Category: Examiner News
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Marlboro stalking victim to tell story on TV show
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer The woman who helped change the way New Jersey’s stalking law works will be featured in an upcoming episode of the television series “Stalked: Someone’s Watching” on the Investigation Discovery network. Greater Media Newspapers previously wrote about the Marlboro woman who was being stalked and the steps she took to change…
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Educators, students air frustrations on aid cuts
Democratic legislators host public meeting to get firsthand accounts on impact of cuts BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Hundreds of teachers, administrators, students and parents filled the Edison High School auditorium recently, eager to discuss the impact of last year’s reductions in public education funding. More than two and a half hours of testimony were…
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County reaches out to connect with homeless
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Official: Survey numbers lower, but homeless population rising B ased on the raw numbers, there are fewer homeless people in Monmouth County in 2011 than 2010, but an official said last week the count is misleading. Jeffrey Schwartz, director of the Division of Planning and Contracting for the Monmouth County Department…
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Library system proposes a tax decrease for 2011
The Monmouth County Library System will ask the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders to approve a 2011 library budget that contains an overall decrease in the dedicated tax paid by its 27 member towns. According to a press release, the dedicated tax to support the budget, which is paid for by member towns based on…
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County helps recoup $633,488
The Monmouth County Division of Consumer Affairs recouped $633,488 on behalf of consumers last year, an increase of $132,430 over the previous year, according to a press release from the county. The figures are contained in the division’s year-end report, which also shows that the number of cases handled by the department rose slightly in…
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‘Walk ‘N Roll’ to benefit the disabled
Save the date to “Walk ‘N Roll.” Enable’s third “Walk ‘N Roll” will be held 1-4 p.m. Feb. 27 at PEAC Health & Fitness in Ewing. The indoor walk is for persons with disabilities, their families and friends, volunteers and all who want to participate, according to a press release from Enable. Enable Inc. is…
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New store supports rural lifestyles
Largest farm and ranch supply company in U.S. sets up shop in Upper Freehold BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Renee Stillwell, 12, of Allentown, nuzzles with a sheep that she and fellow 4-H members had on display during the grand opening of a new Tractor Supply Co. store in Upper Freehold on Feb. 13. SCOTT FRIEDMAN…
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County TV show kicks off fourth season
The county’s monthly televised program, “Monmouth in Focus,” is on television and YouTube this February with a look at the county’s 2011 Organization Day that took place in January. “The fourth season of ‘Monmouth in Focus’ begins with at a look at what residents can expect from the Board of Freeholders this year,” Freeholder Director…
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Millstone Fire District budget vote, election this Saturday
Residents asked for four-tenths of a penny more per $100 of assessed value for fire services BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Millstone Fire District took into consideration the demands for additional service and prudent spending to propose a $1.72 million budget that depends on an average tax increase of $22. Millstone residents can vote…
