Category: Examiner News
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Asbury Park boardwalk cats need new homes
Cats living under the Asbury Park boardwalk won’t be left out in the cold this winter. The staff of Madison Marquette, the Asbury Park oceanfront redevelopment firm, has initiated a campaign to rescue and rehabilitate all of the Asbury Park boardwalk cats and put them up for adoption, according to a Madison Marquette press release.…
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Book writing is new goal of hockey player
Former New Jersey Devil Chico Resch meets fans, signs autographs BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer MICHAEL ACKER Former NHL hockey player Chico Resch (r) signs a copy of his new book “Chico Resch’s Tales from the Devil’s Ice” for Diana Ledd. Ledd went to the North Brunswick Barnes & Noble bookstore from her hometown of…
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Farm helps spread holiday cheer to military families
Keris Tree Farm hosts Trees for Troops Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer For many military families stationed across America and overseas, the holiday season will not be too merry and bright. JEFF GRANIT staff Maggie Keris explains how Keris Tree Farm in Allentown will participate in the Trees for Troops…
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UFRSD comes close to meeting 2007 goals
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN- The results of the state’s Quality Assurance Annual Report (QAAR) for the Upper Freehold Regional School District are mixed. The report reviews several components of the school district, including how well the schools achieved the performance objectives they set for themselves the previous year. The QAAR results for the…
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Funds available for tank removal or replacement
Those who own an underground storage tank that needs removal or replacement may be eligible for financial assistance from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The DEP operates a grant-and-loan program that is available to both commercial and residential applicants who own regulated or nonregulated underground storage tanks. The Underground Storage Tank Fund…
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Board’s Oyster Creek decision expected soon
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Athree-judge panel is expected to release a decision on the safety of the drywell liner surrounding the Oyster Creek nuclear plant reactor no later than Dec. 20, said a spokesman for the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). “The judges are still deliberating,” NRC spokesman Neil A. Sheehan said. “The…
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Rooseveltians hold tight to First Amendment rights
Ellentuck, Malkin file to have synagogue, yeshiva suit dismissed BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Roosevelt Borough Council members Jeff Ellentuck and Peggy Malkin have filed a brief in support of a motion to dismiss the civil action lawsuit filed against them by Congregation Anshei Roosevelt and Congregation Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah. The local synagogue on Homestead…
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For the Record
An article in the Nov. 21 issue of the Examiner titled “Cheerleaders ready to ‘rah’ in Disney” misidentified Lori Cuffari as a Millstone Eagles cheer coordinator. Cuffari is actually an assistant coach for the Millstone Eagles Pee Wee team. The cheer coordinator is Kathie Chandonnet, who also serves on the Millstone Pop Warner Board. We…
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Teens’ driving habits placed under scrutiny
Special commission hears suggestions from parents, students BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer What can be done to decrease the startling recent spike in motor vehicle accidents involving teenagers was the topic of a public hearing conducted by the Governor’s Teen Driver Study Commission on Nov. 19 at Colts Neck High School. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…
