Category: Examiner News
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Visitor from afar gets look at Bruce’s hometown
In the NewsDickMetzgar In the News Dick Metzgar JEFF GRANIT Eirik Alver (l), a journalist from Norway, chats with Freehold Borough Councilman Kevin Coyne during a stroll through Vinyard Park on May 12. Alver visited Freehold Borough to research a story he is writing about the town that produced rock star Bruce Springsteen. It is…
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Condemnation on the table for school site
Township, schoolofficials say negotiations ongoing with property owner By alison granitoStaff Writer Township, school officials say negotiations ongoing with property owner By alison granito Staff Writer Although they may not have to use it, Millstone officials have officially put eminent domain on the table. They also put $4.8 million in the coffers to obtain property…
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Brookdale prepares for loss of state aid
By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Following an announcement of state funding cuts to New Jersey’s 19 community colleges, officials at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, continue to prepare for the loss of $716,175 in state aid next year. The state informed the schools about the 5 percent slash in February.…
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Millstone students gain 30 seconds of fame
Public serviceannouncement will air on WWOR over the summer By alison granitoStaff Writer Public service announcement will air on WWOR over the summer By alison granito Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Millstone Middle School eighth-graders Donna Zaborskis (l-r), Brittany Bakacs, Megan Cusack, Marcelle LaCroix and Rachel Goncharko wrote a script that won a statewide contest asking…
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U.F. GOP primary a three-way race
By jane meggittStaff Writer U.F. GOP primary a three-way race By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A sitting GOP committeeman will face off against two newcomers Tuesday. In next week’s primary election, incumbent Paul Burke will compete with challengers Steve Alexander and Sal Diecidue to win the Republican nomination to run in the…
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Planners approve nine homes for owner
Correspondent By tara petersen MILLSTONE — Landowners are continuing to submit building applications as the vote for a new master plan nears. Bob Horzepa received preliminary approval on his application to subdivide his lot "consistent with R-130 zone requirements" at the May 14 Planning Board meeting. The plan calls for the re-zoning of many lots…
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CHRIS KELLY Cream Ridge resident Chelsea Horshe (l), 12, and Clarksburg resident Danielle Harrison, 13, enjoy a little kayaking at the Millstone Foundation for Educational Excellence’s Family Fun Day at Black Bear Day Camp, Millstone, Sunday.
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Support helps local man pull through transplant
By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Allentown Caging employee Adam Hurley, New Egypt, recently underwent a liver transplant. UPPER FREEHOLD — At the age of 31, he was told he had two weeks to live. Thanks to the efforts of his employers and co-workers, his former wife, and top-notch doctors,…
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Millstone native may be Broadway-bound
Tim Acito, 34, penned Zanna, Don By jane meggittStaff Writer Millstone native may be Broadway-bound Tim Acito Tim Acito, 34, penned Zanna, Don’t!, which has earned rave reviews By jane meggitt Staff Writer MILLSTONE — What if homosexuality were the norm and male/female romance taboo? That’s the premise behind the hit off-Broadway musical Zanna, Don’t!,…
