Category: Examiner News
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Equine massage therapist helps rescued, retired horses
Gaining a horse’s trust after it retires from the racetrack or is rescued from auction, abuse or neglect is no easy feat. Loreen Pantaleone provides massage therapy to Angel, a horse that gives preschool-aged children with disabilities riding lessons at Riding High Farm in Allentown, during a visit to the facility on Nov. 11. PHOTOS…
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Millstone hires a new township administrator
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The township has a new administrator and public works coordinator, and they’re the same person. At the Nov. 3 Township Committee meeting, the governing body appointed Phil Del Turco to both positions with a starting date of Dec. 1. Del Turco will be paid $63,000 as township administrator and…
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Millstone firefighters offer child safety seat inspections
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone firefighters aim to fill a void for families in the community. Millstone firefighter Darrell Reilly inspects a child safety seat at the firehouse on Nov. 11. The township fire company now has two certified car seat inspectors that provide free inspections by appointment. JENNIFER KOHLHEPP The Millstone Township Fire…
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DEP lifts drought watch in Monmouth and Ocean
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin last week announced the lifting of the drought watch for the coastal north region of the state, including nearly all of Monmouth County and northern Ocean County. Evidence of a return to more normal rainfall, cooler temperatures and diminished water supply demands led to the decision…
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Roosevelt water tower repair to cost $495,000
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — The Borough Council unanimously voted to award the bid for rehabilitation of the town’s 73-year-old water tank to a Millstone company at the Nov. 8 meeting. U.S. Tank Painting Inc. had the lowest responsible bid for the work at $495,000. Councilman Dan Hoffman was absent. The governing body also…
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Former GM of harness track sentenced in check scheme
New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that Donald R. Codey Jr., the former president and general manager of Freehold Raceway, was sentenced on Nov. 10 for stealing $3,045 in raceway promotional vouchers and assisting two patrons to cash more than $1.3 million in bad checks at…
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Scout helps make navigating Millstone soccer fields easier
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone Boy Scout Scott Keleher attained the rank of Eagle by creating an information station at the Brandywine soccer field complex in Millstone. JENNIFER KOHLHEPP MILLSTONE — Locating the correct field at the Brandywine soccer fields will be easier than ever. Boy Scout Scott Keleher, 17, designed and constructed a…
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Hometown embraces injured Marine upon homecoming
BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer It has been a little less than four months since U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Colin Pascik of Monroe Township, Middlesex County, suffered devastating injuries to both of his legs while on patrol with his squad in Afghanistan’s Helmond Province. Yet, Pascik, who will turn 21 on Nov. 17, said he…
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Local equine surgeon elected to horse rescue’s board of directors
UPPER FREEHOLD — Dr. Patricia Hogan, credited with saving the eyesight of 2004 Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones, has joined the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s board of directors. Hogan and Hayward Richard Pressman, who has worked in New York to develop a funding program for retired thoroughbreds, were unanimously elected to the board, according to a…
