Category: Examiner News
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Court ruling ends pedophile-free zones
Municipalities are told that N.J.’s Megan’s Law is the final word on subject BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Four years ago local elected officials in communities throughout New Jersey began enacting laws that limited the places in town where a convicted sex offender could live. The thought behind the laws was to prohibit convicted sex…
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U.F. budget will lessen tax burden
Reduction comes at cost of jobs, events, services BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The owner of a house assessed at the Upper Freehold Township’s average of $521,900 will see their taxes increase $511 this year, but the municipal portion of the tax bill will actually decrease by $36. The Township Committee unanimously approved the 2009…
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Plan for new cemetery meets with opposition
Neighbors concerned about property values BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A Route 524 landowner who wants to build a cemetery on his 26-acre property has to appear before the Zoning Board to apply for a variance. At the May 7 Township Committee meeting, the governing body voted 4-0 to grant municipal consent…
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Defamation case against Greater Media dismissed
Appellate court: Media investigated story and accurately quoted sources BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has dismissed a defamation complaint lodged against Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold. A three-judge panel in the Appellate Division, Trenton, on May 6 granted a summary judgment in favor of Greater Media…
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May 17 horse show/fair to benefit Special Strides
MONROE — Members of the public are invited to enjoy music, food, games and activities during the first Special Strides Country Fair and Horse Show. The event will be held at Congress Hill Farm, Federal Road, Monroe Township, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17. The farm is in Monroe Township, just over the…
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Jersey Fresh marked with another death
Olympian loses mount to ‘Saw Tooth Oxer’ jump BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer For the third year in a row, tragedy marred the Jersey Fresh CCI Allentown held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold. ERIC SUCAR staff Spectators cringe at the sight of a rider being thrown off her horse during…
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Middlesex to oversee Monmouth ME’s office
In an effort to save costs and share a service, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a resolution designating Middlesex County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Falzon to also serve as Monmouth County’s medical examiner for the remainder of 2009. Falzon replaces longtime Monmouth County Medical Examiner Dr. Jay Peacock and will have oversight…
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Gov. places conditional veto on housing bill
Makes suggestions about legislation that could convert age-restricted units BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer On May 4, Gov. Jon Corzine placed a conditional veto on state Senate bill 2577 that would permit the conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-age-restricted housing developments. According to the original bill, developers would be allowed to rezone any future…
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Celebrating 32 years of open space preservation
MCF holds annual meeting, plans to help U.F. preserve 1,389 acres BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Securing permanent funding for open space was stressed at the 32nd annual Board of Trustees meeting of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF). MCF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring, holding, and preserving open space in Monmouth…
