Category: Examiner News
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Fall Fest will offer fun, feathers, foliage & more
PLUMSTED — New Egypt’s annual Fall Fest will take place along Main Street and North Main Street in its historic downtown from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1. The event will feature food, activities for children, shopping and live entertainment. Country music will be performed by First Time Around at Taster’s Canvas, 1 North…
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County email contact established
FREEHOLD – In an effort to better serve residents, an email address has been added to Monmouth County’s Internet website to give visitors an opportunity to ask a question. The email address, [email protected]. nj.us, has been added to the bottom of each web page. All inquiries will be handled by staff at the Department of…
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Millstone candidates talk taxes, quality of life
Republicans run uncontested for two committee seats BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer One incumbent and a newcomer, both Republicans, are the only candidates on the ballot for the two Millstone Township Committee seats up for grabs in the Nov. 3 election. Gary Dorfman Mayor Nancy Grbelja is running for her third term. Her running mate,…
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100th anniversary gives retailer P.C. Richard reason to celebrate
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer In a year of economic turmoil that has taken a toll on many businesses throughout the United States, one company found reason to celebrate. P.C. Richard and Son, an appliance and electronics retailer with 2,800 employees and stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, is marking its 100th anniversary…
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Broadway, local stars shine on MPAC stage
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Second verse same as the first. The Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC)’s second Broadway-style production is being heralded as successful as the auditorium’s similar grand opening show held over a year ago, according to MPAC coordinator Barbara Schulze. “One Night on Broadway Two” on Oct. 17, which served…
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Incumbents face 3 challengers for 12th District Assembly seats
BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Republican state Assembly incumbents Caroline Casagrande and Declan O’Scanlon Jr. will face Green Party candidate Steven Welzer and Democrats Michelle Roth and John Amberg in a race for two 12th District state Assembly seats on Nov. 3. O’Scanlon, of Little Silver, and Casagrande, of Colts Neck, are seeking reelection to…
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Millstone to clean up foreclosed properties
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The growing number of foreclosures in the township and the potential health hazards of abandoned properties served as catalysts for a proposed ordinance. The Township Committee introduced the ordinance at the Oct. 21 meeting in a 3- 1 vote, with Committeeman Elias Abilheira casting the dissenting vote. Committeeman…
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County offers home repair assistance to residents
To assist homeowners with plumbing, electrical, structural, roofing, heating, ventilation and lead-based paint remediation, Tthe Monmouth County Planning Board has a program that will provide up to $20,000 in assistance to 70 financially qualified Monmouth County households who apply by Dec. 16. “This program helps homeowners on tight budgets make necessary home repairs and upgrades…
