Category: Examiner News
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Activist pushing for change in consumer fraud language
Seeks to include new home builders as parties who can be convicted By kathy barattaStaff Writer Activist pushing for change in consumer fraud language By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Tracey Kelly is out to "level the playing field between new home buyers and the developers who build their houses." Kelly, a Howell housewife…
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U.F. expresses support for county’s open space vote
Resident continues to express concern about warehouse development By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee passed a resolution at last week’s meeting supporting a nonbinding Monmouth County referendum on open space and preservation. The resolution noted that the population of the county had increased by 11 percent…
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Allentown-U.F. society wants to preserve local village sites
New group to focus on saving rural villages around the state By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — One longtime member of the Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society wants to make sure that rural villages, including Allentown, remain a part of New Jersey’s landscape. Betsy Poinsett, who has been a member of…
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Emotions run high at master plan meeting
Second officialhearing on plan to take place tomorrow By Alison granitoStaff Writer Second official hearing on plan to take place tomorrow By Alison granito Staff Writer Preservation of the community’s "rural character" has been foremost among the goals set forth for the community’s yearlong master plan re-examination, according to a planner commissioned by Millstone to…
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Resident dismayed at officials’ failure to act on his behalf
Volunteer says officials ignored his request for an investigation for 8 weeks By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer A volunteer in Millstone’s recreation program said that township officials ignored his pleas for help for approximately two months. Nick Santarsiero, who has volunteered in the township’s youth soccer program for the past four…
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Ensuring yesterday is around tomorrow
Expanded County Archives expected to reopen in November By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Monmouth County Archivist Gary Saretzky stands among the historical records he oversees for the Monmouth County Archives and Records Center. A patriot’s last will and testament and a court decision upholding the right to trial by…
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Tests confirm heroin overdose
MANALAPAN — Toxicology tests have confirmed that the cause of death of an 18-year-old township resident on June 2 was an overdose of heroin, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor. Prosecutor John Kaye said the death of Michael Chierchia, who was found dead early June 2 at a Coventry Court residence in the bedroom of…
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Officials continue discussion of political contributions
By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Township Committee continued its discussion of whether to place a ban on awarding township contracts for professional services to political contributors. Township Attorney Duane Davison told the committee that he had contacted Common Cause New Jersey, a group which advocates campaign-finance and political…
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Officials present planning award
By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township received the Monmouth County Planning Board’s 2002 Merit Award recently, officials announced at last week’s Township Committee meeting. Township Administrator Barbara Bascom said that, this year, the number of applications for consideration had increased, so winning the award was especially significant.…
