Category: Examiner News
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Allentown shares DPW supervisor
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The borough will continue its shared services agreement with neighboring Robbinsville in Mercer County for public works supervision and related services. At the Oct. 13 Borough Council meeting, a resolution authorizing the agreement passed unanimously. According to the resolution, Robbinsville will provide the borough with a general supervisor…
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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…
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Women invited to sing with chorus
Sweet Adelines International’s award winning Liberty Oak Chorus is searching for women singers. Women of all ages who enjoy singing are invited to attend the chorus’ “Guest Night” on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The Liberty Oak Chorus is one of the hundreds of Sweet…
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Halloween eve party to benefit Autism NJ
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The party room at the Park Avenue Bistro, 618 Park Ave. (Route 33), Freehold, will be rocking with the sounds of My Generation on Oct. 30. Music from the 1960s to today will form the soundtrack for a Halloween eve special event for all ages. From 9 p.m. to 1…
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Corrections officer facing drug charges
On Oct. 13, Todd Messinger, 40, of East Brunswick, was arrested by detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office and charged with numerous crimes, including third degree conspiracy to distribute a controlled dangerous substance, second degree possession of a firearm while committing a drug offense, and three counts of…
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Cheerleaders give back
MILLSTONE — Three cheers for local cheerleaders. Cheerleading students at Cheer University in Millstone participated in The Susan G. Komen Foundation Pink for the Cure Oct. 15-16. The cheerleaders wore pink and collected funds for the foundation in support of breast cancer patients. “Almost all of us know a cancer victim or a survivor,” Jamie…
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Foundation finds ways to help cancer patients
BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer Monica Vermeulen knows how horrible it feels to hear the words, “Your child has cancer.” In February 1991 her family members’ lives were forever changed when her 3-year-old daughter, Ashley, was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer that occurs in children. Ashley, now 21, endured years of…
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Millstone firefighter retires after serving nearly a decade
Commissioners appoint acting lieutenant, fire official BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The township’s firstever career firefighter has retired, and an acting lieutenant has been appointed to take his place. Lt. Chris Weltner, a Millstone resident, announced his retirement last month, with an effective date of Sept. 30. Weltner was the first career firefighter…
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Arrests made for some Millstone, U.F. crimes
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Five arrests have been made in a series of car burglaries that plagued Millstone and Upper Freehold over the summer. New Jersey State Police Detective Kenneth Koenig said that more than 50 such incidents occurred during June, July and August, with approximately $10,000 worth of goods stolen. According to Koenig,…
