Category: Examiner News
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U.F. Planning Board reorganizes for 2004
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer U.F. Planning Board reorganizes for 2004 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Planning Board members voiced concerns at the Jan. 8 reorganization meeting about how details of the board’s meetings are preserved. "We need to raise the bar on how we do business," Mayor John Mele said. Board member…
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CentraState’s MS Center marks first anniversary
CentraState Medical Center’s Multiple Sclerosis Center, the first of its kind in Central and South Jersey, has marked its one-year anniversary. CentraState partnered with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Mid-Jersey Chapter to bring comprehensive care closer to home for patients suffering from this chronic, often debilitating disease of the central nervous system. According to a…
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An uncommon woman: An uncommon life
Opera singer Lois Hunt now lives a quiet life in Roosevelt BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Lois Hunt and Earl Wrightson performed with more than 50 symphonies. ROOSEVELT — Like an opera in three acts, the libretto of Lois Hunt’s life is dramatic and colorful, but for the most part, without…
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Mayoral selection surprises many
Republican newcomer Nancy Grbeljaappointed mayor BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer Republican newcomer Nancy Grbelja appointed mayor BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Even before the Millstone Township Committee’s New Year’s Day reorganization meeting began, it was clear who would be mayor this year. Republican newcomer Nancy Grbelja’s nameplate was in front of the center seat…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Winter sunlight streams through a window inside an office at the 19th-century gristmill at the Walnford and Crosswicks Creek Park in Upper Freehold this week.
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CentraState slates January programs
CentraState Health Awareness Center, Freehold Township, will offer a variety of programs during January. Preregistration is required for all events. A free introductory session of the "Perfect Fit" weight-loss program will be offered Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. or 7:30 p.m., and Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. CentraState also offers morning workout sessions, several low-impact…
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Easterly bypass to open soon
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The opening of the easterly bypass is "imminent," according to Kevin Nugent, principal engineer for the Monmouth County Engineer’s Office. Although no final date for the opening has been set, striping and signage — the final phases of the project — are now…
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Horse park gaining national stature
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Horse Park of New Jersey is gearing up for a busy 2004, a season that will include several international competitions. "The Horse Park is coming of age," said Stephen Dey, vice president of the park’s board of trustees. "It’s becoming a national…
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Officials set goals for ’04
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Farmland and open space preservation, zoning, and the proposed westerly bypass will all continue to be major issues in 2004, according to township officials. 2003 was a "tough year," Mayor William Miscoski said last week. "We were trying to acclimate and educate new…
