Category: Examiner News
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False fliers in Millstone
MILLSTONE — A flier touting consolidation of schools is a false statement, according to Board of Education President Tom Foley. At the Oct. 26 board meeting, Foley said he does not know who is distributing the fliers that have appeared in some local retail establishments. Headlined “Millstone Township Schools to Consolidate,” the flier states declining…
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Millstone business to ramp up outdoor displays, ads
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Seasonal World can get more decked out for the holidays than ever before. The township will permit the Route 537 business to display several large blow-up figures during the holidays, to put up roof-level fly-up signs that straddle the main entrance, to have an outdoor display of decorations…
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Apple, pumpkin festival helps ill kids
COLTS NECK — This fall, take a step back in time and enjoy the simple life at the Ashley Lauren Foundation’s Apple and Pumpkin Festival planned for Nov. 7 (rain date Nov. 14) at Bucks Mill Park, Heyers Mill Road, Colts Neck. On that day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., attendees will have the…
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Book recounts fun at Great Adventure
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Harry Applegate and Thomas Benton are not your average theme park thrill-seekers. The pair, who share a mutual love of Six Flags Great Adventure, have not only been avid visitors over the 35 years since the amusement park opened on Route 537 in Jackson Township, they have translated that passion…
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In the Service
Matthew E. Valnoski, the son of Rick Valnoski of Allentown, has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash. The 32-day training provides professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and…
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Law requires cost & security assessment of base housing
President Barrack Obama has signed into law legislation written by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) to require a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the U.S. Navy’s proposal to open the Laurelwood military housing complex on Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck, to the general public. A press release from Smith’s office states that NWS Earle…
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Violence, vandalism decrease in 2008-09
Schools off to shaky start in maintaining trend this year BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer There were fewer incidents of violence and vandalism in the Upper Freehold Regional School District in 2008-09 than there have been in the two previous school years, but this year could break the downward trend. Allentown High School Vice Principal…
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‘Take a Walk in My Shoes’ tells stories of courage, growth, inspiration
Exhibit features shoes decorated by domestic violence survivors BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Through shoes decorated with items such as buttons, ribbons, beads and words, stories of domestic abuse and, finally, freedom from it come to life in a traveling exhibit titled “Take a Walk in My Shoes.” A program and reception attended by more than…
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Children frolic at Frogtoberfest
Frogbridge Day Camp hosts annual autumn celebration BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Correspondent Millstone’s Terri Door portrays the Headless Horseman atop Tommy the draft horse during Frogtoberfest on Oct. 24 at Frogbridge Day Camp in Millstone. MILLSTONE — Kids hopped one step closer to Halloween during Frogtoberfest. Hosted annually by Frogbridge Day Camp, the free event welcomes…
