Category: Examiner News
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Kids to hear happy barks if dogs get park in U. Freehold
Stone Bridge Middle School students pitch plan for dog park; town hall receptive to idea BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The Upper Freehold has thousands of acres of preserved land, as well as municipal, county and state parkland. What it does not have is reserved space for man’s best friend. Members of the gifted and talented…
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Community invited to help children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
First ‘Be a Friend of Jake and Ben’ fundraiser scheduled for May 14 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Family and friends of Millstone’s Jacob Canale, 12, and brother Benjamin, 9, have organized a May 14 event to raise funds to help better the boys’ lives. MILLSTONE — Jacob and Benjamin Swomiak are happy, loving little…
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Coffee-table collision turns child into entrepreneur to help other children
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Above: Ellie Mashkevich, 7, created Ellie’s You Go, Girl, a mobile manicure and pedicure station that she took to local baseball practices and games to raise money to donate to CentraState Medical Center’s pediatric services. Below: Ellie Mashkevich on the night of her accident after Dr. Janet Parlor, of CentraState…
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Two Monmouth County horse farms cleared from threat of neurologic equine herpes
The Department of Agriculture has lifted quarantines at two horse farms in Colts Neck. Horse movement into and out of Overbrook Farm and Tourelay Farm had been restricted sinceApril 14 due to an equine herpes outbreak, according to a press release from the Department ofAgriculture. An investigation found six horses at one of the farms…
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Millstone BOE reorganizes; appoints write-in vote winner to full-term seat
Vote to appoint legal counsel postponed BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Kevin McGovern and David DePinho have been tapped again for leadership positions on the Board of Education. The votes for McGovern to serve as president and DePinho to serve as vice president for the next year were unanimous at the board’s May 3…
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Lady Suffolk Trot held at Freehold Raceway
Pacific Splash and Balmy Breeze won their respective divisions of the 52nd edition of the Lady Suffolk Trot held at Freehold Raceway on Friday. In the first half of the Lady Suffolk Trot, Pacific Splash took full advantage of a break past the half by Cat Manzi with 1/5 favorite Refuse to Lose. The Robert…
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Local Kiddie Academy shines in the franchise system
Upper Freehold location receives awards for best practices in three categories BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Gavin Normand (l) and Kaitlyn Eng cook up some fun at the Kiddie Academy in Upper Freehold on May 6. JEFF GRANIT staff The Kiddie Academy of Upper Freehold has been recognized as first in its class for curriculum,…
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Two Monmouth County horse farms cleared from threat of neurologic equine herpes
The Department of Agriculture has lifted quarantines at two horse farms in Colts Neck. Horse movement into and out of Overbrook Farm and Tourelay Farm had been restricted sinceApril 14 due to an equine herpes outbreak, according to a press release from the Department ofAgriculture. An investigation found six horses at one of the farms…
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Red Horse Art Gallery to host auction May 20
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Red HorseArt Gallery, a gallery that features the artwork of artists with disabilities, will hold its first art auction on May 20 from 6-8 p.m. Local radio personality Lou Russo will be the event’s auctioneer. The Red Horse Art Gallery is in the Freehold Raceway Mall on the upper level next…
