Category: Examiner News
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AHS responds to ‘Rent’ concerns
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Allentown High School is preparing to conduct auditions for “Rent: High School Edition.” While the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education is mindful of some parental concerns over the choice of “Rent: High School Edition,” it has also received e-mails and phone calls in support of the…
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Students REACH out to less fortunate
Middle school collects over 4,000 items for food bank BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Millstone Township Middle School students load boxes and bags with canned and dry goods Nov. 26 after holding a drive for the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune. The school collected over 4,000 donated items. Boxes…
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Allentown Redbirds continue flight
Midget cheer team advances to nationals BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Allentown Redbirds Pop Warner Cheer squads have had a successful 2008 season, and it isn’t over yet. In addition to cheering every week at the football games, the cheer squads also had the opportunity to wow crowds at several area competitions, according to…
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Home intrusion warning
Residents should be aware of recent home burglaries in the area, according to the police. Lt. George Titko said the Plumsted Township Police Department has responded to seven home burglaries throughout the area where individual(s) entered the homes by force, usually via the front or rear door. Once inside, the individual(s) grabbed anything they thought…
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My Farm housing plan gains support in U.F.
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — More than 50 people attended the third and final joint meeting of the Township Committee and Planning Board regarding the town’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligation. While most of those who spoke during the public hearing at Allentown High School Nov. 24 lauded the township’s My…
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U.F. puts its COAH proposal in motion
Town researches two parcels for affordable development BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer To make sure the procedure was done right, the Upper Freehold Township Committee voted twice. During a special meeting at Allentown High School Nov. 25 the Planning Board unanimously voted to pass a resolution adopting the Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan…
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Breza Road property to undergo cleanup
Property with two possible uses is contaminated BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A 45-acre parcel on Breza Road, scheduled to be preserved as open space but also under consideration as the site for a unique farm development to fulfill the township’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligation, has contamination issues. At the…
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Good Samaritan Food Pantry seeks donations
The Good Samaritan Food Pantry is a local organization that is helping local families in need. “The Good Samaritan which started a few years ago providing food for only six people a month now serves 300 people a month in our local communities. It was the youth group at Emley’s Hill United Methodist Church that…
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Millstone considers cell tower at school
Board of Education gathers emission safety information BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Although placing a cell tower on the middle school property off Baird Road could potentially bring in over $100,000 annually in revenue, Board of Education members want more information before they make a decision. At the Nov. 24 meeting, representatives of…
