Category: Examiner News
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Historian sleuths facts from Allentown’s past
Staff Writer By ruth calia stives SARAH McCOLGAN John Fabiano, president of Allentown’s Historical Society, surveys a home that was believed to be part of the Underground Railroad. Getting John Fabiano to talk about himself is a difficult task. You can almost hear the wheels turn as his mind works overtime trying to discern fact…
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Questions continue about proposed school site Residents also express concern about town taking land, but mayor says that won’t happen
Staff Writer By linda denicola Questions continue about proposed school site Residents also express concern about town taking land, but mayor says that won’t happen MILLSTONE — Proposed locations for a new school dominated discussion at last week’s Township Committee meeting. A number of residents who live near one possible site for a new school…
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Rural roadside tradition Millstone produce stand offers everything from from flowers to popcorn on the cob
Staff Writer By ruth calia stives Rural roadside tradition Millstone produce stand offers everything from from flowers to popcorn on the cob JERRY WOLKOWITZ Christine Van Handel surveys the produce grown on her farm. More than 50 years have passed since Edwin Van Handel bought the property along Route 33 in Millstone and opened a…
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Borough seeks remedy for lost ratable Unknown factors hinder progress at abandoned gas station
Staff Writer By linda denicola Borough seeks remedy for lost ratable Unknown factors hinder progress at abandoned gas station JERRY WOLKOWITZ An abandoned gas station on Route 571 in Roosevelt has been sitting there unused for more than 10 years. In a town with few ratables, the abandoned gas station on the main thoroughfare in…
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SARAH McCOLGAN Katie Brus, 1, of Allentown, feeds the goats during the Festival of Horses Sunday at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold.
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West Nile virus vaccine to be available for horses Of 85 horses stricken in state last year, 32 died or were euthanized
Staff Writer By jane meggitt West Nile virus vaccine to be available for horses Of 85 horses stricken in state last year, 32 died or were euthanized The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Aug. 1 conditionally approved a vaccine to prevent horses from getting the West Nile virus, a potentially fatal encephalitis. According to The…
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Businesses happy with influx of new residents Extra traffic a minor problem compared to parking concerns
Staff Writer By linda denicola Businesses happy with influx of new residents Extra traffic a minor problem compared to parking concerns ALLENTOWN — Development in Upper Freehold is having a positive impact on the charming little business district in Allentown, and it can only get better as more and more transplants move into their new…
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Memorial to feature folded U.S. flag
Memorial to feature folded U.S. flag Jerry Wolkowitz Joe McLaughlin, chairman of the Millstone Township Veterans Memorial Committee, displays a model of a proposed township memorial. Panel picks site by old Clarksburg School; dedication planned for Memorial Day By Ruth Calia Stives Staff Writer Millstone’s Veterans Memorial Committee has been working toward the construction of…
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What was it you did on your summer vacation?
What was it you did on your summer vacation? Back home in Roosevelt, Matthew Marko, shows the polypropylene fiber material he worked with this summer at Hampton University in Virginia. 17-year-old Matthew Marko helped NASA build a proton collider By ruth calia stives Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — When he begins his senior year in a…
