Category: Examiner News
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Summer enrichment offered
Monmouth County middle school students will have the opportunity to experiment with science and technology this summer through a summer enrichment program for academically motivated students. The program is open to all Monmouth County middle school students, including those children who will be entering the sixth grade in September. High Technology High School is a…
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Exploring human nature
Jacob Landau’s work at Monmouth University through June 22 BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer “Songs in the Night,” lithograph While not exactly a household name, Jacob Landau was a force for reason in the world. A resident of the community of Roosevelt artists, he is internationally known for his drawings, lithographs,…
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Dr. Lori finds worth in locals’ stored-away stuff
Proceeds from antique and other item appraisals benefit Horse Park BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Antiques appraiser Lori Verdame, known as “Dr. Lori,” explains how to evaluate the worth a 19th-century needlepoint chair at the Horse Park of New Jersey on June 2. UPPER FREEHOLD – Some of the…
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Bonus density on the line in Upper Freehold Township
Faber says removing cluster option could foster more land preservation BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Township officials will discuss eliminating the 35 percent bonus density cluster option from the township’s master plan on June 7. In April, it was the consensus of the governing body that the bonus…
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Slots crucial to horse industry, open space
Horse Park event used to gain N.J.’s legislators’ support BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN A horse leaps through the water hazard at the Cross Country International horse competition during the Jersey Fresh event at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold on June 2. Without intervention from…
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More than 100 runners begin the Country Roads 5K held at Walnford Park in Allentown on April 28.
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Allentown man accused of stabbing fellow worker
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – One worker at a large horse-training facility in the borough was hospitalized and another was taken to the county jail after a stabbing incident over the Memorial Day weekend. According to Lt. Gerald Lewis, of the New Jersey State Police, troopers from the Hamilton…
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Going against the status quo for cancer treatment
Healthy lifestyle changes help Millstone man win cancer battle BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Jim Matthews. a cancer survivor who resides in Millstone, spends some time with his son, Derek, at a Millstone Township Middle School assembly June 1. MILLSTONE – When doctors couldn’t agree on a method of…
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June: Survival of the fittest
Gotti Kelley Green Scene With hurricane season just around the corner (oh yes!) you need to know if your trees will be safe from the possible wrath of Mother Nature. The following suggestions from the International Society of Arboriculture, www.treesaregood.com, might prevent serious losses: + Investigate the condition of your trees. Look for cracks in…
