Category: Examiner News
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Officials: Public will have say on marijuana distribution site
BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Members of the public will have a chance to state their views on New Jersey’s plan to place a medicinal marijuana alternative treatment center off Route 33 in Manalapan. The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced the licensing of six nonprofit alternative treatment centers (ATC) for…
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Millstone home to 7-year-old maestro
Pianist Morgan Townsend wins silver in national competition BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer With her 5-year-old sister, Sydney, looking on, Morgan Townsend, 7, plays “Tarantella” on the piano in her Millstone home on March 23. The Millstone Township Primary School second-grader recently took second place in a national piano competition. ERIC SUCAR staff ‘I don’t…
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Fresh Air Fund seeks hosts in Monmouth
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A program that brings New York City children to the suburban splendor of New Jersey for aweek of summer fun is seeking new host families for 2011. The FreshAir Fund has been giving innercity children the joy of a summer vacation with volunteer host families and at Fresh Air Fund camps…
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MOVIES
‘Paul’: An alien with attitude and wit BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer What would happen if two huge sci-fi nerds were to come in contact with an alien? If it’s anything like the depiction in the new film “Paul,” those guys will be in for one wild ride. “Paul” focuses on British sci-fi fans Graeme (Simon…
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Works of art sought for show
The Belmar Arts Council (BAC) announces a call for submissions to its seventh annual Jersey Shore statewide juried art show. The exhibition is open to artists working in all media, age 17 and older. This year’s jurors are Robert Pillsbury and Mame Green of the Salmagundi Arts Club in New York. Entries will be received…
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Freeholders tap Masnick as clerk of the board
Long-time Monmouth County employee Marion Masnick of Howell has been promoted to the position of clerk to the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. She had been serving as deputy clerk to the board since December 2008. Masnick is the first woman to ever hold the position of clerk, according to a press release from the…
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A community built with spikes and blocks
Stone Bridge Middle School hosts fourth Redbird Rally volleyball tourney BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Students return a shot during the Redbird Rally volleyball tournament at the Stone Bridge Middle School on March 18. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Students attacked. Teachers killed. That’s how school spirit is built. Attacking and killing are not usually actions people take to…
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Applications available for Crop Block Grants
The N.J. Department of Agriculture (NJDOA) is accepting applications for 2012 U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants. A total of $300,000 is available to organizations representing New Jersey’s specialty crop industry for use during 2012. Individual producers are not eligible to apply, according to a NJDOA press release. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables,…
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Court’s opinion: Roosevelt did not drive yeshiva out
Superior Court judge upholds dorm decision, fines yeshiva BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Superior Court of New Jersey disagrees with Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah’s characterization of having been “driven out” of Roosevelt by borough officials and residents. Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson, of the Monmouth County Law Division, wrote in a March 8 opinion that…
