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Fifteen years later, we remember where we were. How we felt when the planes
hit and the twin towers fell. And how we knew that everything had changed.
Sept. 11, 2001. The events of that day still haunt us it made terrorism real, it
plunged the country into war and it broke the hearts of a nation. Today, as we
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A 9/11 bond that turned
darkness
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JERRY CARINO @NJHOOPSHAVEN
om Bowen was a firefighter in West Virginia on Sept. 11, 2001. The day after the
twin towers collapsed, he got in his car
and drove to New York City to help in
the rescue effort.

What he found at ground zero would make a profound difference for a Holmdel family and for his
own. Its ripple effect would be felt by innumerable
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Francesca Picerno (right) and her mother, Petrina, at home.

Above: A family photo of Matthew Picerno with Francesca.
people, a wave that continues to this day.

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Middletown, 9/11 and what endures after 15 years

RUSS ZIMMER
@RUSSZIMMER
For days after the terrorist attacks of

Sept. 11, 2001, cars sat unclaimed in the
parking lot at Middletowns train station.
It would eventually become clear that
their owners were never coming back,
not to their vehicles and not to their
homes and families.
The lives of more than three dozen
people executives, assistants, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, all from

Middletown were ripped away on 9/11.
Few places outside of New York Citys
five boroughs lost more souls.
The World Trade Center is 22 miles
due north of Monmouth Countys most
expansive and populous town. The burning towers were visible from the Bayshore and the higher elevation points in the
east near Hartshorne Woods. But that
proximity alone doesnt explain the

heartache.
Middletown is a commuter haven, but
37 of those people working in the city
never made the trip home that day, even
as the smoke and ash carried by a
north-to-south wind drifted over the
bay and into Middletown.
The Asbury Park Press interviewed
20 people from Middletown from various perspectives and asked them what
they remember most vividly about Sept.

11 and the days that followed. Here are
their memories:
Elaine Chevalier, mother of Swede
Joseph Chevalier, 26, an assistant trader at Cantor Fitzgerald who was killed
in the attack: I picked up my younger
daughter, who was a sophomore at Red
Bank Regional. As we were going over
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friends of workers from
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that was in the World Trade
Center, hold a candlelight vigil
for their missing.
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the Oceanic Bridge, my daughter is saying, Look, look you can see the smoke. I
couldnt even look. When we got home, I
couldnt put the TV on. I tried never to
watch the towers going down, but it was
all over the place. I couldnt imagine that
my beautiful 26-year-old son, who was
beautiful in all ways physically and in
spirit was in there. ... He was a wonderful human being. I want him to be remembered as that.
Barbara Marcus, 53, IT recruiter at a
firm on Broadway on 9/11: I was coming up the escalator, exiting the PATH (at
the World Trade Center) when the first
plane hit. One of the things I remember
was that it was a beautiful day. The sky
was so blue, you couldnt ask for a more
perfect day. The cloud that came from
the building was so black above and
there was the blue sky beyond it and you
just ran toward the blue as fast as you
could.
Chris Bonin, 55, IT director in the
NYC Office of Emergency Management on 9/11: I was listening to WPLJ
when they announced the first impact
and I looked up. I was coming from the
Parkway onto the Turnpike. There is a
rise there and you can see the buildings
off in the distance and I could see the
tower burning. From that distance it
looked like a cigarette standing on one
end, burning.
Patty Bickauskas, 57, operations
manager in Eatontown on 9/11: My
husband (Alan Bickauskas) was a captain on one of the New York Waterway
ferries that day. He called me at work to
tell me a plane had just hit the one tower.
We all thought it was a Piper Cub or small
plane. We turned on the TV and began
watching in horror. Next thing we see is
the second plane hit and then the TV
went to all snow.
Tayler Torres, 22, student at Bayview Elementary School on 9/11: Although I was only in second grade, I remember students being called down to
the office to be taken out of school early
during our P.E. class. Upon returning to
our classroom, our teacher had her television on with the news of the attacks before quickly shutting it off. I remember
catching a glimpse of one of the towers
on the TV and my teacher was crying
with another teacher who was in the
room.
Debbie Mescal, 60, student-teacher
on 9/11: I was student-teaching at Harmony School in Middletown on Sept. 11. ...
We were instructed to close all the blinds
and to keep the children in the building;
no recess or outdoor gym because the
thick, black smoke could be seen in the
sky. We were told not to discuss what
happened with the students because
many had parents that worked in the
city.
Judy Shaughnessy, 61, parent at
Bayshore Middle School on 9/11: I was
on the committee to sell book socks the
fabric covers that you put over textbooks and during the first week of
school we would set up in the hallway so
the students could come by and shop for
the book socks that they need. While we
were there, the school buzzer kept ringing. Finally, one of the mothers at the table went to check and she came back and
said something had happened in Manhattan and that parents were coming by and
getting their kids.
Rachael Memoli, 32, student at High
School North on 9/11: We were in the
cafeteria and the principal got on the
loud speaker and announced the World
Trade Center was hit and it was a terrorist attack. Everyone started screaming.
... I saw one girl run into the bathroom
hysterical, crying and said her dad
works there.
Heather Bell, 22, student on 9/11: I
was in second grade at Port Monmouth
elementary. ... Most of us (students) got
picked up early. When I got picked up, I
asked my teacher what our homework
was, and when she said there wasnt any I
knew something really awful must have
happened. When we got home there was
ash on the lawn and I couldnt believe
what my mom told me had happened.
How could they just be gone?
Robert Martin, 30, student at High
School North on 9/11: I was in freshman year of high school. My father took
me, my siblings, and my cousins out of
school that day. I remember him coming
out (and) getting one of my cousins out of
Thorne, and he was visibly shaken, more
so than when he picked us up. It wasnt
until later that I learned why in a conversation between my parents I am sure
I wasnt supposed to hear. He saw a
young girl in the (Thorne) office when
someone said the twin towers had been
hit. But my dad works there, is what my
father heard her say.
Vinny Smith, 66, health educator in
Shrewsbury on 9/11: There was a good
amount of people up there (Mount Mitchell lookout), maybe 50 to 75. There were a
couple of those tower viewers that you
could look through for a closer look. People were on those, and they were sharing.
Some wanted a closer look, but some people didnt want that closer look.
Tayler Torres: My father explained to
me that one of the buildings in New York
City was on fire and took me to the Spy
House in Port Monmouth to show me the
smoke filling the sky. I was only 7 years
old so I did not fully understand what had
happened.
Kathy Pinnola, 52, banker on maternity leave on 9/11: I walked into Dunkin Donuts on Route 35 by Kings Highway. I was home on maternity leave,
sleep-deprived and had no knowledge of
what was going on. The woman in front
of me in line was about 9 months pregnant and was crying. I asked her if she
was OK and she said a plane had hit a
World Trade Center tower and she
couldnt reach her husband who worked
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We were in the city on Friday putting up posters,

when we got the word that they had found his body. ...
I was in bed for most of the weekend. In and out of it.
I had this vivid dream. I call it a vision because I never
had a dream like that before or since. Swede was in it
and his face was so bright, almost fluorescent. Being a
woman of faith, I had always prayed for the Archangel
Raphael to care for him and he
was there with his hand on
(Swedes) shoulder. And his
dog that he raised from a
pup who had just passed a
few months earlier.
ELAINE CHEVALIER,
MOTHER OF SWEDE JOSEPH CHEVALIER
Swede Chevalier (right), an assistant

equities trader with Cantor Fitzgerald,
was killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
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there. She was clutching her cell phone. I

asked her if I could do anything to help
her and she said no. I still wonder what
happened to her and her family.
Vinny Smith: One woman was yelling into her cell phone, Where are you?
Where are you? I guess she was trying to
find somebody in that building. And she
just kept yelling into the phone. I remember two women came over to console
her.
Barbara Marcus: There was one lady
who was calling peoples families. It was
like, OK, what can I say so that people
dont think Im crazy. So she would call
and say, Im with Leslie, she had spaghetti with you last night. Shes fine.
Glenn McCauley, 54, worked at Fort
Monmouth on 9/11: Down in Highlands
at the Seastreak ramp, we loaded water,
food, supplies and other things, and went
to the dock at the bottom of the towers.
We spent the day off-loading supplies
and then went up (to Manhattan) and
helped with buckets to move debris. We
left at about 6 that night and when we
docked in Highlands there were trucks
of supplies donated by local businesses.
We stayed to load up the boat then they
went back to Manhattan.
Patty Bickauskas: I didnt see my
husband for the rest of the week as he
helped get people on the ferry to get
them out of Manhattan. He said people
were jumping over the fence in Battery
Park and they were picking them up out
of the water and getting them on the ferry. Then he piloted the ferry to bring material over to help with the firefighters
and rescue personnel. He passed away
3 12 years ago from cancer.
Doug Corbet, 55, Middletown fire
chief on 9/11: (At the ferry terminals) it
was all civilians who were just getting
off the island whatever way they could.
(Federal officials) told us they would be

