Category: Examiner News
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Millstone addresses development issues
Staff Writer By linda denicola MILLSTONE — Last week’s Township Committee meeting was heavy with resolutions authorizing performance guarantee reductions and releases. Performance guarantees are bonds developers take out as a guarantee that they will finish the work included in their plans. If the developer fails to perform the required work, the township uses the…
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AHS referendum work to begin in late fall
Board to sign off next month on design plans for $19.5M project By ruth calia stives Staff writer The current timetable for construction on the Allentown High School referendum construction project calls for finalization of design plans in March, review by the Department of Education in July, and the award of bids by early November.…
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Barking up the right tree Veterinary Foundation to honor Cream Ridge canine hero Chewbacca
Staff Writer By linda denicola Barking up the right tree Veterinary Foundation to honor Cream Ridge canine hero Chewbacca Search and rescue dog Chewy walks with his handler, Alice Holmes, her son Steven and another dog Holmes is training. Sharon Hartmann, another handler, watches. Chewbacca Holmes, a 100-pound German shepherd who lives in Cream Ridge,…
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Resident queries lack of hospital choice Choice not always
Resident queries lack of hospital choice Choice not always possible, say some; Roosevelt hoping to revive its first aid squad By linda denicola Staff writer The question of hospital choice during a medical emergency dominated last week’s Roosevelt Borough Council meeting. Louise Anish spoke to the council about her experience the night she had to…
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Cornelius DeVoogt of Belleville takes some time from visiting with family to feed the ducks in Allentown on Saturday morning.
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Speeding a concern on Allentown roads
Staff Writer By linda denicola Borough residents are seeking to slow down the traffic on Main Street in Allentown, which often travels in excess of 60 mph. ALLENTOWN — A South Main Street resident spoke to the Allentown Borough Council last week about speeding problems along the street that he lives on, as well as…
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Kastning speaks out on investigation report Former Millstone committeeman finds it biased and full of gaps
Staff Writer By linda denicola Kastning speaks out on investigation report Former Millstone committeeman finds it biased and full of gaps Former Millstone Township Committeeman William Kastning thought his day had finally come to speak his mind about a special investigation that questions his integrity as a committeeman and as the committee liaison to the…
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New Sweetman’s Lane subdivision approved Board mulling natural detention basins, a concept used in Holmdel
Staff Writer By ruth calia stives New Sweetman’s Lane subdivision approved Board mulling natural detention basins, a concept used in Holmdel MILLSTONE — The Planning Board granted preliminary approval last week to Fratas Realty for a major subdivision on Sweetman’s Lane. Presented by attorney Kenneth Pape, and Peter Strong of Crest Engineering, the property encompasses…
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Heroic school bus driver had double worry Feb. 7
Heroic school bus driver had double worry Feb. 7 By linda denicola Staff Writer MILLSTONE — School bus driver Barbara Zydorski says she was in the right place at the right time on Feb. 7, when she pulled her bus off to the side of Millstone Road to help a little boy who was lost…
