Category: Examiner News
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Grbelja, Dorfman prevail
No Dems will be listed on November ballot despite write-ins BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Millstone voters decided in the June 2 Republican primary that change is not needed right now. Although Scott DeMonte and Michael Campion had campaigned on the slogan that this is the time for change, incumbent Nancy Grbelja and her running…
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In the Service
Steve C. Glowzenski, an Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer (3) and 1987 graduate of Allentown High School, has returned to the 104th Aviation Battalion, Lakehurst, after being deployed to an overseas forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the official name given to military operations involving members of the…
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Princeton Nurseries deal takes another step forward
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The preservation of the Princeton Nurseries property came one step further to fruition when the Township Committee unanimously passed a resolution at its June 4 meeting approving and endorsing the acquisition of development by the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC). Princeton Nurseries is the largest landowner in…
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BlueClaws make plans for eight flea markets
On eight Sundays this summer and fall, FirstEnergy Park will host another year of flea markets and vendors are encouraged to sign up for their locations now. Each flea market will take place in the large parking lot outside the ballpark. “We have always received a great response from both vendors and buyers at our…
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Gaining weight in the paper chase
Girl Scout project improves recycling in Millstone school BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Millstone Township Elementary School gained 177.5 pounds this year thanks to local Girl Scouts. JEFF GRANIT staff Shannon Donnelly (l-r), Cara Pesciotta and Jessica Corbett, of Millstone Girl Scout Troop 1231, empty a box of paper into a central waste bin…
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School bus driver lists safety concerns near schools
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Aschool bus driver, who is also a township resident, presented a list of traffic concerns to the Township Committee at its June 3 meeting. Dave Bergeron in a letter to the governing body stated that there are hazardous conditions in the township that are not being addressed. Bergeron noted that…
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Rebuilt visitor center to hold open house
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer It has been more than three years since a fire destroyed the historic mansion at Thompson Park in the Lincroft section of Middletown and the new visitor center The architecture of the new Visitor Center at Thompson Park is similar to that of the original building destroyed by fire. is…
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A town transformed by sound
Tourists led through Roosevelt by their ears on May 30 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Two speakers swung between sunlit trees, emanating sounds that are Doppler-shifted, making them seem wobbly to the ear. ERIC SUCAR staff Jennifer Mesch and sound artist Scott Smallwood, of North Brunswick, listen to a sound installation during “Welcome Sound: Audio…
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Help shape plan for new scenic byway
Community members hoping to shape the future of the scenic byway that runs through Allentown and Upper Freehold should attend an upcoming meeting. The Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway is approximately 24 miles long. New Jersey’s fifth scenic byway, the route was created in November 2006 to provide the community and visitors with a unique…
