Category: Examiner News
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Land conservation group faces grim realities
State’s shrinking horse industry, fiscal crisis loom over preservation BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Millstone Mayor Nancy Grbelja received a round of applause for her speech in support of saving the state’s equine industry at the 31st annualMonmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) Board of Trustees meeting. At the Middletown home of MCF President Judith Stanley Coleman…
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Piping to the beat of their own drummer & drum major
Borough family strengthens bond through music BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Allentown’s Dale Owens (l) and daughter Taylor, 13, march with the Trenton Ancient Order of Hibernians Pipe Band in the makeup St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Amboy on April 20. ALLENTOWN – The family that plays together stays together. Members of Allentown’s Owens…
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Roosevelt residents want art honored, not money
Dissent expressed over installation of donor plaque near mural BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT – In certain places it’s common for those who make monetary donations to a project to be honored with a plaque, but not in Roosevelt. Some residents at theApril 28 Borough Council said it’s not appropriate to have a plaque…
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Allentown and U.F. disagree about recreation fees
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Allentown is not happy about its residents having to pay extra this year for Upper Freehold recreation programs. While township officials continue to vigorously defend the discounted recreation fees they recently adopted for Upper Freehold residents, the Allentown Borough Council passed a resolution at its April 29 meeting objecting to…
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Roosevelt to repair, not replace old water tower
Water/sewer bills to go up at least $70 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT – Residents can expect their already high water and sewer bills to go up once again. At the April 28 Borough Council meeting, Councilman Jeff Ellentuck reported on recommendations for repairing the structure supporting the town’s 71-year-old water tower. The New…
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Area resident seeks turn signal at Route 33-Millhurst Road
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer AManalapan resident is asking for action to be taken at a Route 33 intersection that is often choked with traffic. During the public comment portion of the Township Committee’s April 23 meeting, Jan Zachary asked the committee to contact the state Department of Transportation (DOT) and request that left turn…
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Brookdale alumni officer promotes service project
End result will be construction of new school in Central Asia BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Little did Kirsten Kristensen know that a segment of ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” would lead her to spearhead a fundraising campaign to build a school in the mountainous region of Central Asia. During a program in March 2006, Kristensen heard…
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911 system soon to be on narrowband
Sheriff also talks about inmate labor program BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Sheriff paid a visit to town last week. Kim Guadagno, who was elected last year as the county’s first female sheriff, told the Township Committee at its May 1 meeting that her office cares about what happens…
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New U.F. planner wants to change the changes
Master plan to undergo another round of review BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – New township Planner Charles Newcomb doesn’t see the need for the land use element of themaster plan to be totally redone. Newcomb gave his evaluation of the land use element at the April 22 Planning Board meeting. The board…
