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John Evans Laird Jr.
Mr. Laird, 90, of Little Silver, died Dec. 21, 2009, at home. He was the president and chairman of the board at Laird & Company, Distillers and Importers, Scobeyville. He was the Postmaster General of Scobeyville. He was predeceased by a sister, Ann Laird Chamberlain. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary…
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Nora Davis
Mrs. Davis, 94, of Ocean Township, died Dec. 20, 2009. She resided in Oceanport prior to relocating to Ocean Township 14 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas J. Davis; and four brothers, Edward, Thomas, John and Jay McGrath. She is survived by a sister, Helen McGrath of New York City; a daughter,…
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Curtis R. “Curt” Webb
Mr. Webb, 57, of Monmouth Beach, died Dec. 17, 2009, at St. Barnabas Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Long Branch. He resided in Oceanport prior to relocating to Monmouth Beach 25 years ago. He was a salesman at World Volkswagen, Neptune, for several years. He was predeceased by his father, George Webb; and a…
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Philip C. Delcamp
Mr. Delcamp, 74, of Long Branch, died Dec. 19, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice & Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. He was a retired painter for 50 years at John Williams and Family Paint Co., Oceanport. He is survived by two sisters, Barbara Delcamp and Emily Delcamp, both of Long Branch; three nieces; two greatnephews;…
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Monmouth men starting to resemble a contender
Back-to-back wins show team’s potential BY DOUG MCKENZIE Staff Writer When the season began, Monmouth University men’s basketball head coach Dave Calloway knew his team would be a bit of a work in progress in the early going. His hope was that the pace of improvement would be quick enough to generate some excitement about…
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Area track teams win SC Divisional titles
Long Branch boys, Ocean, Shore girls are winners The indoor track and field season began in earnest last weekend with the Shore Conference Divisional Championships. The John Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River hosted the meet held on Jan. 2 and 3. Long Branch won the boys B North Division on Jan. 3 and Ocean…
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Photos
Monmouth University junior Chanel Gomez puts up a shot over a pair of La Salle defenders during the second half of the final game in the inaugural Hawk Holiday Classic held at Monmouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center in West Long Branch on Dec. 30. ERIC SUCAR staff
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January programs and events at library
The Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library, 301 Chambers Bridge Road, has announced its schedule of free events and programs for the month of June. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. Call the library at 732-477-4513 or visit www.theoceancountylibrary.org for registration and details. • Jan. 7, 10 a.m., book discussion, “The Alchemist,” by Paolo…
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Free job training offered to businesses
Ocean County College, Toms River, will offer free classes for New Jersey businesses and organizations that are able to provide 10 or more employees to complete a program. Preapproved course options include English as a second language, PC skills, Excel, Outlook, basic communications and basic math. This project is open to all members of the…
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