Category: Examiner News
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Changes in FDA labeling law for gluten-free items begin in Aug.
Use of label voluntary; does not include meat, fish, poultry, some oils The Kogan Celiac Center of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System reminds the public of changes in labeling regulations from the FDA due out this August. These labeling changes are intended to help individuals with celiac disease, who must eat gluten-free products. Celiac…
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Residents want to take the road less traveled
Public wants U.F. to better public access to Old Rues Road BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The use of part of Rues Road has been called into question. A Rues Road resident has asked the township to ascertain who owns Old Rues Road, which is an unpaved portion of Rues Road. When…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Justin Lenart of Roosevelt leads the congregation with a lawn mower during Roosevelt’s parade to the annual Fourth of July Picnic, held this year on July 5 on the grounds of Roosevelt Public School. For more photos, see page 20.
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A treasured piece of the past is restored
Lost cemetery is cleaned, rededicated in Freehold Township BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Aroutine hiking trek five years ago through the woods of Freehold Township led to the unexpected discovery of something that people have been trying to locate for years – the Wikoff Hill Cemetery. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff The Wikoff Hill…
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Freeholders want updated numbers used in rail study
Monmouth panel passes resolution in pursuit of favorable outcome BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders remains staunchly behind a proposal to build a passenger train line that would run through the western part of the county. The Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line is the name used to describe…
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Art, historic site extracted from Roosevelt community
Jacob Landau’s studio meets final days BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ‘Without art we are endangered and endangering species.” Those are the words inscribed on Jacob Landau’s tombstone, and in light of recent happenings in Roosevelt, where he lived from 1954 until his death in 2001, seem more like a warning than ever before. ERIC…
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CentraState child-care center to move to Applewood Estates
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – CentraState Healthcare System is relocating its Early Childhood Center from temporary space at CentraState Medical Center to Applewood Estates, CentraState’s lifecare retirement community. The change will become effective on July 14. Applewood Estates is on Gully Road, about 1 mile from the CentraState Medical Center campus on Route 537. According to a…
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Twp. adopts a bunch of new bonds
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A $290,000 bond ordinance proposed last week would in part fund the creation of a municipal car wash. The Township Committee introduced the bonding for stormwater management projects, which included creating a vehicle washing facility and a pole barn, at its July 2 meeting. A public hearing on…
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Millstone youth helps food bank combat hunger
Evan Bavarsky collects 75 pounds of food, $250 on own initiative BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Evan Bavarsky, 13, of Millstone, loads his family’s car with donations he collected from neighbors for the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune. MILLSTONE – One person can make a difference. When Millstone’s Evan Bavarsky, 13,…
