Category: Examiner News
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2011 backyard bird count invites people to ‘count for the future’
During the weekend of Feb. 18-21, people across the North American continent are encouraged to count the birds in their backyards and report them over the Internet as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), one of the world’s largest volunteer efforts of its kind. In addition to its value as a research study,…
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Symposium to teach youth about animal agriculture
A n educational symposium aimed at 4- H youth, FFA students, breed association youth and their volunteer leaders and advisors will be held March 26. The event will cover all aspects of animal agriculture and provide an opportunity for youth from different project areas, counties and schools to meet. The program will be held at…
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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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11 students injured after bus hits tree
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN— Elevenmiddle school students and a driver were treated for minor injuries after a school bus accident on Monday morning. The Upper Freehold Regional School District bus crossed over the center line and hit a tree along Meirs Road at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 31 while en route to…
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Millstone planning to sell motor grader
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The governing body postponed a resolution authorizing the sale of its grader until it receives further information. The Township Committee voted 3-0 on Feb. 2 to wait until Feb. 16 to make a decision about selling the 2007 Case Model 845 motor grader. Mayor Nancy Grbelja and Committeeman Fiore…
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Millstone Twp. commended for reinvigoration of historic interest
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The Monmouth County Historical Commission (MCHC) and the Board of Chosen Freeholders have awarded a $5,275 restoration grant for the township-owned Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church on Stagecoach Road. The MCHC will present the grant to township officials during a Feb. 28 ceremony at the Hall of Records in Freehold.…
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Two Millstone properties set for auction March 4
Previews scheduled for noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 and Feb. 17 MILLSTONE — Two adjacent parcels totaling nearly 150 acres are set to go on the auction block in March by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co. will auction a 12.2-acre homestead and a 136.6-acre country estate,…
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New legislation may bolster N.J. horse races with $30M
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent District 12 Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande said that two Atlantic City revitalization bills signed by Gov. Chris Christie contain significant victories for the horse-racing industry. The legislation appropriates up to $30 million in purse subsidies for races at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford and Monmouth…
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Christie: Reforms painful for some, but necessary
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie addressed the concerns of residents point-blank on two critical issues — the public employee salary cap and education reform — while promoting his larger reform agenda at a town hall meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2179 in Middletown on Jan. 26. Sitting behind…
