Category: Examiner News
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Misconceptions abound about police, traffic laws
JEFF GRANIT staff Anything hanging from your rearview mirror can cost you a $54 fine. Officer dispels myth about ticket quotas; former prosecutor addresses DWI issues BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Most people have their own perception and misconceptions about the police – good and bad – but some misconceptions can be answered simply by…
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Millstone to re-create public image
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The township should have a revamped Web site up and running in about six months. At the Jan. 17 committee meeting, township officials said they are currently in the process of updating all of the township’s communications with the community, including its Web site,…
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U.F. may make affordable housing a developer’s issue
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Township developers may soon have to build one affordable unit for every eight market-rate units in their new subdivisions. Township Planner Mark Remsa reviewed a draft of a new growth share ordinance that deals with state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) requirements at…
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AHS helps Home Depot help the environment
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Hamilton Township Home Depot employees accept a plaque on Jan. 10 for collecting used soda bottles at their store for local companies to reuse for packaging their all-natural plant foods, which are sold at Home Depot and other stores. ALLENTOWN – What happens to the 30…
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AAA provides guides to parents of teen drivers
In the aftermath of traffic crashes that have claimed the lives of teenagers, their passengers and other motorists, the AAA Clubs of New Jersey remind parents of new drivers that teenagers have the highest collision rate of any age group and teenagers who have driven a year or less have the worst crash rates. According…
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Dropped lawsuit comes back to haunt some in U.F.
Former plaintiff wants to subdivide property for housing development BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A large landowner who was part of a group that sued the Township Committee a few years ago said that he hopes one committeeman didn’t take it personally. David Molski, the owner of Dream…
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McMorrow begins term on county freeholders
Retired educator is the first Democrat to hold seat in decades BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF MONMOUTH COUNTY Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow swears the oath of office as her husband, Patrick, holds the Bible. The oath was administered by retired state Superior Court Judge John D’Amico Jr. Before…
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Giving up U.F. planning is like a return from Oz
Former member claims mayor is leading board down Yellow Brick Road BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Although Bill Search resigned his Planning Board seat before his latest term was over, no one can accuse him of shirking his civic responsibilities. Search, 58, has spent nearly half his life…
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Keeping the developers at bay and out of Roosevelt
Outgoing councilman remembers battles borough fought and won BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Roosevelt ROOSEVELT – There’s a sign over Mike Hamilton’s desk that reads “It’s not about you.” Hamilton, who decided not to run for re-election last year after serving four years as mayor and three years on the Borough…
