Category: Examiner News
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Half-solved busing issue not good enough for some
Parent says district didn’t exhaust all efforts to get kids a ride BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A parent whose child may not get bus transportation to private school this year told the Board of Education that it could have done more to accommodate nonpublic school bus runs. Despite a national bus driver…
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Lawmakers face roadblocks on the hard road to success
Some say system in Trenton must be changed BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer Some say system in Trenton must be changed BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer The idea that there is too much politics in Trenton has been around for so long, it has become a cliché. The familiar bugaboos of partisanship and petty rivalries…
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Court involvement may not stop warehouse project
Resident group plans to appeal board’s latest approval of development BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Upper Freehold’s Meirs Road residents may have won the courthouse battle, but they seem to have lost the warehouse war. Despite a court order to disregard testimony it heard about the Meirs Road warehouse proposal at a June 26 meeting…
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Race for the Cure slated at Six Flags
The 14th annual Komen New Jersey Race for the Cure will be held at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson on Sunday, Oct. 14. The race, hosted by Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey, includes USA Track & Field (USATF)- certified women’s and men’s 5K runs, coed 2.5-mile and 1-mile walks,…
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Horse Park event helps equines enjoy golden years
All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show open to all thoroughbreds UPPER FREEHOLD – It’s been six years since Currency Arbitrage, a New Yorkbred multiple stakes winner sired by Green Dancer, appeared in the winner’s circle at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., but that doesn’t mean he’s lost his competitive edge. The now 14-year-old, called “Curry” by owner…
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Roundabout opens at entrance to Brookdale
Traffic-calming device unveiled after 5 years of talks BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Roundabout a million dollars is the cost of the new traffic device outside Brookdale Community College. Unveiled last Thursday, the roundabout was commissioned by the Monmouth County Board Freeholders in July 2006. At the time, the county board approved…
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Planning Board cool toward plan for used-car lot
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A used-car salesman wants to put some of his vehicles in the Cream Ridge section of Route 539. While Cream Ridge Auto Sales had requested a waiver for having to present a site plan for the project at the Planning Board’s Aug. 28 meeting, the board said…
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New Jersey’s culture celebrated with festival
Free event to showcase state’s art, music, dance, crafts and food Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells will host New Jersey’s Cultural Festival Sept. 29 at South Riverwalk Park in Trenton. The free event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will showcase art, music, dance, crafts,…
