Category: Examiner News
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Mathkinz.com motivates youths for math lessons
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Varun Jain, 10, of Millstone, Abheek Pandoh, 10, of East Brunswick, Arjun Sehgal, 10, of Millstone, Shreyash Singh, 8, of North Brunswick, Swapnil Singh, 12, of North Brunswick, and Maansi Singh, 12, of North Brunswick, helped create Mathkinz.com, a Web site kids can use to develop…
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Court fines for animal issues expected to rise
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Dog licensing fees will not increase, but the fees assessed when animal issues end up in court might. Board of Health Vice Chairwoman Dr. Kathy Stryeski, who ran the Aug. 12 meeting in the absence of Chairman Dr. S. Perrine Dey, said that the board discussed the…
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County residents urged to take mosquito precautions
As the mosquito season enters into the peak period for West Nile virus activity, Monmouth County urges residents to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Monmouth County Freeholder Robert D. Clifton, liaison to the county’s Mosquito commission, said the summer in Monmouth County is prime time for mosquitoes that thrive in water and…
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Trees go down, tempers flare up in Upper Freehold
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Tree-cutting at the Galloping Hills development on Emley’s Hill Road has residents seeing red. Several complaints about the site work were brought before the Township Committee at its Aug. 7 meeting. The 60-house subdivision received final approval in January 2006. At that time, Lee Ann Hoffman, the…
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PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMIE CALLAHAN Plants soak up the August sun in greenhouses lining Sharon Station Road in Upper Freehold.
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Rural U.F. talks about commercial development
Highway development zone may be eliminated BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents presented some of their ideas about commercial zoning to the governing body on Aug. 7. Stan Pierzhanowski, who lives on Route 539, across the street from the Matrix Development Corp. warehouse complex in Robbinsville, told the Township Committee that he…
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From vacant lot to verdant plot
Mendies Farm thrives because of community BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Lawrence Mendies and his family raise crops and native plants and store native stone at their farming and landscaping business on 30 acres of preserved property along Route 571 in Roosevelt. Mendies Farm in Roosevelt continues to grow each year, with…
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Blue Waters Boutique gets into the Olympic spirit
Shop’s fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — In celebration of the 2008 Olympic Games and in support of the Special Olympics, Blue Waters Boutique will host “A Night in Beijing.” The event, which will feature complimentary henna tattooing and tarot card readings, will take place 4-7p.m. Aug.…
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Upper Freehold OKs 35-ft. building-height maximum
Township still reviewing fence height requirements BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The maximum building height in the township has increased from 30 feet to 35 feet. The height ordinance, which passed in a 4-0 vote, was the only proposed ordinance voted on at the Aug. 7 Township Committee meeting. Committeeman David Reed…
