Category: Examiner News
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Residents honored for land-preservation work
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Four local residents were recently honored by the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) for their efforts to preserve open space. The foundation presented its "Shining Star" awards during the 27th annual board of trustees meeting April 18. Howell resident Elizabeth Naskiewicz was honored for her…
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Advisory panel appointments to be named
Township taking first step to becominga Tree City USA BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Advisory panel appointments to be named Township taking first step to becoming a Tree City USA BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Appoint-ments to the newly created Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) will be made at the next Township Committee meeting…
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Massage therapy eases life’s stresses
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Modern life is full of tension. For many people, massage is the answer to relief from stress, anxiety and aggravation. "Touch is a wonderfully powerful thing," said Connie Bialoblocki, who owns Cream Ridge Therapeutic Massage and Bodyworks Inc. on Burlington Path. "The benefits…
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Proposed ordinance scrutinizes past land use
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Board of Health members introduced an ordinance at the April 13 meeting designed to streamline pesticide and soil sampling procedures for applications that come before the township Planning Board. The proposed ordinance would replace an ordinance that was adopted last July. The primary…
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Retail complex sought in place of new houses
Commercial zone recommended for Applegarth Rd. site BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Retail complex sought in place of new houses Commercial zone recommended for Applegarth Rd. site BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer Monroe Township officials are paving the way to allow a new shopping center in the southern end of town. The Planning Board recently recommended that the…
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Blood donors sought for blood drive this weekend
Young cancer patient is advocate for blood donations BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Fourteen-year-old Lindsey Tippett’s baptism by fire came on Sept. 11, 2001. That was the day she received her first blood transfusion, part of the treatment for Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Doctors told Lindsey’s mother,…
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Tobasco makes late decision to join race
Howell councilmanrunning in GOP primary for freeholder BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Tobasco makes late decision to join race Howell councilman running in GOP primary for freeholder BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Republican Township Councilman Peter Tobasco has added his name to the list of candidates who are running in the June primary for…
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Unity service promotes strength of minorities
BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Solidarity has no color, nor does it have a religion, a specific occupation or a fancy address in an affluent neighborhood. Local ethnic leaders, members of the clergy and civil rights leaders proved that on Good Friday, April 9, when they stood…
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Injured racehorse heads for Kentucky Derby
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer COURTESY OF HORSEPHOTOS MEDIA SERVICE Smarty Jones, who was treated at the New Jersey Equine Clinic in Millstone after a severe injury last year, is on his way to the Kentucky Derby. The 3-year-old won the Arkansas Derby earlier this month. MILLSTONE — He hasn’t yet…
