Category: Examiner News
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Playing fields won’t replace farm fields yet
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A local farm family has expressed interest in farming the Lee property on Red Valley Road. J L Farms currently grows oats and wheat on the 160-acre tract. The company’s lease will expire in July. The township purchased the 160-acre tract from the Lee family earlier this year,…
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DEP cites issues with MOM rail line project
Commuter train running through battlefield seen as potential problem BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN – A May 19, 2008 letter from an official with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, may put a serious crimp in plans for a commuter train alignment that would run locally along Route…
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NJ Transit seeking ideas from Garden State riders
NJ Transit is launching a pilot program on June 1 that is intended to produce customer-generated ideas on improving service through an open, online exchange of suggestions. According to a press release, customers will not only be able to post their own suggestions that will be reviewed by NJ Transit management, but they will be…
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Oh how that garden center grows
Bulk family-owned and -operated business thrives for 87 years BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer When Jac Bulk came to America from Holland in the 1920s, he took off his wooden shoes, planted them with geraniums and sold them as a whimsical gift. That’s how Bulk’s Nursery got started. JEFF GRANIT staff Gloria Bulk, of Millstone,…
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Arts festival to highlight local seniors
The Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, will host the second annual Festival of Senior Arts from June 24-26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The festival is a fine arts and entertainment extravaganza highlighting the spirit, talent and vitality of senior artists from the central New Jersey region. The event is sponsored by…
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U.F. residents comment on anonymous letter
“Whoever the coward was who authored that blasphemous letter should be ashamed of themselves.” – Tia McLaughlin BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Did a controversial anonymous letter sent out several days before the June 3 primary make a difference in the election results? The letter, sent to registered Republicans, accused candidate Bryan…
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U.F. nursery starts to sell off its assets
Princeton Nurseries took the first step in liquidation on June 7. Pirrung Auctioneers, Inc. of Wayland, N.Y. conducted an auction at the nurseries’ Polhemustown Road site. People from near and far, including Upper Freehold and Lancaster, Pa., residents bought tractors, loaders, forklight equipment, trucks, various specialized nursery equipment, irrigation pumps, and some nursery stock during…
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U.F. resident gets national recognition
UPPER FREEHOLD – Resident Sue Kozel has been selected from a national applicant pool to attend one of six summer study opportunities supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The endowment is a federal agency that supports “Landmarks of American History and Culture” workshops each summer to give faculty the opportunity to work in…
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Lyme disease
Actual size of deer ticks How to remove a tick ‘ • Don t panic. • Get the tick off; try brushing it off first. • If the tick is firmly attached: Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible. Use rounded forceps or fine-point tweezers. • Don t touch the tick because…