sending multiple ships. There would be
hospital boats, and the chairs would be
ripped out and there would just be bodies. That didnt end up happening.
Kevin Andrew, 30, student at High
School North on 9/11: At the time I was
part of the Middletown Police Explorers.
After school, we met up and made our
way down to the Highlands ferry terminal and started helping people off the
ferries that were coming in. I will never
forget the looks on their faces as they
were coming off the ferries. They were
ones of shock and dismay.
Debbie Mescal: At the time my paying job was at Riverview Medical Center
and with an emergency situation like this
all employees were expected to help out.
... There were a few patients who had
been transported by boat into Atlantic
Highlands. I spoke with a young Asian
girl who had escaped and she told me
that she just ran and ran and ran for the
water and somehow ended up on a boat
and then here.
Barbara Marcus: I was four months
pregnant at the time. ... That was the first
day I felt her kick. When I was on the
PATH train on the way back. I thought,
Oh, my god, shes going to be OK.
Chris Bonin: I remember coming
back to Middletown for the first time after two or three days of work. I got out of
the car at my house and I remember
dropping to my knees and the emotions
hitting me and touching green grass for
the first time. Just touching my lawn, I
was home. I dont know how to describe
it. I dont know what the significance of it
was, I was just home.
Michele Williamson, 42, business
owner on 9/11: I own a restaurant in
town (Fratellis Pizzeria). We were praying for the lives of our customers and
friends that we knew worked there. Sadly, we lost some great friends. I remember waiting for a woman that came in every night for two slices of pizza, and just
had a bad feeling.
Rosemarie Peters, 73, township
committeewoman on 9/11: That evening my husband and I took a ride over to
the fishing pier in Port Monmouth. To get
there we had to drive by the parking lot
at the Middletown train station. The lot
was mostly empty except for a small
number of cars scattered here and there.
It occurred to me that those cars very
easily could have belonged to the victims.
Joe Capriotti, (ret.) detective lieutenant, Middletown Township Police
Department: Whenever an identification was made, the New York medical examiner or the New York police would call
and say, Can you go over and let the family know that weve identified the remains? And thats what happened, and
kept happening, probably for two years
later.
Elaine Chevalier: We were in the city
on Friday putting up posters, when we
got the word that they had found his
body. ... I was in bed for most of the weekend. In and out of it. I had this vivid
dream. I call it a vision because I never
had a dream like that before or since.
Swede was in it and his face was so
bright, almost fluorescent. Being a woman of faith, I had always prayed for the
Archangel Raphael to care for him and
he was there with his hand on (Swedes)
shoulder. And his dog that he raised from
a pup who had just passed a few months
earlier.
Joe Capriotti: Frequently I tried to
take a clergy member with me on notifications, a Catholic priest or minister of
whatever was appropriate for the family. People react differently in that situation a lot of times, especially as time
went on. People had gone through the
grieving process and begun to move on.
Six months or a year later, thered be a
knock on the door Some remains of
your loved one have been found and it
would just tear those wounds right open.
There was one time a woman became violent and just started throwing furniture
around.
Rosemarie Peters: The five members of the governing body, we decided
that we would divide the responsibility
and each go to different funerals. I went
to three and they were absolutely the
most difficult funerals Ive ever gone to.
Everybody was so emotionally raw and
we were all experiencing every loss. Everyone was crying. Just crying, crying,
crying. Three were a lot to bear emotionally, and I can only imagine what the families were going through.
Joe Capriotti: My own family members had said to me over the years that I
dont know how much 9/11 changed me.
Without a doubt, no matter how many
times you have to tell somebody that
their loved one had died in a violent manner, it doesnt get any easier.
Elaine Chevalier: Each 9/11 is great
its painful but it helps me refocus
on trying to capture joy and love out of
the ashes. Lost dreams of my son, what
he could have been, the family he could
have had its traumatic, but we have to
do what we can while we are here.
Russ Zimmer: 732-557-5748,
razimmer@app.com
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The World Trade Center sends up a plume of smoke as it burns on the Manhattan skyline on Sept. 11, 2001. Sandy Hook is in the foreground.
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Petrina Picerno (right) and her daughter, Francesca, look at a collage of photos of Matthew Picerno, who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center.
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That was impossible to foresee when

Bowen, who was 30 at the time, made his
first heartbreaking discovery at ground
zero. A week into the FEMA-led effort, as
the focus shifted from rescue to recovery, he found the body of 44-year-old
Holmdel resident Matthew Picerno.
It was a pivotal, personal moment in
that journey for me, Bowen said. You
see a photograph in his wallet of his wife
and kids and realize real quickly, This is
a guy just like us. The man had a family
and his children are home waiting.
Fifteen years later, those children
have grown into successful adults. The
youngest, Francesca, now 24, is a professional singer who will perform at Holmdels 9/11 memorial service today.
Fifteen years later, Bowen will attend
the dedication of a World Trade Center
memorial in Huntington, West Virginia.
In May, he helped transport the memorials backbone two pieces of steel rail
that were part of the twin towers from
a hangar in John F. Kennedy International Airport to Spring Hill Cemetery,
Nashville, where hundreds of American
flags are planted to honor 9/11 victims.
They will spend the anniversary 500
miles apart, but Bowen and the Picerno
family have formed a closeness that
spawned many acts of kindness.
He (Tom Bowen)
allowed us to bury
Dads body. A lot of my
friends with Tuesdays
Children buried an
empty casket.
FRANCESCA PICERNO
Exactly what we needed

When he came across Matthew Picernos body, Bowen led the recovery team
in an impromptu prayer.
From then on, every time we found
another person we would pause and say a
prayer for that family, he said.
Bowen worked at ground zero for two
months, then returned home and eventually contacted Cantor Fitzgerald, the financial services firm where Matthew Picerno worked as a municipal bond broker at the World Trade Center. Bowen
had just become a father and he couldnt
get past the photos of Picernos three
children: 14-year-old Anthony, 12-yearold Matty and 9-year-old Francesca.
I offered to help the family any way I
could, he said.
He got in touch with Matthews wife,
Petrina. A bond formed between the
families.
Weve connected many times, Petrina Picerno said. Its sad but wonderful.
As Francesca got involved with Tuesdays Children, a nonprofit that supports
families impacted by terrorism, she
grasped the magnitude of Bowens work
at ground zero.
He allowed us to bury Dads body,
she said. A lot of my friends with Tuesdays Children buried an empty casket.
But it was more than that. Bowens
outreach helped the Picernos start to regain their balance.
Bowen, 45, will attend Matty Picernos wedding next month.
The Bowens are absolutely incredible such a lovely family, Francesca
said. When all this happened, it was exactly what we needed.
Before long, they returned the favor.
Paying it forward
In 2004, Bowens son Ben was diagnosed with brain cancer. He was just shy
of 2 years old.
A lot of times people dont know how
to handle that kind of thing, Bowen said.
They dont know what to say. Friends
kind of disappear.
Petrina and her family did not disappear. I dont know if it was that bond of
COURTESY OF FRANCESCA PICERNO
West Virginia firefighter Tom Bowen (left) with Francesca Picerno. Bowen found Matthew Picernos body at ground zero.
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Francesca Picerno displays tattoos in honor of

her father, Matthew, who died on 9/11.
Ben died a few months later, but the

Bowen family now burgeoning with
five children returns to Disney each
year with a special mission.
Every year we find families there
who have kids who are having a hard
time, end-of-life type scenarios, and we
go about making magic for them, doing
nice things for them, Bowen said.
Thats our way of paying their familys
kindness forward.
On their most recent trip last fall, they
came across a girl who was gravely ill.
My little girl, who was 6, was hugging her, Bowen said. We got them ice
cream. We got Peter Pan to hang out with
them.
His voice welled with emotion.
Its great to see my children tapping
into that kindness, Bowen said. It all
started because of a tragedy. Sometimes
tragedy can bring out the best in people.
Starting with that initial Disney trip,
Bens story gained widespread public
notice. The Bowens became major fundraisers for St. Jude Childrens Research
Hospital, which cared for Ben and provided the family with housing during his
treatment.
Since 2005, more than $4 million has
been raised in Bens name for the Memphis hospital, which never bills the families of patients.
A song about healing

what we all went through years earlier.
Their extraordinary suffering somehow
or another met with ours. Because of
that, theres a connection that I dont
know if I can put words to, but its powerful.
The Bowens wanted to take Ben to
Disney World, but he was too young to
qualify for assistance from the Make-AWish Foundation. The Picernos stepped
in and helped make it happen.
Their kindness created fantastic
memories for our family, Bowen said.
Francesca Picerno turned 24 on Saturday. Tributes to her dad are tattooed on

her arms. Matthew is written on the
underside of her left wrist. Above that, a
six-inch voice wave is displayed on the
inside of her forearm.
This was his voice (captured on a recording), she said. We were skiing in
Canada and he said, There goes my little
snow bunny.
On the side of each wrist, Francesca
got tattoos of shirt buttons.
My dad always looked his best when
he was dressed in his beautiful suits,

she said.
She also commemorated her dad in
song. Her debut album, Ces Picerno, is
comprised of catchy pop tunes about everyday life. But in 2014 she wrote and released a moving ballad in his honor, a single titled Turn It Into Love.
Francesca has sung it in public just
once before. That changed this weekend,
between her performances at a Tuesdays Children benefit on Friday and
Holmdels 9/11 memorial.
The song will be put to the use that it
was meant for, and it will be special,
Francesca said.
Tuesdays Children is particularly
close to her heart. As the nonprofits
original beneficiaries grow into adulthood, they have begun to pay it forward
through Project Common Bond a
worldwide program for young people
ages 15-20 who have experienced the loss
of a family member due to an act of terrorism, violent extremism or war.
Francesca recently became a group
leader.
Having participants grow into the
leaders is something really special, she
said.
The participants connect with us because they know we have that similarity
in our stories. Ive met some pretty
amazing people from all over the world.
Turning darkness into light is not
easy. It takes heart, fortitude and support. Lots of support. Thats what the Picernos and Bowens found after tragic
circumstances brought them together.
Now its what they provide to others.
In Turn It Into Love, Francesca Picerno sings about the hardships of coping with 9/11. But she comes full circle
with the songs climactic line.
Ive got everything I need because I
turned it into love.
Staff writer Jerry Carino:
jcarino@gannettnj.com
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VICTIMS OF THE SEPT. 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS
Albert Conde
62
Marlboro
John E. Connolly, Jr.
46
Wall
Middletown
Dennis M. Cook
33
Colts Neck
Philip T. Guza
54
Sea Bright
Tinton Falls
Dolores M. Costa
53
Middletown
Felicia Hamilton
62
Middletown
Christopher S. Cramer
34
Stafford
Frederick K. Han
45
Marlboro
John R. Cruz
32
Lakewood
Stewart D. Harris
52
Marlboro
Brian Cummins
38
Manasquan
Mark F. Hemschoot
45
Red Bank
Thomas A. Damaskinos
33
Matawan
James V. Deblase
45
Manalapan
Daniel Afflito
32
Manalapan
Joao A. Aguiar, Jr.
30
Red Bank
Lorraine D. Antigua
32
Peter P. Apollo
26
Michael G. Arczynski
45
Little Silver
Louis F. Aversano, Jr.

