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- 1 2 Richard Khavkine (June 3, 2010). "Former Irvington mayor hit with $27,000 fine for campaign finance violations". The Star-Ledger . Retrieved 2015-10-11.
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- ↑ Jennifer Herman (2008). "Chronology". New Jersey Encyclopedia. ISBN 9781878592446.
- ↑ Oglesby, Amanda. "Barnegat's Fred M. Bost, political pioneer, has died at 82", Asbury Park Press , February 26, 2021. Accessed January 3, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Before retiring in Barnegat, Bost worked as a top administrator in the Essex County Sheriff's Office and entered politics to give voice to the region's voiceless, his wife Sara Bost said.... In their retirement years, the couple moved to Four Seasons At Mirage, an age-restricted community in Barnegat."