Category: Examiner News
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Local shop a hub to save horse racing
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Members of the horse industry gathered at Rick’s Saddle Shop on Aug. 4 to discuss ways to save horse racing in the wake of the state threatening to close down the Meadowlands Racetrack. Privatizing the East Rutherford track and Monmouth Park, another state-owned racetrack, is one of the…
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Student ambassador trip helps develop cultural understanding
People to People selects Millstone youths to travel overseas BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Christina Cingolani and Christopher LaRosa spent part of their summer seeing people and cultures in another part of the world. Christopher LaRosa, 16, and Christina Cingolani, 13, cousins who live in Millstone, unexpectedly met up in Ireland when they were traveling…
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Cream Ridge farms bred Hambletonian winners
UPPER FREEHOLD — Muscle Massive’s victory in the 85th edition of the HambletonianAug. 7 produced a three-peat for his sire, Muscles Yankee. Muscles Yankee, the 1998 Hambletonian winner, now has consecutive victories with his sons Deweycheatumnhowe in 2008, Muscle Hill in 2009 and Muscle Massive in 2010. Muscles Yankee has now produced $61.8 million, according…
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Children to receive free therapeutic riding lessons
Rein Dancer Therapeutic Riding Stable in New Egypt has qualified for $2,000 in funding from the Air Warriors Courage Foundation to provide free therapeutic horseback riding for military dependent children in need. “We are so thrilled to receive this gift from Air Warriors that helps us care for our neighbors in the McGuire, Dix and…
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County receives perfect audit
Monmouth County’s finance and purchasing departments won high praises from an outside auditing firm hired to review the county’s financial records and purchasing procedures for 2009 and found them to be in perfect order, according to a press release from the county. This annual financial review marks the first time since 2002 that the county…
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Live events recount history at museum
Two tales are slated to be told in August on the stage of the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township. Events are open to the entire community. The first program will feature the retelling of the true story of “The Four Chaplains” at the museum on Aug. 15 at 1 p.m. There is…
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Do good for the Gulf
Millstone resident’s idea in the running for grant to help those affected by the oil spill BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A resident’s idea for helping communities affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is in the running to receive a $250,000 grant. In recognizing that the oil spill is…
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Cty. opens new health clinic in Hazlet
The Monmouth County Health Department opened a new health services clinic July 22 in the Hazlet Township Municipal Building, 1766 Union Ave. The facility offers free or low-cost regular screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, body mass index, and oral cancer, immunizations for adults and children, lead screening for children, and Pap tests. Other services may…
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An ‘Evening in the Vineyards’ will help those living with MS
CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host its ninth annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser on Aug. 27. “An Evening in the Vineyards” will take place at 9 p.m. at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Proceeds will support the expansion of the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center, including a…
