Category: Examiner News
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In the Service
Navy Capt. Joseph Sensi Jr. has retired after 29 years of active duty while serving as director, sound navigation and ranging integrated coordinating group, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Sensi’s previous commands include commanding officer aboard the USS Conserver, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; flag secretary assigned to commander, six fleet aboard USS Belknap…
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Freeholder plan to cut open space tax nixed
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Mopen space tax voters supported with a recent referendum. Board of Chosen Freeholders Director Barbara McMorrow started the March 12 meeting assuring the audience that filled the courtroom and spilled out into the hall that there would be no change in the county open space tax. The meeting took place…
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American icon’s eloquence is poetic and profound
Maya Angelou speaks to sellout crowd at Brookdale College BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Alone on a stage, she captured the minds and hearts of about 2,500 people with her words, her song, her wisdom. In her 80 years, she has shared the lessons of her life’s journey with an eagerly receptive crowd. Author Maya…
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MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? – Advertorial Advertorial MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? By Gloria Averbuch Sports offer fitness, fun, camaraderie and education in a whole host of life skills. When determining whether to get more…
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Scouts host 5K race in Allentown
ALLENTOWN — Run with the eagles on April 18. The third annual Run With the Eagles 5K Race, hosted by Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180, will take place at Byron Johnson Park in Upper Freehold. The one-mile fun run will start at 9 a.m. and the 5K will start at 10 a.m. Portions of Ellisdale…
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Vehicles prohibited from riding trails
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Motorized vehicles will not be permitted on any of the trails or bridle paths in the township. At the March 4 Township Committee meeting, an ordinance prohibiting such vehicles on township-owned property other than public streets or highways passed 4- 0. Committeeman Elias Abilheira was absent. Mayor Nancy…
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Facing foreclosure is a new fact of life
Counselor offers tips to people who find themselves in tough spot BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The figures may be shocking, but the number of residents in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties who are facing the possibility of losing their home to foreclosure is hitting a higher level every day. According to RealtyTrac, an online…
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Local towns could share court services
Millstone to study issue with Roosevelt, U.F. BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The township is the lead agency in a feasibility study to determine the potential of sharing municipal court services with Roosevelt and Upper Freehold. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs SHARE (Sharing Available Resources Efficiently) program notified Millstone of its…
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Cty. may cut open space tax
Local officials say reduction would defy voter mandate BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders may reduce the county open space tax by $7.8 million to save money. The county instituted a dedicated open space tax in 2002 to raise $16 million each year for the purchase and preservation of…
