Category: Examiner News
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Millstone Day festivities fun for all
Top: Alex Mendelson, 12, and Arthur Norman, 12, both Boy Scouts with Troop 116, practice tying knots during Millstone Day Sept. 21 at Frogbridge Day Camp in Millstone. Right: Alina, 12, and Justin, 15, Zimmerman entertain the crowd with Greenday’s “Time of Your Life.” PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff
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Promoting peace
Above: Color guards Angela Hinton, 11, (l-r) and Olivia Stevens, 11, pause for a moment of silence at the International Day of Peace celebration at Heritage Park in Allentown on Sunday. Right: Members of Allentown Girl Scout Junior Troop 71692 unveil their peace pole. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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State: No plea deals for teenage drivers
Following a key recommendation of the Teen Drivers Study Commission, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram last week directed municipal prosecutors not to offer or accept plea bargains to teenage drivers with graduated drivers licenses (GDL) for motor vehicle violations that carry points. According to a press release from Milgram’s office, the directive is aimed…
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Volunteers interact with senior citizens
Monmouth County programs foster social relationships BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Nothing brightens a day like a friendly call or visit, especially if someone lives alone or cannot leave their home. For more than 30 years, the elderly and shut-in residents of the Monmouth County have been given brighter days through two programs of the Monmouth…
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Justin Kurzman, 13, (l-r) checks the wheel to see if Brian Keleher, 12, Connor Marshall, 13, or Ryan Ponzio, 12, are winners on the PTSA wheel during the Sept. 21 Millstone Day festivities at Frogbridge Day Camp in Millstone. For more photos, see page 19. CHRIS KELLY staff
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Art helps spark kids’ imaginations
Project Shine teaches art history to grades K-3 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Celeste Lezott-Preston, a parent volunteer with Project Shine, watches kindergartners Kerri McCarthy and Kevin Miles play near the cabinet she painted with Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” Bottom left: Bunny hutch is part of the mural…
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U.F. aims to attract more businesses
Rezoning expands land uses on Rt. 539, Burlington Path Rd. BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Although several neighbors objected, the governing body unanimously passed an ordinance expanding the Community Commercial (CC) zoning district and land uses at the corner of Route 539 and Burlington Path Road. Six properties that were formerly part…
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UFRSD hires new business manager
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — She’s expected to do a lot more than manage money. Diana Schiraldi, of Schamong, has been hired as the Upper Freehold Regional School District’s new business administrator and Board of Education secretary. She will start working Jan. 1, 2009 at a prorated salary of $120,000. The school district…
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Safety Fair shows ways to protect children
Sheriff’s Office hopes to turn fair into annual event BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Shawn Reu, of the Oakhurst Fire Department, shows Mike Colon, 9, of Long Branch, how to use a fire hose. Left: Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officer Theres Mayer demonstrates how to properly install a child’s car…
