Category: Examiner News
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Deadline is Jan. 2 to sign up for master gardener program
The Monmouth County Master Gardener Program is accepting applications for 2008. The deadline to apply is Jan. 2. Master gardeners are experts in all things related to home gardening in Monmouth County. After completing classroom and hands-on training, master gardeners share their knowledge with others by conducting garden lectures, demonstrations, school and community gardening projects,…
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South StreetPlayers mark 25 years of performances
Current production of ‘The Rainmaker’ on stage at Priedaine BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The South Street Players have come full circle as they celebrate 25 years of theater production. The group was formerly known at the St. Rose Players. Its first production was N. Richard Nash’s “The Rainmaker,” a play about a rainmaker’s arrival in…
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UFRSD makes strides toward drug-free schools
New report shows substance-abuse incidents have decreased BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Incidents involving substance abuse decreased in Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) schools last year, but those involving violence increased, according to a recently released report. The UFRSD provided its annual report on violence, vandalism and substance-abuse incidents in the schools at the…
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U.F. elects first-ever female official
Two newcomers best Fleischacker in election BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Next year will mark the first time in township history when a woman will serve on the governing body. Voters elected Lori Horsnall Mount and Stan Moslowski Jr., who are both lifelong residents of the area and 1982 graduates of Allentown…
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Group scares up chilling stories
Garden State Horror Writers offers support for writers of dark genre BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent What frightens you? Is it a tarantula the size of a Hummer? A psychologically deranged killer? Or perhaps dinner with the in-laws? ANDREW MILLER staff Jonathan Maberry discusses the art of writing for the horror genre during a meeting of…
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GREEN SCENE
November is the time for horticultural multitasking Fall is upon us with vibrant colors, creating the tapestry of autumn. We all hope the inevitable journey of falling leaves will be delayed, so we can enjoy the splendid foliage and somehow postpone the onset of winter. We were blessed with wonderful warm October days and good…
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Scout helps Eagles adorn their nest
Project puts new sign at Pop Warner facility BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Now everyone will know where the Eagles roost. Thanks to Arjun Shah, 18, a student at Brookdale Community College, Middletown, and a member of Millstone Boy Scout Troop 116, visitors to Wagner Farm Park on Baird Road in Millstone will know they…
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More public trails will wind through Millstone
Group receives $25,000 grant to better connect town’s open spaces BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Soon there will be more trails in the township for residents to blaze. The Recreational Trails Program, an assistance program of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, has provided the Millstone Trailblazers with a $25,000 grant…
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Open space funding approved for one more year
Groups will continue search for long-term funding solutions BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer EDISON – New Jersey residents voted to borrow $200 million for open space and farmland preservation programs this Election Day. While the initiative’s success was widely hailed by conservation groups across the state, the cash injection was viewed as a stopgap measure…