John J. Badagliacca
58
Manalapan
35
Brick
Brett T. Bailey
28
Brick
Paul V. Barbaro
34
Holmdel
David W. Bauer
45
Rumson
Jane S. Beatty
53
Middletown
Steven H. Berger
45
Manalapan
Donna Bernaerts-Kearns
44
Middletown
Timothy D. Betterly
42
Little Silver
Lawrence F. Boisseau
36
Freehold
Alfred J. Braca
53
Middletown
Ronald Breitweiser
39
Middletown
Edward A. Brennan III
37
Sea Girt
Patrick J. Buhse
38
Middletown
Dominick E. Calia
40
Manalapan
Stephen J. Cangialosi
40
Middletown
John F. Casazza
38
Colts Neck
William O. Caspar
57
Eatontown
Jason D. Cayne
32
Marlboro
Michael J. Desposito
32
Marlboro
Edward DeSimone III
37
Middletown
Robert P. Devitt, Jr.
36
Brick
Lawrence P. Dickinson
35
Marlboro
Michael D. Diehl
49
Brick
Patrick J. Driscoll
70
Manalapan
Christopher S. Gray
32
Manalapan
Joseph Mangano
53
Jackson
John M. Grazioso
31
Middletown
James Martello
41
Rumson
Charles M. Mathers
Robert J. Mayo
61
Sea Girt
45
Marlboro
Patrick A. Hoey
53
Middletown
Frederick J. Hoffman
53
Freehold
James J. McAlary
42
Wall
Colin R. McArthur
52
Howell
Michael J. McCabe
41
Rumson
Thomas J. McCann
46
Manalapan
Michael P. McDonnell
33
Middletown
Keith McHeffey
31
Monmouth Beach
Michele L. Hoffman
27
Freehold
Edmund McNally
41
Fair Haven
Robert L. Horohoe, Jr.
31
Holmdel
William E. Micciulli
30
Old Bridge
Middletown
Thomas F. Hughes, Jr.
46
Spring Lake Heights
Peter T. Milano
43
Kathleen Hunt Casey
43
Middletown
Robert A. Miller
46
Old Bridge
Virginia M. Jablonski
49
Matawan
Louis J. Minervino
54
Middletown
Middletown
Michael Egan
40
Middletown
Howard L. Kane
40
Hazlet
Justin Molisani Jr.
42
Patricia M. Fagan
55
Toms River
Paul H. Keating
38
Spring Lake Heights
Alan D. Feinberg
48
Marlboro
William H. Kelly, Jr.
24
Brant Beach
John G. Monahan
47
Ocean
Edward P. Felt
41
Matawan
Fred V. Morrone
63
Lakewood
David F. Ferrugio
46
Middletown
James T. Murphy
35
Middletown
Stephen J. Fiorelli
43
Aberdeen
John J. Murray
52
Colts Neck
Salvatore A. Fiumefreddo
45
Manalapan
Middletown
Dennis Foo
30
Paul Furmato
36
Robert C. Kennedy
55
Toms River
James P. Ladley
41
Colts Neck
Michael P. LaForte
39
Holmdel
Brendan Lang
30
Middletown
Christopher Newton-Carter 51
Holmdel
Roseanne P. Lang
42
Middletown
Alfonse Niedermeyer III
40
Wall
Colts Neck
Anna A. Laverty
52
Middletown
Paul R. Nimbley
42
Middletown
Edward K. Oliver
31
Jackson
Robert W. O'Shea
47
Wall
Robert E. Parks, Jr.
47
Middletown
Swede J. Chevalier
26
Middletown
Daniel J. Gallagher
33
Middletown
John J. Lennon, Jr.
44
Howell
Steven P. Chucknick
44
Aberdeen
Harvey J. Gardner III
35
Lakewood
Edward H. Luckett
40
Fair Haven
Linda M. Colon
46
Millstone
Salvatore Gitto
44
Manalapan
Christopher E. Lunder
34
Wall
On Sept. 11, 2001, Thomas E. Franklin of the Bergen Record took the photograph now called Firemen Raising the Flag at
Ground Zero. It depicts three firemen at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Donald A. Peterson
66
Spring Lake
Jean H. Peterson
55
Spring Lake
Fair Haven
Todd D. Pelino
34
Jon A. Perconti
Kaleen E. Pezzuti
32
Brick
28
Fair Haven
Matthew Picerno
44
Holmdel
Nicholas P. Pietrunti
38
Middletown
Joseph Plumitallo
45
Manalapan
John M. Pocher
36
Middletown
Susan M. Pollio
45
Beach Haven
Gregory M. Preziose
34
Holmdel
Edward F. Pullis
34
Hazlet
Beth A. Quigley
25
Middletown
Gregg Reidy
25
Middetown
John Resta
40
Hazlet
Sylvia Resta
28
Hazlet
John F. Rhodes, Jr.
57
Howell
Donald W. Robertson, Jr.
35
Rumson
Middletown
Rosanne Rodgers-Lang
42
Carmen M. Rodriguez
46
Freehold
Richard Rodriguez
31
Aberdeen
Lloyd D. Rosenberg
31
Marlboro
Joseph F. Sacerdote
46
Howell
James Sands, Jr.
38
Brick
Susan L.K. Schuler
55
Allentown
Raphael Scorca
61
Beachwood
Thomas Sgroi
45
Brick
Cathy Smith
44
Stafford
Little Silver
Karl T. Smith
44
Astrid E. Sohan
32
Freehold
Robert A. Spencer
35
Middletown
Richard J. Stadelberger
Eric A. Stahlman
55
Middletown
43
Holmdel
James J. Straine, Jr.
36
Oceanport
George J. Strauch, Jr.
53
Avon
Robert R. Talhami
40
Shrewsbury
Kenneth F. Tietjen
31
Matawan
Sal E. Tieri, Jr.
40
Shrewsbury
Christopher M. Traina
25
Brick
Lisa L. Trerotola
38
Hazlet
Michael P. Tucker
40
Rumson
Michael A. Uliano
42
Aberdeen
Anthony M. Ventura
41
Middletown
Wendy A.R. Wakeford
40
Freehold
Glen J. Wall
38
Rumson
Michael H. Waye
38
Marlboro
Marlboro
Brian G. Warner
32
Alan Wisniewski
47
Howell
Rodney J. Wotton
36
Middletown
Please note: Not all Monmouth County and Ocean

County victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are
pictured above.
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1997: Scots voted to create their own Parliament after 290

years of union with England.
On this date:
2006: The nation paused to remember the victims of 9/11 on

the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks. In a prime-time
address, President George W. Bush invoked the memory of the
victims as he staunchly defended the war in Iraq, though he
acknowledged that Saddam Hussein was not responsible for
the 9/11 attacks.
1714: The forces of King Philip V of Spain overcame Catalan

defenders to end the 13-month-long Siege of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession.
1789: Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
1814: An American fleet scored a decisive victory over the
British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.
1857: The Mountain Meadows Massacre took place in presentday southern Utah as a 120-member Arkansas immigrant party
was slaughtered by Mormon militiamen aided by Paiute Indians.
1936: Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) began operation as
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signal the startup of the dams first hydroelectric generator.
1941: Groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon. In a
speech that drew accusations of anti-Semitism, Charles A.
Lindbergh told an America First rally in Des Moines, Iowa, that
the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration
were pushing the United States toward war.
1954: The Miss America pageant made its network TV debut
on ABC; Miss California, Lee Meriwether, was crowned the
winner.
2011: The nation, and the world, marked the 10th anniversary
of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In New York, a tree-covered memorial plaza at ground zero opened to the families of the
victims for the first time. President Barack Obama, after visiting the sites where terrorists struck, declared: It will be said
of us that we kept that faith; that we took a painful blow, and
emerged stronger. Australian Sam Stosur beat Serena Williams, pulling off a 6-2, 6-3 upset in the U.S. Open for her first
Grand Slam title.
2015: A crane collapsed onto the Grand Mosque in Mecca,
killing 111 people ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Former
Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his second bid for the Republican
presidential nomination, becoming the first major candidate
of the 2016 campaign to give up on the White House. Roberta
Vinci stunned Serena Williams to end her Grand Slam bid in
one of the greatest upsets in tennis history; the 43rd-ranked
Italian won 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the U.S. Open semifinals.
Thought for Today: If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life. O. Henry (William
Sydney Porter), American author (born this date in 1862, died
in 1910).
1962: The Beatles completed their first single for EMI, Love
Me Do and P.S. I Love You, at EMI studios in London.
1974: Eastern Airlines Flight 212, a DC-9, crashed while attempting to land in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 72 of the
82 people on board. The family drama Little House on the
Prairie premiered on NBC-TV.
1984: Country star Barbara Mandrell was seriously injured in
an automobile accident near Nashville that claimed the life of
the other driver, Mark White.
1985: Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds cracked career hit
number 4,192 off Eric Show of the San Diego Padres, eclipsing
the record held by Ty Cobb.
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SOUTH TOMS RIVER A public hearing is scheduled for Monday on a controversial plan to build more
than 300 townhouse and apartment units at the site of
the boroughs old landfill.
Borough Administrator Joseph Kostecki said the
Borough Council is expected to vote Monday on a redevelopment ordinance necessary to implement the
proposal. The council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m.
at Borough Hall, 19 Double Trouble Road.
Here are some facts about the planned redevelopment, taken from the boroughs Municipal Landfill
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The plan involves five lots in the northwest corner of the borough, located at Drew Lane and Drake
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lots. The land is adjacent to Manitou Park in Berkeley,
and close to Exit 80 on the Garden State Parkway. The
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The land slated for redevelopment includes the
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housing units are planned.
The old landfill would have to be capped before
See HEARING , Page 5A
RUSS DESANTIS/CORRESPONDENT
The 15th anniversary of Walk with Joe, a memorial 5K walk honoring Patrick Joe Driscoll, Christopher Gray (the son of Jim
Gray, the former mayor of Manalapan), and Tom McCann, was held on Saturday at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in
Manalapan. The three were local area residents who lost their lives on 9/11.
Hundreds Walk
With Joe for 9/11
Joe Driscoll, 2 other area men were on United 93
DAN RADEL @DANIELRADELAPP
MANALAPAN Fifteen years after his tragic

