Category: Examiner News
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Bat tests positive for rabies; officials issue tips to follow
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Bats in your belfry might not be as bad as those in the attic now that a bat that was captured in Manalapan has been found to have been infected with rabies. A township resident had to undergo rabies treatment because a close encounter with the bat occurred…
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African-American festival will be held at arts center
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Sharon Brown helped to make a small dream become a big reality. Brown, a Freehold Township resident, is one of the founders of the African-American Arts and Heritage Festival which will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the PNC Bank Arts Center, on the Garden State Parkway, Holmdel, on Sept.…
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Girl Scouts offer many opportunities
More than 17,000 girls are Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Through its programs, they learn self-confidence, responsibility, integrity, decisiveness and teamwork – the skills of a great leader – as they grow strong in mind, body and spirit, according to a press release from the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore. Girl members…
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A Board of Education in need of a crystal ball
Decisions regarding middle school project not getting any easier BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education is in the process of making another decision that could have farreaching effects on the new middle school project. In the next few weeks, the board must decide whether the school district should build…
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Allentown aims to build DPW garage
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The borough wants to build a public works garage on a parcel along Breza Road. At its Sept. 4 meeting, Allentown approved a $200,000 bond ordinance it would use to acquire a parcel adjoining a 146-acre tract that it hopes to preserve in a project with Upper Freehold.…
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Speaker opens window on life in Afghanistan
Erica Isaac describes her work in war-torn region of the world BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Living and working in Afghanistan for 18 months can be exciting, enlightening and dangerous. Those were just a few of the thoughts expressed by Erica Isaac, who was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Harmony Chapter…
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DPW appointment sparks debate on twp. management
Abilheira and Grbelja butt heads over agenda setting and spending BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Department of Public Works (DPW) foreman Kenn Gann is now the superintendent of public works and has an annual salary of $60,000. The resolution appointing Gann to the new position was part of the governing body’s consent agenda…
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Habitat ride set for Sept. 16
Area motorcycle enthusiasts will be revving up their engines again to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. On Sept. 16, Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity will host its eighth annual Motorcycle Ride for Affordable Housing. State and municipal police officers will escort the 90-minute ride through Monmouth and Ocean counties, ending at the Colts Neck…
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Congressman advocates equal pay for equal work
BY LORI ANNE OLIWA Correspondent New Jersey Democratic Congressman Rush Holt, whose district includes part of Monmouth County, recently expressed his support for women in the workplace by his sponsorship of H.R. 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. Holt is a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor. The House…
