Category: Examiner News
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Another vote scheduled on pay-to-play measure
BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Deputy Mayor Elias Abilheira plans to introduce another pay-to-play ordinance, even though Township Committee members voted against a similar measure back in January. "We’re hoping that given the fact that it’s [pay-to-play] no longer novel, they will hop on board finally," Abilheira said this…
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Twp. Committee accepts Olinsky’s resignation
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Committee members accepted the resignation of Planning Board Vice Chairman Ivan Olinsky at the May 20 committee meeting. Olinsky resigned his post in protest after the May 12 Planning Board meeting when Mayor John Mele introduced a proposal to consider 6-acre zoning…
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Six-acre zoning controversy here to stay
Upper Freehold board members spar over proposed subdivision BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Tensions between the pro- and anti-6-acre zoning factions on the Upper Freehold Planning Board spilled over at the May 25 board meeting. Board members in a split vote approved longtime Planning Board member William Search’s application for a…
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D-Day invasion signaled start of victory in Europe
BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer D-Day invasion signaled start of victory in Europe Barney Hoffner BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer A sky blackened by planes and the paratroopers they were dropping is how one D-Day Army veteran remembered the landings at Omaha beach during the invasion of Normandy, France, by Allied forces on July 6, 1944. That is…
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Volunteers take pride in keeping roads clean
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Volunteers take pride in keeping roads clean BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Longtime Clean Communities coordinator Marlene Donnell is retiring this week, but the program’s "Adopt-a-Road" project is still going strong and needs more volunteers. Development roads are usually not a problem because residents don’t allow litter to…
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Residents’ military service reflected on Wall of Honor
BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Residents’ military service reflected on Wall of Honor BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer For years, Memorial Day has been something very special for the residents at Surrey Downs, an adult community in Howell. Traditionally, the residents of Surrey Downs hold a special ceremony each year to honor veterans of various wars and their…
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Sharon Station Road project prompts debate
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Planning Board will vote on a four-lot subdivision on the corner of Sharon Station Road and Route 526 at the June 22 meeting, after the developer’s attorney refused to allow an extension. "The chips will fall where they may," said Susan Babbitt,…
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BlueClaws ready to host
Autism Awareness Night LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood BlueClaws will host the third annual Autism Awareness Night at FirstEnergy Park on May 30 at 6:35 p.m. Pregame activities will begin at 6 p.m. Autistic children will sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "America the Beautiful" as part of the on-field ceremonies. The BlueClaws…
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Expert presents new way to preserve farmland
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — There is a way to preserve farmland without waiting for state funds, a financial expert told the Township Committee at the May 20 committee meeting. The answer is installment purchase agreements (IPAs), said Patrick O’Connell, of Evergreen Capital Advisors. O’Connell, the financial adviser…