death in a field in Stoneycreek Township, Pennsylvania during the 9/11attacks, the friends of Patrick Joe
Driscoll still gather to do what he loved to do: walk.
And his family members still show up to say thank
you even though the anniversary remains a tough
time of year for them said Chris Driscoll, one of his
three children.
Ill do it as long as I can, said Betty Anne OMalley, a friend of the Driscolls. She has moved from Manalapan to Little Egg Harbor Township but still hasnt
missed one walk.
He was a good-hearted man. A good friend in the
true sense of the word. If you had one friend like Joe,
you didnt need many others, she said.
Driscoll, who resided in Manalapan, was headed to
Yosemite National Park for his annual hiking trip
when terrorists hijacked the plane he was on, United
Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001.
They intended to use the plane to hit a target in
Washington, D.C. but passengers and flight crew overtook them and crashed the plane into a field. All 44 passengers, including 70-year-old Driscoll, and the ter-
rorists died.
In 2002 his friends at the Yorktowne Club, a benevolent organization which he was an active member in,
started a 5K walk in his name. Today the Walk With
Joe has grown into event that honors the 3,000 who lost
their lives in the coordinated terrorist attack on Sept.
11, 2001.
15 years seems like a long time ago, but for some us
it seems like just yesterday, said Dennis Walsh, who
shared chairman duties on the Walk With Joe committee this year with Joe Zebrowski.
Then there are the younger ones who were not with
us on that day. Let us use the anniversary to tell them
what happened, he said.
He spoke before several hundred people that
showed up on a hot and humid Saturday at Monmouth
Battlefield State Park to participate.
Over 15 years the Yorktowne Club estimates 10,000
people have walked and at the same time raised over
$300,000 for many good charitable causes, like food
banks and scholarships along the way.
You talk about hometown heroes, these are our heroes, Ed Wlazlowski, the leader of the Monmouth BatSee WALK , Page 16A
Toms River:
Hike in parking
fees criticized
Boomer Esiason, other NFL stars

at Garmany event for cystic fibrosis
JEAN MIKLE @JEANMIKLE
PAYTON GUION @PAYTONGUION
TOMS RIVER -- A hefty increase in downtown

parking fees planned to take effect on Oct. 1 is being
panned by some county employees and business owners, who say it will become prohibitively expensive to
park near the Ocean County Courthouse and library.
Short-term parking fees have not risen in the downtown since 1993, but a new progressive parking system will make it much more expensive for people to
park in the area for more than two hours at a time.
On the popular third level of the garage behind
town hall, parking rates will rise from 25 to 75 cents an
hour, but fees there will be charged from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., ending one hour earlier than they do now.
The fee increase was approved earlier this year by
the Toms River Parking Authoritys Board of Commissioners, and then supported unanimously in a July
vote by the Township Council.
Library employees and other parking patrons are
perhaps most upset by the progressive parking system, which will raise fees in sought-after downtown
spots by 50 cents an hour after the first two hours.
Fees start at 50 cents an hour for the first two
hours, and rise to $3.50 an hour by the eighth hour. Today, it costs a flat 25 cents an hour to park in these
spots.
On Allen Street, for example, it previously cost $2
for an employee of the library or other local business
to park at a meter for eight hours. Under the new parking fee structure, it will cost $14.50 to park for the
same period of time an increase of 625 percent.
This is preposterous and really a smack in the face
to all of us who work downtown, as well as residents of
Toms River, Sherri Taliercio, a township resident
who works at the Washington Street library, wrote to
The Asbury Park Press.
Caroll Murray, who also works at the library, has
started an online petition calling on people to boycott
RED BANK - Former National Football League

quarterback Boomer Esiason hosted a party in town
on Friday to help fight a deadly disease that afflicts
his son.
The nonprofit Boomer Esiason Foundation, which
combats cystic fibrosis, held the soiree at Garmany,
an upscale clothing store on Broad Street in downtown
Red Bank. Well over 100 people attended, including
former NFL stars Bart Scott and Phil Simms and former Saturday Night Live cast member Joe Piscopo.
The foundations mission is to do fundraisers and
to give back to the cystic fibrosis community, said
Jerry Cahill, director of educational programs at the
Boomer Esiason Foundation. And were really making a difference with people with cystic fibrosis.
Cahill, 60, has cystic fibrosis and was chiefly responsible for bringing the event to Red Bank. When he
was diagnosed with the disease at 11, he was told hed
be lucky to live to 16 years old.
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic disease that affects the
lungs and digestive system, causing the body to pro-
See PARKING, Page 5A
See ESIASON, Page 6A
RUSS DESANTIS/CORRESPONDENT
NFL star Boomer Esiason was at Garmany in Red Bank Friday

for a cocktail party to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis
through the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 5A
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Parking
Continued from Page 3A
downtown Toms Rivers

paid spots in an effort to
get the Toms River Parking Authority and the
Township Council to reconsider the price increase.
Murray attended the
Township Council meeting on Sept. 6 to reiterate
her opposition to the parking increase. She said the
parking increase would
discourage people from
coming to the townships
downtown, which has
struggled to lure businesses and customers for
years.
Believe it or not, you
have a say in whether this
decision to raise fees is
successful! Hit them
where it hurts right in
the wallet! reads Murrays petition on Change.org. The petition has garnered 244 signatures, and
dozens of comments complaining about the sometimes-difficult parking
situation in the townships
downtown.
Among them is a comment from Amanda Raulerson, one of the owners
of Mandolis Bakery on
Washington Street, who
says the rise in parking
fees will drive away customers.
We have customers
avoid coming in because
of parking and now a price
Raulerson
increase,
wrote. The parking authority will kill everything the good people of
downtown have worked
so hard to accomplish.
But Michael Sutton,
who chairs the parking
authoritys Board of Commissioners, said the increase is needed to help
the authority pay for new
parking meters, and to encourage turnover of
spaces in the downtown.
The authority plans to
spend about $250,000 to
replace its existing parking meters and older machines with new machines
that will accept debit and
credit cards. Those meters have already been installed at the authoritys
parking lots, and should
be in place by Oct. 1 at metered street spaces, he
said.
Sutton said the authority and the Township
Council paid for a 2014
parking study that recommended the authority
maintain better fiscal
controls to account for
and allocate revenues
from parking meters.
That was also a recommendation in the authoritys 2015 audit, which noted that the old meters
make it impossible for the
authority to reconcile revenues that were actually
earned with what is deposited in the bank.
The new meters will
enable the authority to do
that, Sutton said.

When we do an audit,
we have to be able to tell
exactly when the meter
was used and how much
was in the meter, he said.
The progressive rates
will also discourage people form parking in prime
downtown spots for long
periods, Sutton said.
We need to move people around for the downtown businesses, Sutton
said. You have to look at
the point of view, that the
parking downtown on the
street is for the customer.
Its for the person thats
going into the courthouse
to do whatever. Its for the
person who is going to the
businesses.
Sutton said the Parking
Authority consulted with
the Toms River Business
Improvement District before moving forward with
the fee increase. He said
county employees can
park for free in the county
garage on Hooper Avenue.
Taliercio said that the
county garage is several
blocks away from the library and downtown businesses, and said it is often
crowded, and can feel unsafe at night.
Parking is often at a
premium during the day
in Toms Rivers compact
downtown, as Ocean
County employees, Toms
River employees, and visitors to the county courthouse and library vie for
limited spaces.
The Parking Authority
is an independent township agency with its own
budget and employees. It
operates parking lots and
the parking garage located behind town hall on Water Street.
All told, there are more
than 1,200 parking spaces
in the downtown, but 524
of them are located at the
Park-n-Ride lot at the bus
terminal off Highland
Parkway.
The rest of the spaces
include a hodge-podge of
parking lots and metered
spaces along downtown
streets like Washington,
Allen, Main, Robbins, Water and Hyers streets, as
well as Court House Lane.
There is some free
parking in the downtown.
In addition to the county
garage, there are free
spaces available in the
Irons Street lot, which can
often become crowded,
especially on Wednesdays, when the Toms River Farmers Market takes
place on Water Street.
Some of the lots also only
allow parking during limited hours.
Free spaces are also
available in the Sovereign
Bank lot, located on Hyers
Street, but only after 6
p.m. weekdays and 2 p.m.
Saturdays.
Parking at all Toms
River Parking Authority
lots is free on Sundays and
holidays.
The authority collected about $414,000 a year in
Hearing
JEAN MIKLE/STAFF PHOTO
A view of parking meters on Washington Street in

