retired 22 years ago from Merck Pharmaceutical Co. in Rahway after 40 years of service. He was predeceased by a brother, Dick Guenther. Surviving is his wife of…
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Daniel W. Cherellia
Mr. Cherellia, 84, of Manalapan, died July 8, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Export, Pa., and later moved to Plainfield, eventually retiring in Manalapan. He was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II and a recipient of the World War II Victory Medal. He worked for…
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Dora Reinhardt Stricklin
Mrs. Stricklin, 81, of Freehold Township, died June 28, 2010, at home. She was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and had lived in Holmdel before moving to Freehold Township in 1984. Mrs. Stricklin was predeceased by her husband, Douglas S., in 2001. Surviving are two daughters, Barbara E. Duggan and her husband, Frank, of Freehold…
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Doris Raffalovich
Mrs. Raffalovich, 85, of Little Silver, died July 15, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was born in Paterson and lived in Belmar before moving to Little Silver 58 years ago. Mrs. Raffalovich was a journalist most of her life, working at many area newspapers. She was the publisher of the Woman’s Reporter…
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Reader responds to letter on ‘uniculturalism’
Iread with interest the opinion/ editorial “America Needs Uniculturalism, Not Multiculturalism,” (July 15) by Jim Fitzmaurice, trying to understand his position, as the writing seemed erudite and the thinking serious. Eventually, however, it became clear that under the rhetoric is simple bombast. Evidently, the man suffering from “a paucity of melanin,” the man from Rumson,…
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Resident says it’s time to change drug laws
Has anyone been able to keep track of how many gang-related shootings there have been in Monmouth County so far this year? Our elected officials are quick to give useless, politically correct answers to stopping the violent street gang epidemic, often by wasting your tax dollars on youth sports programs that do nothing to fight…
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Will DEP become ‘Dept. of Expanding Pollution’?
What if the take-noprisoners former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie told his staff prosecutions will be based not just on the law, but also on costbenefit analyses and whether the prosecutions hinder the economy? Clearly, the scenario is fictional. Prosecutor Christie’s time-honored path to Morven was in getting convictions, not giving concessions. But Gov. Christie is…
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Blueberry pie face-off
Clockwise from above: Young contestants are ready to dive into blueberry pie slices for Sickles Market’s annual Blueberry Pie Eating Contest and Blues Festival held at the market in Little Silver on July 17. Competing in the 5-10-year-old category, Michael Bennett, of Red Bank, sports a blueberry mustache, while Alexa Kiernan, of Oceanport, digs in.…
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Fort’s ‘Last Hoo-Ah’
Clockwise from above: Bagpipers march in the parade that opened Fort Monmouth’s “Last Hoo-Ah” celebration held at the fort in Oceanport on July 17. WWII re-enactor Lou Sliazis, of Freehold, takes part in the celebration. Sam Rosenblatt, of Millburn, watches as the parade passes by. Soldiers prepare a military vehicle for display. The threeday event…
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