Category: Examiner News
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Towns expect to have enough 2010 funds to pay for storm cleanup
Officials praise work of DPW crews BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Local officials commented on the holiday blizzard’s effect on their municipalities. Upper Freehold’s emergency management coordinator, William Wentzien, reported that the total amount of snow in the township totaled 22.7 inches, with the maximum snow fall rate observed at 2.8 inches per hour. The peak…
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Perseverance since 1818
Hope Fire Company strives to make more community connections in 2011 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer New volunteer firefighter Ira Doubert stands alongside one of the fire trucks at the Hope Fire Company in Allentown on Dec. 29. ERIC SUCAR staff Hope Fire Company has provided fire protection and response to theAllentown community for 192…
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First snowstorm of the season
Area residents discuss digging out BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Chris Palmer, of Millstone, digs his family out of the snowstorm on Dec. 27. While residents in other parts of Monmouth County experienced long delays with street clearing due to the holiday blizzard, many residents in Allentown, Millstone, Roosevelt and Upper Freehold felt their towns handled…
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Hay truck goes up in flames
Left: A New Egypt Fire Company firefighter removes flaming hay from a Ford Explorer that caught fire while traveling across a standardbred farm in Upper Freehold on Dec. 27. Above: A New Egypt Fire Company firefighter extinguishes the last of the flames. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SANDRA ISAAC UPPER FREEHOLD — The snow served a greater…
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A look back at the top stories of 2010 in Millstone
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — As 2011 begins, school boards and townships are planning how to do more with less as a result of drastic changes made last year in both state mandates and funding. Here’s a look at some of the top stories in Millstone during 2010, many of which deal with the…
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New store for farmers, ruralists to open soon
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) plans to open its new store along Route 524 on Feb. 5, with a grand opening scheduled for Feb. 12. TSC operates over 900 stores in 44 states. The company sells items for recreational farmers and ranchers, as well as those who enjoy the…
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Perretti Farms made great strides in 2010
Perretti Farms, home to two of harness racing’s premier stallions and the 2010 Trotting Broodmare of the Year, has been named the state’s breeder of the year. The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) will honor ownersWilliam and Anthony Perretti at the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board’s 54th annual New Jersey Breeders…
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Time to submit mare residency applications
Applications for the 2011 New JerseyMare Residency Programshould be submitted in January. The deadline for the forms, which are available on sboanj.comor by contacting the StandardbredBreeders andOwnersAssociation ofNewJersey (SBOANJ) inManalapan, is Feb. 15, 2011, according to a SBOANJ press release. The New Jersey Mare Residency Program began in 2003, and promotes the breeding, boarding and…
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The year in review: U.F. headlines in 2010
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Finding a source of funding for projects and programs seemed to permeate the top stories of 2010. Here’s a month-to-month recap of the happenings that made headlines in Upper Freehold last year. January: Two 1982 graduates ofAllentown High School were chosen to lead the Township Committee when Stan…
