Category: Examiner News
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Children’s hospital gets special delivery
U.F. resident donates over 150 gifts to cardiac unit BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — There is never a good time to be in the hospital, but spending Christmas there is probably the worst time. That’s the situation Tyler Raynor, then 11, was in last year when he needed heart surgery on Christmas…
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Study would examine regional trash pickups
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Acountywide effort is under way to conduct a feasibility study of the proposed Monmouth County Regional Solid Waste Collection Service, a program that is expected to begin in the spring of 2010. The feasibility study has seen more than half of the county’s 53 municipalities sign on to the idea…
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Law would give victims of stalkers more options
Bill needs one more vote in state Assembly before Gov. can sign legislation BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer With a unanimous vote the state Senate passed a bill that would make it easier for police to assist the victim of a stalker. The action came during the Senate’s final voting session of 2008 on Dec.…
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The next level of figure skating
Millstone youth part of new synchronized skating craze BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone’s Jessica Torregrossa, an eighth-grader at Oak Hill Academy, Lincroft, started her new synchronized skating season by earning a silver medal for her performance with the Ice-Lantics team at the Terry Conners Classic in Connecticut earlier this month. Synchronized skating is one…
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Equine community celebrates past year
The state’s horse industry will reflect on 2008 achievements at the upcoming 52nd annual Breeders’ Dinner. The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board will host the dinner on Jan. 25 at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold. The event will showcase the best in the equine field with the presentation of Superior Achievement awards as well as…
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COAH issues affordable housing funding guide
Public and private sources of funding are listed TRENTON — An Affordable Housing Funding Source Guide is now available on the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) Web site, N.J. Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria announced. The guide, assembled by COAH, outlines available public and private affordable housing funding sources. “This guide will…
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‘Tis the season for criminal activity
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — In light of recent burglaries in the area, Sgt. Jeff Poedubicky, an 11-year veteran of the New Jersey State Police, gave a presentation at the Dec. 18 Township Committee meeting on how residents can protect themselves against crime. A number of car break-ins have been reported locally,…
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U.F. invited to be part of scenic byway project
Route would explore area’s Revolutionary War history BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Monmouth County Planning Board (MCPB) officials touted the benefits of scenic byways in a presentation at the Dec. 17 Township Committee meeting. MCPB supervising planner Joe Barris and principal planner Zunilda Rodriguez discussed the county’s Scenic Byway Expansion Initiative. A…
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Employees celebrate serviceman’s return
Administrators at CareOne recently welcomed one of their own, Jean Joseph, the administrator of the CareOne of Jackson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on History Lane, back from six months of military duty overseas. Joseph is a 21-year veteran of the military, according to a press release from CareOne. “We are so proud and honored to…
