Category: Examiner News
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Officials learn from recent storm
Communication loss with residents key issue to resolve BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — It could have been worse. That was the consensus of the Township Committee regarding the effects of Hurricane Irene on the municipality. At the Sept. 7 meeting, the first since Irene hit the area on the weekend of Aug. 27-28, members…
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Celebrity wine tasting fundraiser for Millstone Twp. public schools
Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) will be hosting a casual Celebrity Wine Tasting fundraiser featuring the World Wine Guys. Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jensen will take part in the event at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Windows on the Water at 7 Yellow Meeting House Road in Millstone. The cost of the event…
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Tips to avoid Medicare scams will be offered
Posing as nurses, certain individuals go door to door looking for senior citizens who may want help. Those who answer affirmatively are then asked for their Medicare or Medicaid number and billed for services — regardless of whether the service is ever provided. Similarly, unscrupulous doctors or pharmacists look to fatten their insurance reimbursement by…
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Favorites win trotting stakes Races at Freehold Raceway
Favorites prevailed in both 3-year-old trotting stakes but the fillies were faster than the colts on Friday at Freehold Raceway. In the $75,000 Charles I Smith, EL Rock by Yankee Glide scored by a length and three-quarters in 1:58.1 while Firstclassprincess by Classic Photo coasted to a three and a quarter-length tally in the $65,000…
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Breaking the silence to help save women’s lives
Local residents promote awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Sami Soltani, 7, and his brother Youcef, 9, help “turn the town teal” by tying a ribbon to the entrance of Lotos Dry Cleaners in downtown Allentown to promote awareness of ovarian cancer and its symptoms. For more photos, see…
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180 seeks volunteers to train for Sexual Assault Response Team
180 Turning Lives Around (180), is accepting applications for new Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) advocates. Successful applicants will be invited to participate in the 50-hour mandatory training course being held 6-9:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from Sept. 19 through Oct. 19. The course will be held in the courtroom at Hazlet Township…
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Millstone Twp. may purchase historic home
Grants being sought for preservation project BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent I f funding is available from the state or the county, Millstone Township plans to purchase a historic farmhouse and 7.5 acres of property on Baird Road. At the Sept. 7 Township Committee meeting, the governing body introduced an ordinance to purchase the Wagner/Baird property,…
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Town to host San Gennaro festival
FREEHOLD — The San Gennaro festival will return to Downtown Freehold on Sept. 18. Food vendors, music and other activities are planned. People of all ages are welcome to attend. The festival will be held at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza, Main Street, from noon to 7 p.m. AMass will be celebrated at…
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Roy’s Deli to close doors after 15 years of service
Customers saddened by loss of community business as well as interaction with Roy family BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Sangita Roy tends to a customer at Roy’s Deli on Aug. 26. The Roy family, which has owned and operated the delicatessen on Sweetmans Lane in Millstone for 15 years, did not have its lease extended…