downtown Toms River. Parking rates are scheduled to rise in
the downtown on Oct. 1.
parking fees for its downtown lots, metered parking and parking garage,
and about $320,000 in
on
bus
commissions
tickets sold at the bus terminal, according to its
2015 budget.
The money is used to
pay for equipment like
parking meters, leases for
some spaces in the downtown, and to pay the salaries of the authoritys
staff and benefits of the
authoritys staff.
The question of what to
do about downtown parking has been raised before. A suggestion to eliminate meters in the downtown back in 1993 was
abandoned after business
owners complained that a
downtown
meter-less
would lead to parking for
hours in front of their
stores, discouraging other customers.
Some business owners
actually called for a meter-free downtown in
2014, when the township
and parking authority

undertook a study of
conditions
parking
there. In the end, Sutton
said, allowing greater
turnover of spaces was
deemed more important, and meters necessary.
Sutton said he is sympathetic to county employees and others visiting the downtown who
want to park for many
hours but said that if the
meters were not there,
employees would park
in prime spots for eight
hours or more.
If we didnt charge
for parking and didnt
enforce for a week, it
would be chaos, wed
have every employee
parking there, Sutton
said. I understand what
they are saying. I understand that they want to
park as close as possible.
Jean Mikle:
732-643-4050,
jmikle@gannettnj.com
any development could

proceed. It has not been
used for years but the
borough has not had the
money to place a required cap on it to prevent any contamination
from escaping the property.
developer
The
would assume responsibility for capping the
landfill. The public
works building would be
relocated, with the developer footing the bill
for a new building within
the redevelopment area.
A developer interested in building the
housing units would be
eligible for a five-year
tax abatement.
By declaring the 49
acres as an area in need
of redevelopment, the
borough could also consider a longer-term tax
abatement, in which the
developer would be exempt from taxes but
would pay a set amount
to the borough each year
under a Payment in Lieu
of Taxes (PILOT) program. The borough
would negotiate the PILOT amount with the developer.
PILOTs are controversial, and their use in
some municipalities was
criticized in a 2010 report by State Comptroller A. Matthew Boxer,
who noted that PILOTs
sometimes shortchange
school districts and
counties, since the majority of payments are
made to the municipal-
Theresa Lettman,
director of monitoring
programs for the
Pinelands advocacy
group, said the plan
does not conform to the
Pinelands
Comprehensive
Management Plan.
ity, and not other entities.

The redevelopment
will help the borough by
eliminating an environmental hazard while also
upgrading the boroughs
housing stock, according
to the redevelopment
plan.
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance has raised
concerns
about
the
project. Theresa Lettman, director of monitoring programs for the Pinelands advocacy group,
said the plan does not conform to the Pinelands
Comprehensive Management Plan, the regulations
that the state Pinelands
Commission uses to control development in the
pines.
Lettman said the area
where the development is
proposed is designated
for municipal use -- not
housing -- in the plan. She
also said she is concerned
about the loss of athletic
fields at the development
site.
Others have raised
questions about the potential strain on services in
this small borough caused
by such a large project.
About 3,700 people live in
South Toms River, according to a 2015 U.S. Census
estimate.
Jean Mikle:
732-643-4050,
jmikle@gannettnj.com
local
Police: Three sought

in grocery store theft
Suspected of stealing goods from Toms River ShopRite
ANDREW FORD
@ANDREWFORDNEWS
COURTESY OF TOMS RIVER POLICE
Police released photos of these men suspected of taking more than $300 in goods from
ShopRite on Route 37 in Toms River.
TOMS RIVER Police

are hunting for three men
they suspect of stealing
more than $300 in goods
from the ShopRite on
Route 37. Three men were
spotted on surveillance
video pushing two loaded
shopping carts out of the
store without paying, according to a police statement. The men were seen
entering the store about
12:15 p.m. with empty
carts, leaving with full
carts about 12:35 p.m., according to the statement.
Two men pushed the
carts past the checkout
area without paying as the
third man assisted them.
Police believe they got

into a gray 2009 Ford Focus.
Anyone with information should contact Officer Brent Mundy at 732349-0150 extension 1377 or
bmundy@trpoolice.org.
Tipsters can also send private Facebook messages
to police here. All information is kept confidential, police say.
Andrew Ford:
732-643-4281;
aford3@gannettnj.com
Esiason
duce thick mucous that

can lead to fatal lung infections. People with the
disease have a median
life expectancy of less
than 40 years old, according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Proceeds from the
party, which sold tickets
for $250 each, benefit
the Boomer Esiason
Foundation. The event
also had hors doeuvres
catered by chef Diane
Henderiks and bars
serving up libations.
The former NFL
players spent the evening surrounded by partygoers, who also bid on
several items of sports
memorabilia in a silent
auction.
For more information
on the foundation or the
visit
disease,
esiason.org. Those interested in making a donation can send checks
payable to the Boomer
Esiason Foundation that
can be delivered to Etsuko Murase at 200 B Armstrong Road in Garden
City Park, New York
11040.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 11A
local
Prison for man drunk in fatal crash

ANDREW FORD
@ANDREWFORDNEWS
Edwin Martinez is
headed to prison after he
drove drunk and got into a
crash that killed his girlfriend.
The 24-year-old Camden man was sentenced
Friday to 10 years in pris-
on following the April

2014 crash, according to a
statement from the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office.
He previously pleaded
guilty to first-degree vehicular homicide in a
school zone, third-degree
assault by auto and driving while intoxicated.
He drank vodka and orange juice at Connolly

Station in Belmar and
called his girlfriend for a
ride, but then forced her
into the passenger seat
and sped off, according to
the statement from the
Prosecutors Office and
circumstances revealed
in court.
Martinez
apAs
proached the intersection
at Eighth Avenue and
Route 35, he ignored the
red traffic light, drove
into Route 35 and lost control of the car, according
to the statement. His girlfriend was thrown from
the car into the Shark River.
responders
First
pulled her from the river
and took her to Jersey
Shore University Medical
Center, where she died,
according to the statement. Martinez was also
taken to the hospital to be
treated for injuries.
A blood sample was
taken from Martinez af-
ter the crash his blood

alcohol concentration was
.207 percent, more than
twice the legal limit in
New Jersey, according to
the statement.
Andrew Ford:
732-643-4281;
aford3@gannettnj.com
local
OBSERVANCES
15TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
MONMOUTH COUNTY SEPT. 11 MEMORIAL CEREMONY: 8 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 11. Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, 460 Ocean Blvd.,
Atlantic Highlands. The Monmouth County Park System will host a
Memorial Ceremony at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Atlantic
Highlands, the site of the countys 9/11 Memorial. Marking the 15th
anniversary of the tragedy, the ceremony will honor the memory of
those lost and reflect on the bravery of the days first responders.
Speakers include Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone, Freeholder
and Park System Liaison Lillian G. Burry, Middletown Police Chief
Craig Weber and Rev. David Cotton. The Pipes & Drums of the Atlantic Watch will provide music. The ceremony is held rain or shine. All
are welcome to attend. In addition to the ceremony, the Park System
will mark the occasion by extending Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlooks
hours until 11 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Sept. 9-11, to provide additional
opportunities to visit the 9/11 Memorial.
BEACHWOOD 9/11 CEREMONY: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Borough of
Beachwood Volunteer Fire Company, 745 Beachwood Blvd., Beachwood. Beachwood will hold a brief ceremony in front of the fire
station, where we have steel from the WTC site. Our chaplain will say
Additional Obituaries, 14A & 15A
obituaries
NANCY SELHEIM
AGE: 88
she had many great friends.
Nancy was a gifted home

decorator and always had
projects underway: painting, wallpapering and gardening. Nancy worked as
a preschool teacher, traveled extensively and visited
many places around the
world. She enjoyed sewing,
knitting, making jewelry,
and bowling.
Nancy Selheim, age 88

years, died at home on Tuesday, September 6.
She was born in Detroit,
MI, to Leslie J. and Elizabeth (Mead) Gielow. Nancy
attended Drake University
where she met her husband,
Norman. They married in
1951 and graduated together
in 1952. Nancy and her family lived in West Virginia,
Maryland, and Michigan
before settling in Fair Haven in 1971. They were long
time active members of the
Shrewsbury River Yacht
Club. After the loss of her
husband in 1982, Nancy
moved to Shadow Lake Village in Middletown where
Nancy is predeceased by
her parents and her beloved
husband. She is survived by
her children Paul and wife
Dee, David and wife Rita,
Linda Decelle and husband
Mike; grandchildren Megan,
Kristen, Erika, Katherine,
Carolyn, Emily, Sarah, Ali
and Jonathan; great-grandson Owen, and brothers
Richard and Jack Gielow.
Nancys family and friends
will be remembering her
this Saturday, September 17,
from 3pm to 5pm at John E.
Day Funeral Home in Red
Bank. All are welcome. In
lieu of flowers, contributions in Nancys memory
may be made to the VNA of
Monmouth County, 176 Riverside Avenue Red Bank, NJ
07701
JOSEPH PAUL SERRADA
AGE: 63 BRICK
ly held the position of Cash
Rep Supervisor. He was a
parishioner of St. Peters
RC Church, Point Pleasant
Beach. He was predeceased
by his parents Albert and
Rosanna Serrada.
Joseph Paul Serrada, 63,

of Brick formerly of Point
Pleasant Beach, died on September 7, 2016. He was born
and raised in Point Pleasant
Beach. He was a graduate of
Point Pleasant Beach High
School, Ocean County Community College and the University of Delaware. Joseph
has worked for Barnes and
Noble in Brick, NJ for 18
years where he most recent-
He is survived by his sister Jane and her husband

