Category: Examiner News
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More come forward in yeshiva case
Neighbors, officials describe conditions at home on Homestead Lane BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Attorneys for Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah and the borough of Roosevelt returned for more testimony at a July 28 Planning Board meeting, as the congregation filed its appeal of an earlier decision that stated the school could not conduct business in its…
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‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ to star local canines
Wolf dogs to appear in new version of old favorite, starring Nicolas Cage BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Four local residents will make their screen debut in Disney’s “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” due in theaters next July. Trainer Jackie Morgan and Mike Hodanish give treats to his wolf dogs at his home in Jackson on July…
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Dog school to serve as shelter in emergencies
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A boarding and training facility for dogs on Burnt Tavern Road will also serve as a holding area for local canines in a natural disaster. Shelly’s School for Dogs received preliminary approval from the Zoning Board of Adjustment at its July 29 meeting to construct a 25,471-square-foot, one-story…
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Rescue group helps save 41-year-old horse
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Helping Hearts Equine Rescue in Millstone helped rehabilitate Finnigan, a 41-year-old horse abandoned when his owner moved out of state. MILLSTONE — For a person, 41 years of age is the prime of life. For a horse, it’s absolutely ancient. A horse that age was rescued last week by Helping…
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At the fair
Miss Philly, a Bindle Stiff Family Circus performer, gets a high-five from a youngster at the Monmouth County Fair, which was held in Freehold Township from July 22-26. For more fair photos, visit www.gmnews.com.
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Effort under way to fund local residence for elderly
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A Red Bank resident who has been affiliated with the Workmen’s Circle since birth will lead the effort to raise money for the construction of a Jewish elder home in Freehold Township. According to a press release, Seena Stein, principal of Newmark Knight Frank’s office in New Jersey, said her lifetime commitment…
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Millstone Middle School principal resigns for position in Cranford
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Millstone Middle School Principal Michelle Vella has accepted a new job in a K-12 school district and is leaving. With regret, the Board of Education accepted Vella’s resignation at its July 13 meeting. Vella is leaving the district effective Aug. 22 to take a position as a principal in the…
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Farmers protest possible closing of agriculture offices in Freehold
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Farmers from all over the county attended the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders workshop meeting July 23 to protest the proposed lease termination of a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency office and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) office from the county-owned Agriculture Building on Kozloski…
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U.F. considers issues of bikes, field fees, dogs in twp. parks
Fee schedule for residents, nonresidents to be discussed BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Mayor Steve Alexander thinks kids should be able to ride bicycles around Byron Johnson Park. Committeewoman Lori Horsnall Mount would like to see a dog park somewhere in town. All members of the governing body agree that nonresidents should…
