Category: Examiner News
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Republicans earn Allentown’s vote of confidence in election
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Audrey Mount and Jean Hunter bested Wayne Smith and Robert Johnson in the Nov. 2 election. The two Republicans earned the two open three-year term seats on the Borough Council. Mount, the incumbent, won the most votes with 330, while her running mate garnered 299. Democrats Smith and…
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U.F. postpones hearing on rezoning land near Allentown
Proposal would allow for mixed-use affordable housing development BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Over a dozen township and Allentown Borough residents appeared at the Nov. 4 Township Committee meeting, only to find that the public hearing they came for had been postponed indefinitely. The cancelled hearing was on an ordinance, No. 237-10, that…
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Girl Scouts gift to Millstone residents a breath of fresh air
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Girl Scouts Sarah Gollubier (l-r), Jenna Beth Wincek, Elizabeth Dreifus, Maddie Kaba and Kathryn Pace planted a tree at the Millstone Municipal Building on Nov. 3 under the guidance of troop leaders JoAnn Kaba (l-r), Laura Dreifus and Mayor Nancy Grbelja. MILLSTONE — Breathe and let breathe. Millstone Girl Scout…
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GOP retains control of county freeholder board
BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer County Republicans have once again secured control of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Republican candidates, incumbent Robert Clifton and Neptune City Mayor Tom Arnone, handily defeated their Democratic counterparts, incumbent John D’Amico and Spring Lake Borough Councilwoman Janice Venables, in last week’s freeholder elections. Of the 344,668…
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Monmouth historian appointed
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has named Randall Gabrielan of Middletown to the position of county historian. Randall Gabrielan Gabrielan, a former insurance broker, turned an avocation into a second career. Writing and historical research, which overlapped his prior work, took a new turn in 1994 with the publication of his first book, “Middletown…
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Group presses for action for Breza tract trail grant
Dec. 15 deadline approaching for matching grant application from U.F. and Allentown BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Two years ago, members of the Crosswicks–Doctors Creek Watershed Association (CDCWA) came before the governing body with a plan for a trail complex linking the then-newly preserved Breza Road tract to the new middle school and…
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Tales told of the Roosevelt of old
Longtime residents recount anecdotes about their tranquil town at Arts Project event BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Six longtime residents of Roosevelt shared stories about living most of their lives in the little historic and artistic town nestled in the woods and farmlands of central Jersey. Founded as a resettlement community during the Franklin D.…
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Roosevelt weighs options to deal with overdue water/sewer bills
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — The Borough Council asked its attorney, Richard Shaklee, on Oct. 25 to draft an ordinance that would enable the town to shut off the water of delinquent accounts. Although still in discussion, shutoffs may be authorized after two missed payments, but payment plans may be provided. Nearly onequarter of…
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Halloween
Children of all ages participate in the Halloween parade held on the grounds of Upper Freehold’s elementary school Oct. 29. ERIC SUCAR staff
