Category: Examiner News
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Olympian coach picks Millstone for new school
Figure skater Michelle Kwan sends letter of support for facility BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – A gymnastics academy run by a world-renowned coach and staffed by top competitors will soon open in the township. The township’s Zoning Board voted 6-1 at its June 27 meeting for a use variance…
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Group seeks pledge from Corzine on toll road sale
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer A public interest research group has called on Gov. Jon Corzine to pledge not to sell the state’s toll roads if the deal does not adhere to a series of monetization principles. Abigail Field of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) and members of local…
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A day at the beach … what’s the cost?
Public Advocate looks at price of accessing shore BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer State Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen released the second annual beach report June 28, citing wide disparities in the cost of accessing the state’s beaches. According to Chen’s office, fees range from free at the Bayshore beaches of…
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Commitment to remaining rural in U.F.
Editor’s note: Below is the Upper Freehold country code, adopted in 1998: This document expresses the philosophy of Upper Freehold Township residents. The residents of this township either have been raised here and chosen to stay or moved here because they enjoy the “rural life.” This community has shown a strong commitment to remaining rural…
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For the love of country
Freedom Fest at Horse Park until Saturday BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Trick horseback riding is part of the Great American Frontier and Wildlife Show featured in the Freedom Fest Fair at the Horse Park of New Jersey this week. UPPER FREEHOLD – The town is buzzing with festival fever heated…
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Photo
PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, some of Upper Freehold’s open spaces will soon be home to new residents, as seen here in the Washington Estates development under construction off Arneytown-Hornerstown Road. At right, Heritage Hill Farm as seen from Hill Road in Upper Freehold. This farm is just one of the many local farms protected…
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Worried about their wells
Board considers Meirs Road residents’ objections to warehouse project BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Even after nearly three hours of testimony, a final decision on a Route 537 warehouse proposal will have to wait until the Planning Board’s Aug. 28 meeting. Freehold’s JAC RAW LAND Co. submitted an…
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Millstone family makes Irish eyes smile
Boy from Belfast becomes part of Blazier family for four weeks BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – There’s hope for him to be part of the new peace in Northern Ireland. Peadar Fitzpatrick, 12, of Belfast, Ireland, is growing up in a part of the world where, for many, childhood…
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Millstone car wash issue left in limbo
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer “It should be voted down on its merits and put to bed once and for all. How much study can anyone need for such a simple ordinance?” – Elias Abilheira MILLSTONE – A controversial ordinance that would have permitted the construction of car washes in town…
