Category: Examiner News
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Arrests made for alleged prostitution in Millstone
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The New Jersey State Police have arrested two township residents for allegedly promoting prostitution and six others on prostitution charges. Police said Feb. 20 searches of the homes at 296 Monmouth Road/Route 537 and 1022 Windsor Road led to the arrests of Millstone’s Martin Mayares, 27, and Felipe…
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One family, five transplants
Costagliolas talk about organ donations during National Kidney Month BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Every day, about 18 people awaiting an organ transplant in the United States die because no organ is available. ERIC SUCAR staff Mary Costagliola speaks of her children’s battle with kidney disease at her Millstone home on March 18. Siblings Louie,…
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Georgian Court gallery hosts Holocaust exhibit
LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court University will present a multimedia “Holocaust Memorial Exhibit” from April 6- 24 in the university’s M. Christina Geis Art Gallery. The exhibit, timed to correspond with Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 21, will include children’s books, historic and modern photographs, maps, posters, and text panels. “This important exhibit will take the…
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The new chamber of life in Millstone
Equine clinic provides hyperbaric oxygen therapy BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer In a cinder block building behind the New Jersey Equine Clinic (NJEC), a revolution in the treatment of injuries and infections is taking place. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Top: Veterinary technician Deli Silvers and equine veterinarian Scott Palmer supervise as veterinary technician Elisabeth…
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Roosevelt squad procures funds for new ambulance
ROOSEVELT — The First Aid Squad has received a grant to purchase a new ambulance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded the $118,750 grant to the squad, which will use it to replace its aging 1987 ambulance. First Aid Squad President Neil Marko said the squad secured the grant due to the tireless efforts…
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Millstone taxes increase for fire district needs
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The owner of a home assessed at the township’s average of $400,000 will pay an additional $36.50 in taxes this year for fire protection. The $1.35 million fire budget failed at the polls on Feb. 21 in a vote of 157-121, as did a second question on the…
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Lions battle against preventable blindness – Includes Video
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center handles 500,000 donations annually BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Click HERE to watch HD Video Lions battle against preventable blindness PHOTOS BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP staff Clockwise from above: Allentown Lions Club members use lensometers to determine the prescriptions of donated glasses. Glasses collected by Lions Club members in refurbished mailboxes across the…
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169 random drug tests, 4 positives
AHS currently has positive rate above national average BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Nine students who regularly attended Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education meetings last year to protest random drug testing in the school district have voluntarily enrolled in the program this school year, according to Allentown High School Assistant Principal Connie Embley. Embley…
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Magic carpet ride
Above: Westin Lohne, as Aladdin, encounters Jackie Ferre, as the Genie, during Millstone Township Middle School’s production of “Aladdin” in the Millstone Performing Arts Center on March 14. Right: Mike Shelton portrays the sultan during “Aladdin.” PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
