Category: Examiner News
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U.F. allots $300,000 for land use planning
Next master plan meeting scheduled for Jan. 23 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer “We need to keep developers out. We shouldn’t be worried about Princeton Nurseries’ equity.” – Marc Covitz resident UPPER FREEHOLD – The township has authorized spending $300,000 on the preparation and revision of its master plan. Although the…
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Stockings stuffed with care for troops overseas
SCOTT FRIEDMAN Emma Weatherspool, 7, of Millstone, adds another stocking to the pile that eventually totaled 291 at the Hugs From Home stuffing event at the Millstone Township Fire Department Sunday. Hugs From Home helps make holidays bright for Army unit in Iraq BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer So many military men and women won’t…
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‘Tis the season
Stacy Roth and David Emerson, of Burlington, who are dressed in outfits from the early 1800s, (top left photo) sing holiday songs at a tree lighting while people take a carriage ride (top right photo) and Allentown’s Bob and McKenna Quindlen, 7,(bottom photo) sing carols during Allentown’s holiday festivities on Dec. 3. PHOTOSBYCHRIS KELLY staff
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Sharon Station Road study results are in
Of the 7,000 vehicular trips on the road per day, 785 are made by trucks BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Sharon Station Road is the shortest and fastest route through the area for truck traffic, according to the township’s engineer. Township Engineer Glenn Gerken provided the Township Committee…
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Breza Road warehouse application withdrawn
Rockefeller Group no longer has parcel under contract BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer A two-sentence letter sealed the fate of the Rockefeller Group’s controversial warehouse application in Upper Freehold. The letter, addressed to Planning Board Administrator Susan Babbitt, came from attorney Stephen Barcan. “As you know, this office represents Rock-IDI 7A…
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U.F. to fatten its land preservation coffers
Landowners have applied to preserve 1,048 more acres BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township plans to spend a total of $5 million more in the near future on the acquisition and development of farmland and open space. At its Nov. 28 meeting, the Township Committee unanimously approved…
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Postal officials: Mail to troops early
Troops stationed overseas look forward to getting letters or packages from home, especially during the holiday season. New Jersey postal officials are therefore encouraging military families and friends who plan to send packages and letters to servicemen and servicewomen overseas, in Iraq and Afghanistan or elsewhere, to mail early. Mailing packages well in advance will…
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Kids send out smiles miles wide
Colored pictures will go to people in need of cheer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School second-grader Becky Cary, 7, colors in a picture for Color A Smile, a nonprofit organization that collects drawings from schoolchildren and distributes them to individuals in need across…
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IRS searches for 13 local residents it owes money to
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is looking for 170 Monmouth County taxpayers who can claim their share of undeliverable refund checks totaling $228,441. There are 13 taxpayers with undelivered refunds in the Examiner’s circulation area and surrounding towns, according to Gregg Semanick, spokesperson for the IRS. “In some cases, a taxpayer has more than one…
