Category: Examiner News
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Community helps build veteran a home
Planner uncertain if twp. can get COAH credit for project BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity (WMHH) plans to build a house in Millstone Township. At the April 29 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, WMHH received unanimous approval to construct its standard 1,620- square-foot, three-bedroom, one bath home in the township…
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Horse Park hosts Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event
UPPER FREEHOLD — Local residents will have the opportunity to watch some of the most talented East Coast horses and riders test their mettle at the Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event. The Horse Park of New Jersey will host the event May 6-10. Horses and riders will compete for top honors in the equestrian sport known…
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Retail farm chain plans store in U.F.
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Sign and traffic issues must be resolved before the Upper Freehold Planning Board considers approving an application for a Tractor Supply Co. (TSC). TSC is the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, according to the company’s website. The application has two aspects for the board…
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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…
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Monmouth in line for $4.2M in energy efficiency funding
Monmouth County is eligible to receive up to $4.2 million in federal grants for projects that promote energy conservation and efficiency. The $4,225,800 allocation is part of $75.5 million in energy funding for New Jersey under the Energy Efficiency Block Grants program created by the federal stimulus program. The county has not yet decided how…
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County deer report slated for review
On May 11 the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners will hear the Monmouth County Park System’s presentation of the Deer Management Program Annual Report – 2009. The report, prepared by park system staff, will contain information about the program as administered by the park system during the 2008/2009 deer hunting season and staff recommendations…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Georgette Keenan (r), owner of Necessities for the Heart in downtown Allentown, and Dana Mova (l), of North Brunswick, help customers find something special, while Leslie Port, of Toms River, browses through jewelry in the store on May 2. See story, page 16.
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Millstone to commemorate Memorial Day on May 25
MILLSTONE — “Honoring Their Sacrifice” is the theme for this year’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony. Millstone’s parade will start at 10 a.m. May 25, rain or shine. The parade starts at the Clarksburg Post Office on Route 524/Stagecoach Road and ends at the Veterans Memorial next to the municipal building. Ample parking is available…
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Bone marrow drive held in memory of teenager
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Matthew Brand told his mother that when he got out of the hospital, he wanted to hold a bone marrow drive. Matthew Brand and his sister, Ashley, who was a bone marrow match and donor for her brother prior to his passing in February from complications due to leukemia. Matthew,…
