Category: Examiner News
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Neighborhood residents blast Waters Lane plan
Residents concerned about environmental, traffic problems By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer Millstone school district officials got an earful from Waters Lane and Roberts Road residents Monday. The residents contend the school board’s plans to build a new middle school and transportation center, which will house approximately 40 school buses, on the…
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Concerns about Waters site uses expressed
By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Although township officials have said there are no current plans to locate municipal facilities on Waters Lane, one official acknowledged the possibility that some of the property may be used for municipal purposes in the future. Earlier this year, the township agreed to purchase…
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CentraState to stage ‘Cirque’ ball Sept. 13
CentraState to stage ‘Cirque’ ball Sept. 13 CentraState Healthcare Foundation has scheduled its 42nd anniversary celebration ball, "Cirque, an Evening of Magic and Enchantment," Sept. 13 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. Tickets are $275, with proceeds benefiting CentraState’s Emergency Department Expansion. In 2002, the Emergency Department treated more than 51,000…
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Resident asserts developer must make improvements
By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A resident from the Grand at Olde York wants to know why the improvements to the five-year-old development are taking so long. At last week’s committee meeting, Tom Frascella asked Township Administrator Barbara Bascom if there was anything new to report in the…
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Need for open space tax increase questioned
By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer MILLSTONE — On Nov. 4, residents will decide whether or not to increase the open space tax for the township. One resident, Toby Teller of Red Valley Road, told the Township Committee at last week’s meeting that she is not in favor of increasing taxes. "I…
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Political conflict flares up at township meeting
By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The accessibility of e-mail sent to or from Township Committee members was a topic of a debate last week. Resident Bob Hughes, a member of the Millstone Democratic County Committee, asked if committee members who use personal e-mail addresses are in violation of the…
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Mike Cruz of the King of Kings skateboard team performs a high-flying stunt at X-treme Fest at New Egypt High School on Saturday. The event was sponsored by Emley’s Hill United Methodist Church, Cream Ridge.
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Upper Freehold: County should hold off on bypass
Officials say need for westerly bypass should be assessed after easternportion completed By jane meggittStaff Writer Officials say need for westerly bypass should be assessed after eastern portion completed By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A township resident who is also a professional engineer presented the committee with his review of the 1992…
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Officials block changes to soil testing measure
Law designed to detect pesticide contamination on former farms By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A recommendation to ease requirements for soil testing on applications for new development was turned down by the Township Committee, which decided to keep more stringent rules in place. Many developers have applied for waivers…
