Category: Examiner News
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Twp. pushes alternative septic issue into next year
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — After months of discussion, the township’s Board of Health has still not decided whether it should support an ordinance permitting the use of alternative septic systems. Although the board’s attorney said it is too late in the year to move forward with an…
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Looking into the mind of the creator
The Eleanor Gallery hosts first-ever showing of Mueller BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Roosevelt ROOSEVELT — To see Robert E. Mueller’s schemas is to get a glimpse into what the mind that creates snowflakes must be like. Mueller, a Roosevelt resident and artist who is widely known for his woodcuts that…
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Legislature grants gay couples civil union rights
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer TRENTON — Same-sex couples in New Jersey will now have access to all the legal rights and responsibilities heterosexual couples possess, except for the right to call their relationship “marriage.” On Thursday, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill that will allow same-sex couples to have…
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Couple overcomes obstacles to have ‘miracle baby’
Surrogate mother helped to make a dream come true BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Shari and Glen Devora will celebrate their son, Jacob’s, first birthday on Dec. 21. After a series of medical issues prevented Shari from becoming pregnant, the Devoras were able to find a surrogate mother who helped to…
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Developers hit with charges of corruption
A federal investigation into corrupt activities has ensnared three area residents who have developed residential and commercial projects in Marlboro for years. On Dec. 6, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced the indictment of brothers Steven Meiterman, 44, of Marlboro, and Bernard Meiterman, 42, of Manalapan, and their business partner Edward Kay, 38, of Marlboro.…
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Fate of Breza Road tract yet to be decided
Residents urge township to remove property BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Deputy Mayor William Miscoski said the Breza Road property in Upper Freehold formerly slated for warehouse development is so beautiful that nothing should be built there. Miscoski’s remark was met with applause from the audience at the Township Committee’s Dec.…
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‘N.J. Shouts Down Drugs’ music competition
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey has announced its 2007 “New Jersey Shouts Down Drugs!” (NJSDD) music competition. NJSDD is a music and song-writing competition for high school students who live or attend school in New Jersey. Students who participate must write a song promoting a substance abuse prevention message. As a culmination of…
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Call made for artists to join show
MIDDLETOWN — The Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) invites artists to submit work for the 28th annual Juried Art Show and Sale. The exhibition will run from Jan. 27 through March 4 at the Monmouth Museum on the Brookdale Community College campus in the Lincroft section of Middletown. Open to artists in all fine arts/media,…
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Good sportsmanship makes Millstone proud
Township officials recognize Eagles team for its stellar season BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Millstone’s Mighty Mite coach, Mike Turner, praises his team for its attitude and accomplishments at the Millstone Township Committee meeting Dec. 6. MILLSTONE — The undefeated Millstone Mighty Mites, a Pop Warner football team consisting of 32…