Joseph Lang of Havertown,
PA; his nieces Catherine
Ferry and her husband Jacob and Elizabeth Boring
and her husband John. He is
also survived by his 5 grandnieces and a grandnephew.
Viewing hours will be held
on Monday from 6-9 PM at
Van Hise & Callagan Funeral Home, 812 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach.
A funeral mass will be held
on Tuesday at 10 AM at St.
Peters RC Church, Forman Avenue, Point Pleasant
Beach. Interment will follow at St. Catharines Cemetery, Wall Twp.
NANCY WERTHEIM
BIG NANCY
SWARBRICK
ANTHONY STEVERSON
AGE: 62 NEPTUNE
Anthony (Tony) Steverson,
62, of Neptune, NJ passed
away on Sept 4, 2016. He is
survived by his son, Anthony, Jr.; 2 brothers, Frederick
and Darren; and 3 sisters,
Ernestine, Kimberly and
Doris.
Visitation will be 5-6:30 pm
Fri, Sept 16 at the James
Hunt Funeral Home, 126
Ridge Ave, Asbury Park.
Immediately following there
will be an Elks Ritualistic
Service from 6:30-7 pm. On
Sat, Sept 17 visitation will
take place from 10 am until
the time of the funeral service at 11 am at Emmanuel
Baptist Church, 61A Cherry
St, Tinton Falls. Complete
obituary may be viewed on
www.jhhunt.com.
AGE: 61
Nancy Wertheim Big
Nancy Swarbrick, 61, died
Saturday, August 20, 2016.
She was a renowned blues
harmonica player.
Predeceased by her husband, Daniel Swarbrick in
2012, and her father, Merritt Wertheim in 2014, she
is survived by her mother,
Michelle Moore Wertheim
of Barnegat; her siblings,
Glenn (Gail) Wertheim of
Martinsville, Barbara (fianc Andre Burgos) of Croton on Hudson, NY, 3 nieces,
and a nephew.
A musical celebration of
her life is planned 7:00 P.M.
Friday, October 7, at Roxy
and Dukes Roadhouse, 745
Bound Brook Rd., Dunellen.
For a full obituary, go online
to www.hagan-chamberlain.
com
a few words and we will have a moment of silence.

BRICK SEPT. 11 REMEMBRANCE SERVICE: Neighbors, clergy and
local officials will gather at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Angel in Anguish monument at Windward Beach to mark the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, and pay tribute to those who were lost that
day.
ENGLISHTOWN: 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 11. The Englishtown Fire
Department, in conjunction with Englishtown Borough, will be
holding a ceremony in front of the Englishtown Fire Department at
3 S. Main St.
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 9/11 CEREMONY: 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11.
Town Hall, One Municipal Plaza, Freehold. The Freehold Township
Committee Sept. 11 monument at Municipal Plaza at the corner of
Schanck and Stillwells Corner roads. The governing body has invited the township police department, first aid and local fire departments to participate. The Marine Corps League will provide a
color guard. We will be placing flowers, wreathes, singing a patriotic song or two and honoring our fallen comrades. Rain or shine.
HAZLET 9/11 CEREMONY: Noon Sunday, Sept. 11. 9/11 Memorial,
1776 Union Ave., Hazlet. A ceremony to remember the lives lost on
9/11. Light refreshments will be served in the Cullen Center after
the ceremony.
HOLMDEL: On Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10:00 a.m., the township will be
honoring the memory of those of those who were lost on Sept. 11,
2001. Mayor Eric Hinds, members of the Township Committee, the
Holmdel Police Department Honor Guard, The Friendly Sons of
Shillegah Bagpipe Band and Francesca Picerno will be on hand to
honor those residents and relatives who lost their lives on 9/11/01.
KEYPORT: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. The Keyport Fire Department, in
cooperation with the Borough of Keyport, will hold services at the
9/11 Memorial Towers on American Legion Drive. Attendees will be
welcome to place flowers or other remembrance pieces at the base
of the towers at a specific time during the service.
MANALAPAN CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11.
Town Hall, 120 County Road 522, Manalapan. Manalapan Township
will be holding a 9/11 candlelight vigil at Town Hall in front of the
9/11 Memorial.
MANALAPAN DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND SERVICE: 2-4 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 11. Headquarters, Monmouth County Library, 125
Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The Monroe Township Chorus will
present a musical tribute to honor the memory and look toward a
future of hope and peace for our world. Musical director and
Walk
tle Ground Chorus said about the people and first responders who lost their lives in 9/11. And we should
never forget.
His group belted out two songs Irish Blessing
and Over the Rainbow, during a ceremony that
took place before the walk.
Saplings born from acorns from the Swamp white
oaks planted at the National September 11 Memorial
and Museum in New York City were given away
free. Participates also got a view of Old Glory, an
American flag that has participated in ceremonies
around the world including a raising atop Mount Surabachi on Iwo Jima.
Jim Gray, the former mayor of Manalapan, said
the walk draws the community together. He lost his
son 32-year old son Christopher in the attacks. He
worked for Cantor Fitzgerald whose offices were located at the World Trade Center. The company lost
two-thirds its workforce.
People renew friendships. Its kind of a celebration of life in one respect. A happy time but a sad
time, said Gray.
Dan Radel: 732-643-4072; dradel@gannettnj.com
You talk about hometown heroes, these are our
heroes. And we should never forget.
ED WLAZLOWSKI
ON THE PEOPLE AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO DIED IN 9/11
pianist David Schlossberg will lead the group in an anthem of various

patriotic songs, and sing-alongs including God Bless America.
Doors open at 12:30pm. Seats are available on a first-come, firstserved basis. We request that attendees do not hold or reserve seats
for others.
MARLBORO WREATH LAYING CEREMONY: 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept.
11. Recreation Building, Marlboro 9/11 Memorial, Wyncrest Road and
Route 520, Marlboro. Please join Mayor Jon Hornik, the Marlboro
Township Council, representatives from our Police Department, First
Aid and Rescue Squads, Fire Departments and Veterans and Volunteers Committee for a wreath laying ceremony as we pay tribute to
the 14 Marlboro residents and all those who lost their lives on that
fateful day. The Marlboro High School string orchestra and chorus,
led by conductor Mr. Dalton, will provide the music for the ceremony.
The ceremony will be at the Marlboro 9/11 Memorial.
All are welcome.
MIDDLETOWN: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. The township will hold a ceremony at the Middletown WTC Memorial Gardens to pay tribute to
the 37 residents killed in the World Trade Center attack. A candlelight service will include music, prayer and a bell tribute. Participants
include Rep. Chris Smith, Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger and the Middletown Township Committee, St. Mary Roman Catholic Church
Pastor Jeff J. Kegley, Chabad Jewish Center of Holmdel Rabbi
Shmaya Galperin and the Naval Weapons Station Earle Honor Guard.
Music will be performed by Concordia Youth Chorale, the St. Mary
Roman Catholic Church and bagpiper Michael Hannigan. Attendees
are encouraged to bring their own candles.
OCEAN GATE PARK DEDICATION: 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. 9/11 Park,
Ocean Gate Dr. and Lakewood Ave., Ocean Gate. The Borough of
Ocean Gate will be dedicating a new park in memory of the tragic
events 15 years ago. The park will include a segment of steel from
the North Tower of the World Trade Center, and a representation of
the towers themselves. Four dwarf trees will be planted to represent
the planes used in the attacks and three bushes represent the three
buildings attacked that day. The park is being put together by borough residents, with help from elected officials.
TOMS RIVER: Memorial ceremony begins at noon, Sept. 11. Hosted
by Toms River Fire Co. 1. Residents should gather at the Firefighter
Memorial at the corner of Washington and Robbins streets.
UNION BEACH 9/11 SERVICES: 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11. Firemans
Park, Front Street.
Freehold man
admits to
emailing child
pornography
ANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS
A Freehold man admitted he emailed and texted

child pornography.
Daniel Deluca, 23, of Franklin Drive pleaded guilty
Thursday to three counts of distribution of child pornography, according to a statement from Monmouth
County Prosecutors Office. Deluca also distributed
child pornography using the social media messenger
Kik.
Authorities began investigating in January 2014
when two videos of suspected child pornography
were emailed using an AOL Instant Messenger email
address from an IP address in Delucas home, according to the statement. After executing a search warrant, investigators found the two videos on Delucas
computer. Police searched his computer, cell phone
and cloud storage account to find numerous images
and videos of child pornography, according to the
statement.
In exchange for his guilty plea, the state will recommend a sentence of 10 years in prison, according to
the statement. That includes a period of five years
that he wont be eligible for parole.
Deluca is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 13.
Andrew Ford: 732-643-4281; aford3@gannettnj.com
obituaries
DEACON GEORGE
TOOMBS
AGE: 77 LAKEWOOD
George Toombs passed
away peacefully at home on
September 6, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn,
his two sons, Rummel Dmitri Toombs, Sr. and Stirling
Bouvia Toombs, his brother,
Reuben Toombs, and six
grandchildren.
Family and friends may
visit Macedonia Baptist
Church, 143 John St., Lakewood on Monday from 10
a.m. until his funeral service begins at 12 noon. Entombment will follow at
Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in
Georges memory to the
Macedonia Family Life
Community Complex, Inc.
to toombsqueen@optimum.
net.
The DiCostanzo family
owned, Lakewood Funeral
Home, Howell, is handling
all arrangements.
www.funeralhomenj.com
ELLEN G. TRAINA
AGE: 71 LONG BRANCH

