Category: Examiner News
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Opening Day
Far left: Kyle Lysy, 10, runs for home during the opening games of the Allentown/Upper Freehold Little League on April 12. Above: Players wait to pitch during the season opener. Left: Will Hassett, 7, handles the ball before his first pitch. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON
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Millstone to strengthen preservation commitment
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – An amendment to the township’smaster plan will likely go before the Township Committee later this month. Township Planner Richard Coppola praised Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council Chairwoman Pat Butch and othermembers of the council for their work on the comprehensive farmland preservation plan amendment to the township’s…
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Young woman learns to live with Crohn’s
Freehold Twp. resident will walk to raise funds for research BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Caryn Powers FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP- For most people the dawning of a new day is fairly predictable, but for Caryn Powers and others like her who have Crohn’s disease, a new day may bring an element of comfort or intense…
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Register early for Redbird Golf Classic III in May
The Allentown High School Parent Golf Association (AHSpga) Foundation and Reed Sod Farmwill host the Redbird Golf Classic III May 2 at the Cream Ridge Golf Club in Upper Freehold. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. shotgun start. The event will feature prizes such as cash awards. Play is limited to 120…
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Nine months of detours end in U.F.
U-40 bridge on Holmes Mill Road reopens UPPER FREEHOLD – Area residents can once again use Holmes Mill Road to cross over Lahaway Creek. The nine-month bridge renovation project that forced Holmes Mill Road to close between Schoolhouse and Arneytown Hornerstown roads ended on March 27 when the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders joined…
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Opening day begins with blood drive
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Allentown/ Upper Freehold Little League will host its fifth annual blood drive on opening day this Saturday. “Go to Bat to Save Lives” will take place 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the media center of the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary/ Middle School, located at 27 High…
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Farmers plow into Trenton to save NJDA
Locals head parade of protesters, horses, tractors to State House BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer, Photos by Jeff Granit BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Photos by Jeff Granit Two Upper Freehold farmers led the march on Trenton to protest Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to eliminate the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA). Above: Ali Van…
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Farmers and other agriculture supporters demonstrate in front of the State House on April 1 in a rally against Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposal to eliminate the N.J. Department of Agriculture as a cost-cutting measure. For more on the protest, see page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff
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Summer at PNC: Changes in concert lineup, tailgating
State police will use video surveillance, plainclothes officers BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL – Festival-type concerts and tours are off the summer concert roster for the PNC Bank Arts Center, according to Kevin Morrow, president of Live Nation New York. Morrow made the announcement to a small audience at a forum held March…
