Category: Examiner News
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Millstone hopes to preserve two more large family farms
Stagecoach Road and Battleground Road acreage sought BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The amount of preserved acreage noted on township signs may have to be adjusted again soon. At the April 18 Township Committee meeting, four members of the governing body unanimously voted to authorize the purchase of development…
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Millstone voters say no, no, no and no
School budget and three additional questions fail BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Millstone Township voters turned down the school district’s proposed $30.3 million budget on April 17, as well as additional funding for kindergarten, a technology teacher and books. The budget would have amounted to a 6.6 percent increase over the…
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Roosevelt rezones farmland for schools and other uses
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – After public comment urging the Borough Council not to do so, the governing body passed an ordinance that will rezone some of the largest developable parcels in town. The Borough Council voted unanimously at its April 23 meeting to approve an ordinance that amends…
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U.F. looks at changing building design standards
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township attorney will review the controversial facade ordinance and report his findings back to the governing body next month. At the April 4 Economic Development Committee meeting, the owners of Kiddie Academy, which is the first building approved for the Cox’s Corner…
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Troupe transforms dance into prayer
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Troupe transforms dance into prayer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Above: Caprice Ingram, 18, of Freehold, rehearses with a liturgical dance troupe at New Beginnings Agape Christian Center in Freehold. At left: Tyrone Mitchell, 14, of Freehold, is a member of a liturgical troupe that uses its dance skills…
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Nurko challenges Kinsey in Millstone Township
Both candidates for committee see taxes as No. 1 priority BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writers “We still need to keep up the fight for genuine tax reform and not settle for the little bone of tax relief doled out by the state.” – William Nurko…
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Approved warehouse project will get another review
Applicant aims to comply with new stormwater regulations BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A court-ordered Planning Board hearing on a controversial warehouse application has been postponed until June 26. On Jan. 12, state Superior Court Judge Alexander D. Lehrer remanded the warehouse application back before the board so…
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Clinton praises team’s response to Imus remarks
Senator draws praise, protest during speech at Rutgers University BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton last week used the Rutgers women’s basketball team as an example of how far the country has come in overcoming discrimination as well as how far the nation still needs…
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Flood washes couple’s dream down Millstone River
Storm causes $60K-$70K in damage to local family’s garden store BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Clockwise from top left – Furniture, office equipment and store accessories damaged in a recent flood continue to pile up behind a Cream Ridge couple’s garden store in Millstone Borough, Somerset County. Richard Potts stands amid…