Ellen G. Traina, 71 of long
Branch passed away peacefully on September 3, 2016
in Jersey Shore University
Medical Center, Neptune.
Born in Bayonne, Ellen was
a long time resident of Long
Branch.
Ellen is survived by her
son, Christopher Traina of
RiverVale, NJ; her mother,
Edna Gass of Eatontown;
her grandchildren: Dominick and Marissa Traina
and a sister, Joann Maher of
Oakhurst.
Buckley Funeral Home,
509 Second Avenue, Asbury
park is in charge of the private arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at:
www.Buckleyfuneralhome.
net
THOMAS J. UNDERWOOD, SR.
AGE: 70 HERTFORD, NC
Thomas J. Underwood, Sr., derwood, Jr., and his wife,
70, of Hertford, NC, formerly Dawn of Manchester Twp.,
of Manchester Twp. passed his daughter, Gina Marie
away Thursday August 25, Phillips and her husband,
2016 at Duke University Craig of Jackson, 2 brothers,
Hospital, Durham, NC. Tom Jack Underwood of Florida
spent many years as a self- and Kenny Underwood of
employed master carpenter. Brick, 2 grandchildren,
Born in Newark, he lived Nicholas Hennings and
throughout New Jersey beThomas J. Underwood, III,
fore moving to North Caro2 great-grandchildren, Mia
lina several years ago. Tom
proudly served in the U.S. Croslin and Nicolette HenMarine Corps during the nings, many loving nieces,
nephews and great friends.
Vietnam War.
Tom was predeceased by The family will be receiving
his parents, John Under- relatives and friends 1-5pm
wood and Beatrice (Treacy) Saturday September 24, 2016
Underwood and his sister, at his daughter Ginas home.
Mary Hart. Tom is survived Arrangements by DeGraff
by his son, Thomas J. Un- Lakehurst Funeral Home.
Virginia fugitive is
captured in Neptune
ANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS
NEPTUNE - A fugitive from Virginia was captured

Tuesday, township police say.
Alexandria Torres was found at the Americas Best
Value Inn in Neptune and arrested, according to a police statement. She was wanted on charges of grand
larceny of firearms, credit card theft, ID theft, forgery and conspiracy.
She additionally was charged as a fugitive from
justice and taken to Monmouth County jail on
$500,000 bail, awaiting extradition back to Virginia.
The Neptune Township Street Crimes Unit worked
with sheriff's officers from Hanover County, Virginia, to find Torres.
Andrew Ford: 732-643-4281; aford3@gannettnj.com
FILE PHOTO
Ralph Jamison was sentenced to

19 years in prison for a drive-by
shooting that left a bystander
dead.
Man sentenced in
drive-by shooting
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRIDGETON - A man convicted in a drive-by

shooting that left a bystander dead has been sentenced to 19 years in state prison.
The Fairfield Township man was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the August 2014 shooting
that killed 20-year-old Quantasia Bessix in Bridgeton.
Authorities have said Bessix was not the intended target.
Cumberland County prosecutors have said Jamison drove a borrowed car to the home and opened fire
on the residence.
Bessix was on the porch at the time and was struck
as she tried to run away. She was taken to a hospital
but died there a short time later.
ASBURY PARK PRESS
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If youre eligible for both your own retirement benefit and for benefits as a spouse, we will always pay you
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spouse begins collecting benefits before full retirement
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Argondizza
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Living names new
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Anthony A. Argondizza has been
appointed president of Springpoint Senior Living, Wall, as of
Oct. 1. Argondizza first joined
Springpoint in 1994 as administrator and assistant executive
director at Crestwood Manor, a
Springpoint Senior Living continuing care retirement community in Manchester. He was appointed vice president of CCRC
operations in 2001, vice president of operations in 2006, senior
vice president in 2010, chief
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DAVID P. WILLIS/STAFF PHOTO
Joe Wilhelm of Marlboro is trying to find $4,500 in IRA contributions deposited in 1986.
WHERES YOUR
MONEY?
Finding unclaimed funds can

take a bit of detective work
DAVID P. WILLIS
PRESS ON YOUR SIDE
The documents remained hidden and forgotten in a briefcase for
decades.
Marlboro resident Joe
Wilhelm found two IRA
investment certificates
totaling $4,500, which
were packed away in a box, while cleaning out his basement earlier this year. I
opened it up and found these in there,
Wilhelm said.
It led him on a quest to find out what
happened to the $4,500 he and his wife
Linda contributed to an Individual Retirement Account in 1986 with Merchants Bank of Allentown. It seems the
money has vanished.
Press on Your Side, along with unclaimed property administrators in
Pennsylvania, and representatives at
Wells Fargo Bank, the successor to Merchants, couldnt find any trace of it.
Its amazing how 4,500 bucks can disappear in the banking system, just disappear, Wilhelm said.
What happened? When Wilhelm made
the IRA investment, he and his wife lived
in Pennsylvania. He said he doesnt remember the transaction, but the certificates must have been packed away
when the couple moved to Maine in 1989.
They later came to New Jersey.
The couple had other retirement ac-
Its amazing how 4,500

bucks can disappear in the
banking system, just
disappear.
JOE WILHELM
MARLBORO RESIDENT
counts, with different amounts, that

were rolled over to other banks as they
moved. This wasnt part of that, Wilhelm said.
Wheres yours?
Typically, after being left untouched
for three years, bank accounts, retirement accounts and other property such
as money orders and checks, are held by
the state where the property is located
until the owner comes forward to claim
it. It might be a gift card you were given
but didnt use after five years or funds
from a life insurance policy three years
after it matured or was terminated.
It adds up. In New Jersey, the unclaimed property administration currently holds about $4.5 billion in unclaimed property. In Pennsylvania, its
$2.3 billion.
How do you know if you have some-
thing out there?

It doesnt cost anything to find out or
get it back. You can search for unclaimed property online at MissingMoney.com, which is endorsed by the
National Association of Unclaimed
Property Administrators.
It will list a name, last known address, who reported it abandoned, and a
value range. An owner can then file a
claim to recover it.
It wasnt easy for the Wilhelms.
Merchants Bank of Allentown is no
longer around. It merged with First Fidelity Bank in 1993, which became part
of First Union in 1996, Wachovia Bank
in 2002 and finally Wells Fargo in 2010.
As the deposit was made in Pennsylvania, Wilhelm went to Pennsylvanias
bureau of unclaimed property to try to
track down their money.
For several months, we have been
trying to trace the above IRA Investment Certificate issued by Merchants
Bank of Allentown, Pa., the Wilhelms
wrote in April. We realize the certificates are 28 years old and before the
digital age.
But they got back some bad news.
After a thorough search of our records, we have been unable to locate any
fund or property due in the name(s) you
requested, a researcher replied in
May.
They checked different Merchants
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Circle BMW, 260 Route 36, West

Long Branch, has signed on as a
U-Haul neighborhood offering
U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing
equipment and support rental
items. Hours of operation for
U-Haul rentals are 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays;
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fridays; and 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturdays.
Long Branch man joins

Red Bank law office
Alan Dalsass of Long Branch has
joined the law firm of Scarinci
Hollenbeck as a partner. Dalsass
will be part of the firms corporate transactions and business
group and will be based in the
Red Bank office. Both an attorney and a business consultant,
Dalsass has expertise in mergers
and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, corporate finance,
real estate and litigation matters.
Prior to joining Scarinci Hollenbeck, Dalsass leveraged his legal
and business experience as the
head of PiperGrace Consulting,
where he was a legal adviser,
interim executive and financial
adviser to multiple companies.
Financial service group

honored for their work
The Monmouth-Ocean Counties
chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals
has been named a recipient of a
Chapter of the Year Award, the
outcome of participating in the
societys Excellence in Chapter
Achievement program.
Send business briefs to
Dennis P. Carmody at
dcarmody@gannettnj.com.
Tech may steer older drivers down a safer road

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Older drivers may soon be traveling a

safer road thanks to smarter cars that
can detect oncoming traffic, steer clear
of trouble and even hit the brakes when a
collision appears imminent.
A few of these innovations, such as
blind-spot warning systems, are already
built in or offered as optional features in
some vehicles, primarily in more expensive models.
But more revolutionary breakthroughs are expected in the next few
years, when measures such as robotic
braking systems are supposed to become
standard features in all cars on U.S.
roads.
Better technology, of course, can help
prevent drivers of all ages from getting
into accidents. But those in their 70s and
older are more likely to become confused at heavily trafficked intersections
and on-ramps. Aging also frequently limits a bodys range of motion, making it
more difficult to scan all around for nearby vehicles and other hazards. And older
drivers tend to be more fragile than their
younger counterparts, suffering more
serious injuries in traffic accidents.
Anything that reduces the likelihood
or severity of a collision is really a technology that is primed for helping tomorrows older adults, says Bryan Reimer,
research scientist for the Massachusetts

Institute of Technologys AgeLab and associate director of the New England University Transportation Center. We are
moving toward an ecosystem where older adults will increasingly be supported
by the technology that may help enhance
their mobility.
Driven by baby boomers

Automakers are rolling out more
technology just as the first members of
the culture-shifting baby boom generation turn 70 this year. By 2030, the U.S.
Census Bureau expects there will be
nearly 54 million people who are 70 or
older living in the country, up from about

