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Gay rights activist, Ocean County Lt. mourned

? An Ocean County police officer is being remembered for her work as a gay rights activist. Lieutenant Laurel Hester, 49, died Saturday at her Point Pleasant home from lung cancer complications. Hester

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Feb 18, 2006, 8:11 PM

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