Category: Examiner News
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IRS offers tips on late filing and tax scams
You meant to do your taxes, but the next thing you knew the April 15 tax deadline passed. According to the Internal Revenue Service, you can still file your tax return, even if you didn’t ask for an extension, and in some cases you won’t even face a penalty. The IRS also offers tips on…
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Millstone schools cut $1.1M
Programs, benefits, positions eliminated BY JANE MEGGITT AND JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers In response to voters defeating the Millstone Township School District budget, $1.1 million in programs and services has been eliminated from the 2009-10 spending plan. As they have for the past several years, Millstone voters rejected the proposed school budget in the April…
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State rep. seeks action on sex offender bills
State Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (R-Monmouth and Mercer) is calling on the Legislature to immediately take action on four bipartisan bills that place stringent restrictions on sex offenders after the New Jersey Supreme Court struck down local ordinances that restricted where convicted sex predators can reside following their release. “This (Supreme Court) decision is a major…
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Career shows farrier doesn’t horse around
Witkins’ work with animals won him roles in movies, TV BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Dave Witkins of Monroe works from the back of his pickup truck on an anvil as he fits a horseshoe with a pad so the horse can walk and stand balanced. MONROE — To the casual observer, there may not…
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Libertarian Party selects candidate for governor
The New Jersey State Libertarian Party’s state board has selected Kenneth R. Kaplan as its candidate for governor. Kaplan has a lifelong familiarity with New Jersey’s residents and issues, according to a statement from the Libertarian Party. Born in Newark and growing up in West Orange, Kaplan lived in Rockaway and Livingston before moving to…
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New Jersey’s mission of honor
Veterans claim abandoned brothers and sisters in arms BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Until recently, New Jersey had a heartwrenching secret. The cremated remains of hundreds of American veterans lay abandoned, stored on shelves inside dusty cardboard boxes and canisters. ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the Navy fold an American flag on behalf of seaman…
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Panhandle towns start to plan for their future
Communities analyze their development, businesses, land use, resources and more BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Monmouth County is working to develop a vision for the future of Allentown, Millstone, Roosevelt and Upper Freehold. Monmouth County Planning Board (MCPB) project manager Zunilda Rodriguez gave a presentation about the Panhandle Region Plan (PRP) on May 13 at…
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Summer fair to feature princess-superhero contest
Is your little one a pretty princess or a ready-to-rescue superhero? State Fair Meadowlands at Giants Stadium Fairgrounds in East Rutherford will host its third annual Prettiest Princess and Superhero Contest on June 28, during this summer’s fair, which will run from June 25 through July 12. Event organizers are looking for girls and boys,…
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Freeholder offers MOM alternatives
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a resolution asking NJ Transit to evaluate two new alternatives to the proposed Monmouth- Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) train line that retains as an option passenger service to the western part of the Monmouth County. The proposals were offered by Freeholder John D’Amico, who also serves on the North…
