Category: Examiner News
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Brookdale will host Teen Arts Festival
Instruments are tuned, practices have been long, and vocalists are prepared. Performances, paintings, poetry plus more are practiced and perfected. The Monmouth County Arts Council’s (MCAC) 2007 Teen Arts Festival comes to the campus of Brookdale Community College, Route 520, Lincroft, on March 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will…
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Dentist helps tots learn to keep tooth decay at bay
A group of preschoolers recently enjoyed a visit from Dentist Robert Griggs, of Old Bridge Dental, at Frogbridge’s Tadpole Village Preschool, Millstone. MILLSTONE – Learning at Frogbridge’s Tadpole Village Preschool involves more than just ABCs and 123s. Dr. Robert Griggs, of Old Bridge Dental in Old Bridge, recently met with preschoolers ages 2-6 to talk…
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Roosevelt artist is his studio, a factory nook filled with faces
PHOTOSBY MIGUELJUAREZ staff Roosevelt resident and artist Jonathan Shahn in his studio located in Roosevelt’s historic factory on Feb. 26. At right, one of Jonathan’s sculptures. Jonathan Shahn to open solo show in borough March 11 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer By Jennifer Kohlhepp From behind the closed door of Jonathan Shahn’s studio in the…
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Audio tour opens show to visually impaired
A special audio tour of the Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) Juried Art Show will allow audiences with low vision or visual impairments to enjoy a firsthand experience of the art exhibit. Thanks to the generosity of Community Foundation of Monmouth County, the New Jersey Blind Citizen Association, in collaboration with MCAC, has created and…
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Planning to consolidate development, preserve equity
U.F. offers draft of revisions to master plan BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – At their Feb. 20 workshop meeting, Planning Board members discussed the bonus density percentages landowners would get under the proposed revisions to the master plan. According to the preliminary draft of the master plan, nearly…
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Grant will help fund child advocacy center
District 12 state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) and state Assemblyman Mike Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer) have announced the approval of a $500,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) to aid in the construction of the Mon-mouth County Child Advocacy Center in Freehold Township. According to a press…
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Jamie Walsh and Michael Thomas show off a nice-size bass caught while ice fishing at Rising Sun Tavern Lake in Millstone Township.
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Candidate screening gets support
The Western Monmouth Republican Conference – made up of GOP representatives from the western part of the county – said last week it is endorsing the concept of the Republican candidate screening committee. Conference Chairman John Costigan, of Howell, said, “Those who wish to represent us as legislators, freeholders or county officials must be above…
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Gay Straight Alliance’s name called into question
National organization has same moniker as high school’s new club BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – The new Gay Straight Alliance at Allentown High School may need to change its name. The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education approved the creation of the new club in January. But at the…
