Category: Examiner News
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Upper Freehold woman seeks to raise awareness of ovarian cancer
Veiga family will join walkathon on Sept. 27 in Avalon BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Terry Veiga considers herself to be a very lucky woman. It’s not just the nice house in the Grande at Old York development, the good husband, the two active sons, and her adored dogs. Last year, at…
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Board declines to extend bus driver’s medical leave
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A district bus driver whose fractured femur has taken longer than anticipated to heal was denied an additional unpaid leave of absence at the July 28 Board of Education meeting. Mark Biddle appeared on behalf of his wife, Sheryl. He objected to the way the board’s agenda listed…
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Millstone BOE seeks to recoup costs for school-facilities use
Community sports teams feared to be at risk if fees skyrocket BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Tyler Patterson, 10, performs an exercise on July 29 during Millstone Township Community Education’s fencing class in the Millstone Township Middle School gymnasium. Right: Theo Vlahos, 10, tries to catch a glove at…
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New Jersey produce being sold along highways
Legislation sponsored by state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (RMonmouth, Ocean, Mercer, Burlington) that will permit authorized vendors to sell agricultural products under the Jersey Fresh banner at service areas along several major highways in New Jersey has been signed into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The Assembly Bill, A-553, and its companion in the Senate,…
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FoodBank puts out call for help
As the economy continues to struggle, the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is experiencing a 15 percent decline in food donations. To help reverse that trend, Monmouth County Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow has joined the FoodBank in publicizing the need for help. “Throughout Monmouth County, people are choosing between putting gasoline in their cars…
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County ready to receive input on strategic plan
Residents wishing to share their ideas about how Monmouth County can improve government services can do so by logging on to www.visitmonmouth.com and clicking on a link for the strategic plan. Online comments will go directly to Strategic Planning Committee members. “Ever since we announced that the county is moving forward with a strategic plan,…
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Division III swim champ sets her sights on more records
Distance swimmer has been at home in water since age 3 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — When 19- year-old-Katie Meirs returns this month for her sophomore year at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, she has more than just academic goals in mind. Last year, she was the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)…
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Dog school developer barks up wrong tree
Millstone denies application due to noise, driveway issues BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The former Boyce Berry Farm on Burnt Tavern Road will not be going to the dogs. At the July 23 Zoning Board meeting, the board denied an application for the creation of a 30,565- square-foot, two-story building on the 56.5-…
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At home in a geodesic dome
Rooseveltians talk about building, living in ‘turtle house’ BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The borough of Roosevelt, well known for its flat-roofed, Bauhaus-style buildings, is also home to another unique architecture: the geodesic dome. Clockwise from top: The interior of the dome house on Eleanor Lane in Roosevelt contains a sunroom, which was built at…
