Category: Examiner News
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Town to develop more playing fields
Project costs and timeline not yet determined BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — New softball, soccer and lacrosse fields may soon sprout up adjacent to the easterly bypass along Route 526. At the Sept. 25 Township Committee meeting, engineer Patrick Jeffrey of CMX, Manalapan, gave a presentation on the conceptual build-out of the…
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Annual ride to aid disabled veteran
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Denim, leather and a lot of shiny chrome will line the parking lot of the Loews Metroplex Theater on Trotters Way, Freehold Township, on the morning of Oct. 5 as motorcycle riders prepare for the ninth annual Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity Ride for Affordable Housing. The riders will…
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Planning Board’s advice not taken
U.F. could eliminate highway development, keep industrial BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Some township officials don’t want the community to end up with more commercial areas than it could ever use. At the Sept. 25 Township Committee meeting, the governing body reviewed the non-residential zoning changes the Planning Board recommended in the…
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State Police fees arbitrary, unfair
The state wants to charge Millstone and other rural communities for New Jersey State Police services starting next year. Millstone has started a campaign against the proposed charges through its Web site, asking residents to write to state officials expressing their concerns, and we encourage locals to get involved. Conveniently, the state has turned a…
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Millstone may get more mini golf
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Visitors to Great Adventure and the Route 537 corridor may soon be able to play a round of miniature golf. The Zoning Board of Adjustment heard an application for a miniature golf course at its Sept. 24 meeting and will continue the hearing Oct. 22, when traffic and…
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Firm back to search out talent
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Don Buchwald and Associates, a full-service talent agency in Manhattan that specializes in television, film, commercials and voiceovers, will hold its second annual open casting call for children on Oct. 4 at the Marriott Lincroft Red Bank, 245 Half Mile Road, Red Bank. Several of last year’s casting call picks…
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October: Make room for the new mopheads
BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent Hydrangeas are regaining their popularity with gardeners. In my childhood days, white was the predominant color; now with the introduction of new varieties, the color range has greatly expanded. The new Forever & Ever hydrangea varieties are so stunning. “Peppermint” is a bicolor hydrangea that blooms on old and new wood…
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Doctor turned energy healer
Millstone woman takes holistic approach to health BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Madhu Sehgal has always been intrigued by human behavior. JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Millstone’s Madhu Sehgal performs reiki on her son Arjun, 10, at Palms Holistic Healing, a home-based energy healing business on Prodelin Way. A clinical psychologist at the University of Medicine and Dentistry…
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Orchid society to host auction
New Jersey’s largest orchid auction is scheduled for Oct. 11 at the Colts Neck Fire House No. 1, Route 537, Colts Neck. The auction will begin at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Sponsored by the Deep Cut Orchid Society, which covers all of mid-New Jersey and south, the auction will feature more than…
