Category: Examiner News
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Foodtown makes a pitch for Millstone location Public hoping for more time to comment at April 29 hearing
Staff Writer By ruth calia stives Foodtown makes a pitch for Millstone location Public hoping for more time to comment at April 29 hearing MILLSTONE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment sat through three hours of presentation and testimony Monday on an application to build a two-phase shopping center at the intersection of routes 526…
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Town to fix problems at RVP Sand development $310,000 set aside to supplement performance bond deficiency
Staff Writer By linda denicola Town to fix problems at RVP Sand development $310,000 set aside to supplement performance bond deficiency JERRY WOLKOWITZ Debris collects on an undeveloped lot off Holdman Place in the unfinished RVP Sand development in Millstone. At right, an uneven surface surrounds a catch basin on Holdman Place. MILLSTONE — The…
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Group gears up to fight demolition
Owner of Allentown structure declines to comment on plan By linda denicola Staff Writer Anytime a resident wants to tear down one of the gracious older homes in the historic village of Allentown, there is an outcry from people who value historic preservation. Apparently now is one of those times that try preservationists like town…
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Planners may slow process Planner recommends board act Tuesday on re-examination report
Correspondent By jane meggitt Planners may slow process Planner recommends board act Tuesday on re-examination report UPPER FREEHOLD — Procedures for the next Planning Board meeting was a topic at the March 14 meeting. Township Planner Richard Coppola informed the board that the periodic re-examination report for the master plan is subject to statutory requirements…
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MILLSTONE — The contentious Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council report was on the Township Committee agenda for discussion under old business last week.
MILLSTONE — The contentious Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council report was on the Township Committee agenda for discussion under old business last week. It is old business, which doesn’t seem to be going away for a number of reasons, not the least of which is what to do with the report, which cost the…
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Water restrictions go into effect statewide Coastal North area better off than rest of state
Staff Writer By Alison Granito Water restrictions go into effect statewide Coastal North area better off than rest of state After one of the driest winters in recent history, the state Department of Environ-mental Protection (DEP) has issued mandatory water use restrictions in an attempt to keep the statewide water emergency from getting worse as…
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Employees upset over rumors about ‘hit list’ Pfefferkorn, Nurko meet with them to put rumors to rest
Staff Writer By linda denicola Employees upset over rumors about ‘hit list’ Pfefferkorn, Nurko meet with them to put rumors to rest MILLSTONE — Newly elected Committeeman John Pfefferkorn brought up the subject of dissatisfaction within the ranks of municipal employees during the March 6 Township Committee meeting and concerns about a rumored "employee hit…
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Newborns by the dozen Foaling season a major event at Walnridge Farm in Upper Freehold
Correspondent By jane meggitt Newborns by the dozen Foaling season a major event at Walnridge Farm in Upper Freehold VERONICA YANKOWSKI Erica Plumeri leads Bunny Pace and her foal around the Walnridge Farm in Upper Freehold on Monday, where some 200 colts and fillies are born each year between January and June. It’s quiet in…
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State police seeking to improve communications with Upper Freehold Committee discusses concerns about 10-ton weight limit ordinance
Correspondent By jane meggitt State police seeking to improve communications with Upper Freehold Committee discusses concerns about 10-ton weight limit ordinance UPPER FREEHOLD — State police Sgt. Jordan Maskowitz of the Hightstown Barracks addressed the Township Committee and the public at the March 6 meeting. He thanked the mayor and committee for giving him the…
