Category: Examiner News
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Senator attends leadership conference in Colorado
State Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) was selected to take part in the second class of the Aspen-Rodel Fellowships for Public Leadership, and attended a conference last week to engage in a bipartisan discussion of democratic values and effective public service with the other 23 members of the program. “I’m honored to be a…
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Show changes tune when astronomers change facts
Look! Up in the sky! There are nine planets … or is it eight? Members of the Three Story Players of Ocean County College (OCC) will teach children how many planets there really are when they present the musical presentation of “The Moon and Mars and Super Stars” Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. The show…
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Water/sewer rates could be on the rise
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — Borough residents may have to pay higher water and sewer bills next year. Last year, the Borough Council passed an ordinance that set new water rates based on consumption for 2006. Currently, residents pay bimonthly rates starting at $298 per family dwelling or house…
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Deputy mayor’s votes on trucking issues questioned
Miscoski says he has no allegiance to company that sponsors his race car BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — An attorney has alleged that Deputy Mayor William Miscoski has a conflict of interest when it comes to making decisions about truck traffic on Sharon Station Road. Attorney Steven Edelstein,…
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Borough, yeshiva officials would like to mend fences
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — A recent incident in which paintballs were shot at a local residence may lead to better dialogue between borough residents and members of the local yeshiva. Two teens were each charged with criminal mischief and harassment on Nov. 28 for shooting about 70 paintballs…
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Millstone takes a stand for its flora and fauna
Properties may fall subject to stricter environmental testing BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Millstone MILLSTONE — Wildlife and plants may be better protected should the township follow through on suggestions made by a member of its Environmental Commission. Environmental Commission member Barry Frost told the Township Committee at its Dec. 6…
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Harvest of Hope
Children involved in Allentown’s Christian Arts and Music Program mid-week children’s ministry recently collected food items and stocked the shelves at the Harvest of Hope food pantry at the Rose of Sharon Lutheran Church, Jacobstown. The pantry, which served 48 families when the children were present, is in constant need of donations.
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Joyful winter wonders
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Allentown’s Jack Zaffarese, 3, (above) has a chat with Santa Claus about the upcoming holidays, while area residents (right) gather in downtown Allentown to sing Christmas carols during the borough’s holiday open house Dec. 3.
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U.F. tired of waiting for Sharon Station Rd. repairs
Township pushes for county to take road into its jurisdiction BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Upper Freehold UPPER FREEHOLD — The township wants Sharon Station Road to be widened. The Township Committee voted 4-1 on Dec. 7 to ask Monmouth County to expedite plans to rebuild and widen Sharon Station Road…
