Category: Examiner News
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UFRSD budget process, woes begin
BOE encourages more public involvement BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District is seeking public input on budgeting for the 2009-10 school year. The school district has two major concerns for its budgeting process this year: the state of economy and the opening of the new middle school in 2010. Both…
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Veterans memorial to host film about Donut Dollies
On Feb. 21 at 1 p.m., the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will show the film “A Touch of Home: The Vietnam War’s Red Cross Girls.” This program will be held at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel. The American Red Cross introduced the idea of Donut Dollies, originally known as Red Cross…
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Millstone fire dept. proposes tax hike
Average homeowner would pay an extra $53 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Millstone residents will be able to go to the polls on Feb. 21 and decide on the township’s fire budget. There will be two questions on the ballot. The first will ask for $1,346,489 to be raised by taxes. That question can pass…
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Wygant Road property auctioned off in U.F.
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township will have an additional $680,000 in its coffers to pay the debt service on open space or preserved farmlands, or for additional land acquisition. The money comes from the sale of a 53- acre property on Wygant Road, according to Township Administrator Barbara Bascom. In…
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Gala supports efforts of Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities, of the Diocese of Trenton, recently celebrated the kickoff of its Monmouth County annual fundraiser, the Ray of Hope Gala, at the Colts Neck home of Valerie and Tom De- Felice. Co-chairing this year’s event are Mary Ellen Burris and Maureen Donnelly, both of Middletown, and Barbara Fleming of Spring Lake is vice…
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County budget to get close look from panel
The Monmouth County Budget Review Committee is back in business. According to a press release from the county, the bipartisan task force has been meeting to address this year’s budget issues, but will also review suggestions for budget cuts that were submitted by the leaders of the 23 unions that represent about twothirds of the…
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SCOTT FRIEDMAN Joe Intoci, of Freehold, scores for the ELM Longnecks as Robert Cheff, of Allentown, fields a throw at home plate for ERA Realty, during the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation’s second annual Sno-ball Tournament fundraiser for local schools.
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Focus on South Asian mental health issues
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer South Asians affected by mental illness now have a broader support system in Central Jersey. South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey (SAMHAJ) seeks to improve the lives of South Asian immigrants in the state who are affected by mental illness by providing support, education and advocacy for individuals and…
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Jewish Heritage Museum hosts ‘Purity of Expression’
The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will present its second major art exhibit, “Purity of Expression” Sally Asa: American Artist, 1921-1988. This retrospective will feature the work of renowned shore artist Sally Asa. The exhibit will be open to the public, free of charge, from March 3 through April 12 during regular…