31 million in 2014.
About 80 percent of that group is expected to be licensed to drive, based on
current trends, and that ratio could rise
even higher if technology lets elderly
people remain behind the wheel and preserve a sense of independence longer.
The presence of safety technology
will be a key consideration for threefourths of the drivers older than 50 who
plan to buy a car in the next two years, according to a recent survey by auto insurer The Hartford and MIT AgeLab. In an
indication that priorities are shifting,
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NEW BUSINESSES
EDITORS NOTE: This listing identifies businesses
that have incorporated with the New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Included may be some existing
businesses that have changed names or ownerships or
relocated. Some of the companies may not yet be open
for business, and the owners home address may be listed.
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Farmingdale, Farmingdale Electrical Supply Co., 81
Main St.; retail electric equipment and supplies; owner:
Craig Tierney.
Freehold, A L T Ice, 4340 Route 9; ice.
Hazlet Twp, U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer, 161
Route 36 W.; truck renting and leasing.
Holmdel, Capital Co, 998 Holmdel Road; nonclassified establishment.
Matawan, T Eden Nails, 1100 Route 34; manicuring;
owner: T. Eden.
Shrewsbury, Vineyard Vines, 597 Broad St.; nonclassified establishment.
bers.
Eagleswood, Outlaw Customs, 398 Main St.; automobile customizing; owner: Janine Rosenblatt.
Jackson, Adriana Perry Consulting LLC, 2275 W.
County Line Road; business consultants.
Lakewood, Krohn Counseling, 251 Second St.; counseling services.
Manchester, Shea Associates, 2114 Route 70; nonclassified establishment.
OCEAN COUNTY
Brick, Carbone Barber Shop, 1649 Route 88; bar-
Drivers
only one-third of the surveyed 50-and-older drivers

who bought a car during the past two years focused on
safety technology.
The push to engineer self-driving cars has helped
heighten awareness about the role technology can
play in eliminating the human error that causes most
accidents.
Google, now part of Alphabet Inc., ignited the
self-driving car research seven years ago when it
began working on autonomous vehicles in a secret
laboratory. Now, most automakers and other major
technology companies, including Apple and Uber,
are also working on self-driving technology, though
there is still wide disagreement over when robotic
chauffeurs will be ready and legally cleared to
assume sole responsibility for navigating public
roads.
Google aims to have its fully autonomous vehicles cruising around by 2020. That objective is considered too ambitious by many auto industry executives and experts who believe self-driving cars are
a decade or more away from becoming a reality.
Not just self-driving cars
DAVID P. WILLIS/STAFF PHOTO
For several months, we have been trying to trace the above IRA Investment Certificate issued by Merchants Bank of
Allentown, Pa., the Wilhelms wrote in April.
Unclaimed
Banks in Pennsylvania and even tried one in Maine.

I contacted all of them, and none of them were affiliated with the Merchants Bank in Allentown, he
said.
Unfortunately, this Merchants Bank is not the one
at which your IRAs are held, said one representative
in a letter last March. We are Merchants Bank of Bangor.
They were advised to try Wells Fargo, Merchants
Bank of Allentown, Pennsylvanias successor, but that
didnt pan out. Wells Fargo researched their records
and could not find the certificates, the Wilhelms
wrote in a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp.
Maybe the FDIC could help?
Hopefully, someone will be able to tell us where the
money went, and how we can recover it, they wrote.
Nope. The FDIC recommended a unclaimed property search.
We recognize your frustration but it does not appear there is any action the FDIC can take regarding
this concern, states the letter from the FDICs customer response center. (The FDIC insures deposits
against the failure of banks and saving institutions, not
other losses.)
Wilhelm contacted Press on Your Side. So far, they
have hit nothing but brick walls, Wilhelm wrote in a
note. We are both retired and $4,500 means a lot to us.
ONLINE
You can search for unclaimed property online at Missing
Money.com, which is endorsed by the National Association of
Unclaimed Property Administrators.
They looked everywhere

He took many steps, and there really wasnt anything we could do differently. We did contact Wells Fargo and told a spokeswoman the Wilhelms story. Perhaps they could give it another go and search hard for
some records of the transaction?
It didnt work either. Wells Fargo said it could not
comment, citing confidentiality rules. But Wilhelm
said he was told they looked everywhere.
He (the representative) doesnt think I am going to
get anything because I dont have any proof or documentation that they have it, he said.
Wells Fargo said the bank keeps records for seven
years after they are created. Account maintenance
records are kept for seven years following the closure
of an account, a spokeswoman said.
Wilhelm was disappointed with the result, but appreciated the help. Basically, $4,500 has disappeared, he said.
Do you have a consumer problem that needs solving? Contact David P. Willis at 732-643-4042,
pressonyourside@gannettnj.com or facebook.com/
dpwillis732.
In the meantime, plenty of other technology should

be widely available for older drivers.
Earlier this year, the auto industry vowed to make
automated emergency brakes a standard feature by
September 2022, but it wont be that long before the
technology is widely available. Toyota plans to build it
into most models, including its Lexus brand, by the
end of next year.
Cameras on a dashboard screen that show whats
behind the car have become commonplace in recent
years and will be mandatory on all new cars by May
2018. The equipment is expected to be especially
helpful for older drivers with a limited range of motion.
Other technology expected to assist older drivers
includes automated parking, and adaptive headlights
that swivel in the same direction as the steering wheel
and adjust the beams intensity depending on driving
conditions and oncoming traffic.
Robotic systems that temporarily assist with highway driving already are available, most notably in
Tesla Motors high end Model S. The electric-car maker released its Autopilot feature last fall, prompting
some Model S owners to entrust more of the driving to
the robot than Tesla recommends while the system is
still in testing mode. For instance, some drivers have
posted pictures of themselves reading a newspaper or
book with the Model S on Autopilot, or even sitting in
the back seat.
In May, an Ohio man was killed when a Model S in
Autopilot mode crashed into the side of a tractor-trailer while traveling 9 mph above the speed limit on a
highway near Gainesville, Florida. Federal investigators are looking into the cause.
Highly publicized incidents like that may make it
more difficult to persuade older drivers to trust the
technology coming to their cars.
Older drivers also will need help understanding its
benefits and how to use it, says Dale Rife, senior adviser to AARP. To help, AARP is planning to put more
focus on car technology in its 37-year-old driver safety programs.
This evolution is going to accelerate in the next
few years, Rife predicts, but people fear what they
dont understand. And if they dont understand it, they
will just avoid it.
Five smart ways to secure your Gmail

MARC SALTZMAN @MARC_SALTZMAN
With more than a billion monthly active users yes,

billion with a b Gmail is by far the most popular webmail app on the planet.
And for good reason: its an easy-to-use and reliable
cloud service that lets you log in to read your messages
from anywhere, and on virtually any device (heck, even
Smart TVs).
And while Gmail is relatively secure, there are a few
simple things you can do to best protect yourself while
using the service.
Heres a look at five suggestions.
1. Use a stronger password

Think about what your password is. Great. Now
change it.
Rule of thumb: The longer the password, the better.
A good password has a combination of letters, numbers
and symbols.
If you prefer, use a phrase that only you know, and
then modify it with some numbers and symbols. For example, the phrase could be My mom Jane and dad
Mike call me once a day, which becomes
MmJ&dMcm1ad!
Dont use the same password for all of your online
activities. If a cybercriminal gains access to your
Gmail, itll be even worse if they have access to your
online banking, favorite retailer, cloud account, and
more.
To change your password, log into your Gmail, click
or tap the Options tab (a gray gear), then Settings, followed by Accounts and Import, and click to change
password.
2. Opt for 2-step verification

Googles 2-step verification is an extra security measure to protect your Google account from being compromised.
Its worth considering as it confirms its you and
only you before granting access to your Google apps,
such as Gmail.
In addition to a standard username and password
youll also need a code thats sent via text message to
your mobile phone (or you can use the Google Authenticator app). Before you gain access to the Google app,
youll be prompted to enter that short verification code,

which youll get from your mobile phone.
To get started, log into your Google account, go to
your Accounts settings page and look for the Using 2step verification link. Click it and start the setup process. Youll also be prompted to enter a backup phone
number be it a landline or secondary mobile number
if you lose access to your primary phone.
3. Review, update your account options

Gmails recovery options help secure your account
from hijackers and give you a way to access your account if you forget your password.
Your smartphone is probably the easiest, quickest
and most secure ways to help protect your account
and better than your recovery email address because
you have your phone with you at all times. Google says
typing in your mobile phone number as a recovery tool
wont land it on a marketing list for spammers or telemarketers.
To update your account recovery options, go to
google.com/settings/security and sign in. Click Update recovery options under Password and recovery
options. Add or edit your security options for Mobile
phone and Email.
Also, if youve noticed some suspicious activity on
your account or if Google notified you of your account being accessed on a device (or in a place) not familiar to you sign into your Gmail and on the bottom
of your mail, look for where it says Last Account Activity: (number) minutes ago. Tap or click on the Detail
tab, and then you can see the access type, location and
date that you have signed into Gmail in past few days.
4. Enable HTTPS Security

One of the best things about webmail, like Gmail, is
you can log in from anywhere, but when youre on a nonencrypted network or public Wi-Fi hotspot, youre putting yourself at added risk.
Instead, consider using your cellular connection as
its much safer than free, public wireless networks.
If thats not an option, at the very least confirm your
HTTPS is enabled on your Gmail it should be by default but its worth a quick check to make sure your
account is best protected from attackers who might
want to crack open a path into your Gmail account.
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While Gmail is relatively secure, there are a few simple things

you can do to best protect yourself while using the service.
To confirm HTTPS is enabled, log into your Gmail

account, tap or click the Options tab (gray gear), and
then select: General > Browser Connection, and see
whether the option, Always use HTTPS is checked
off. Click Save Changes, before you leave.
5. Dont be gullible
While many of you know this already, theres a good
reason why phishing scams exist: people fall for them
every day.
Never ever reply if you see a suspicious message or
webpage asking for your personal or financial information. Your bank, credit card company, Internet Service
Provider (ISP), webmail service, or favorite retailer
isnt going to send you an email and ask you to confirm
your identity especially when theres a sense of urgency attached to it. They may look legit down to the
establishments logo but its likely a scam. When in
doubt, call or write the business in question.
Consider reporting these messages. If you receive
an email asking for personal information, sign in to
Gmail, open the message youd like to report, click the
down arrow next to Reply and select Report Phishing.
And be careful responding to strange messages
from your contacts as their account might have been
compromised by an account hijacker.

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