Category: Examiner News
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‘Handyman’ admits taking $322K
UPPER FREEHOLD – A South Plainfield man pleaded guilty to stealing over $322,000 from a 77-year-old township resident. Michael J. Madden, 48, admitted to one count of second-degree theft by deception on Feb. 28 before Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman, sitting in Freehold, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Pursuant to a plea…
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Horsemen not impressed with $90M supplement
Casino funding expected to do little for future of N.J.’s horse industry BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers Casinos will bolster New Jersey racetrack purse levels for the next three years but the future of horse racing in the state remains grim without a stable source of funding. Gov. Jon S. Corzine said…
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Monmouth tax levy will stay at $286M
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders adopted its 2008 budget on March 6 that imposes no new taxes while maintaining county services. Noting that a reduced state budget would mean less in property tax rebates, municipal aid and school funding, the freeholders decided that now is not the time to impose an additional…
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Goodbye, Allen House. Hello, affordable housing
Units will be available to adults 55 and over who make $37K-$60K BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE- The township will demolish the circa-1845 Allen House and its outbuildings on Stagecoach Road to construct two age-restricted multi-family units. The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved Millstone Township’s application in a 6-1 vote at its Feb. 26…
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Healthy learning
JEFF GRANIT staff Kindergartner Maureen Krelove, 5, jumps off a pyramid of mats during a fitness-a-thon where students competed in various gym games for prizes at Roosevelt Public School on Feb. 29. For more photos, see page 22. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: First-grader Cheyenne Archer, 6, jumps rope during the fitness-a-thon where students…
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Helping others take healing into their own hands
Rooseveltian teaches finger-tapping to relieve anxiety and ailments BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Faye Nulman, of Roosevelt, performs an Emotional Freedom Technique on Tracey Ulshafer, of Plainsboro, at the One Yoga and Wellness Center in East Windsor on Feb. 27. ROOSEVELT – People may have the power within their own…
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Support for local veterans grows as a garden in U.F.
Town to develop veterans’ memorial committee BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – As local military service men and women continue to fight on the front lines, they remain in the forefront of community members’ minds. At the Feb. 28 Township Committee meeting, veteran Bruce Novozinsky of Allentown presented plans to create a veterans’…
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U.F.’s affordable housing plan would help disabled
Occupational Training Center, Project Freedom hope to partner with twp. BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD- The executive director of an organization that develops housing for disabled persons gave a presentation at the Feb. 28 township committee meeting. The governing body is looking at various ways to fulfill its Council on Affordable Housing (COAH)…
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Batting cage project hasn’t struck out or walked yet
U.F. looks for land for greenhouse, considers field house for all sports BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Little League participants may have an indoor place to practice in town come next winter. The Township Committee discussed creating an indoor batting cage at its Feb. 28 meeting. Any resolution to the winter training…
