They used to say in New York, when Albert N. Vira Jr. of Butch’s Crane Services came to the job, “Have no fear, Butch is here.”
The same go-to attitude and ability came with Manhattan-born Vira to his Tuckerton Beach home base, from where his company serves Long Beach Island, Southern Ocean County and all over New Jersey. He is the man on call for a number of air conditioning installers and building contractors, and promptly answers homeowners’ calls with cost-conscious efficiency.
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