Category: Examiner News
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Food pantry seeks help for holidays
JACKSON – The Jackson Food Pantry, 62 Don Connor Blvd., will be accepting donations for the December holiday distribution. The food pantry is run by the Jackson Women of Today. Food donations needed for the holiday distribution are turkeys, canned and fresh hams, chickens, canned yams and potatoes, stuffing, gravy, canned vegetables (corn, carrots, green…
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HIV clinic offers more than drugs
Support group empowers women living with disease BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer LONG BRANCH – Coming up with a name for the HIV positive support group for women at a civic clinic was easy, according to the social worker who runs the group. “I called it ‘Positive and Beautiful,’ ” said…
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Local Doberman has a shot at being nation’s top dog
Allentown woman and pooch to compete in national obedience meet BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Allentown’s Terri Kerr shows some love to Smack Dabs True Gem. The team will compete in the American Kennel Club’s National Obedience Invitational on Dec. 2. Below: Smack Dabs True…
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Yeshiva student dwelling splattered with paintballs
Police seek information on who may have been involved in incident BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – A house that local yeshiva students stay in was shot at with paintballs last week. Around midnight between Sunday, Nov. 19, and Monday, Nov. 20, the private home, located at 53 N. Rochdale…
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Appeal will start again in December
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – The Planning Board has yet to continue its hearing regarding the yeshiva’s use of the home at 53 N. Rochdale Ave. The board was scheduled to continue the hearing on Nov. 20, but will now meet about the matter on Dec. 12. Yeshiva Me’on…
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Edison man shot while hunting in Assunpink
MILLSTONE – A 53-year-old Edison man was injured in a hunting accident in the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area on Nov. 14. According to the New Jersey State Police, the East Windsor police station received a 911 call at 6:51 p.m. stating that William Sabovick Sr., 53, had been shot near the ranger’s station in the…
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Met tenor to perform in Freehold
FREEHOLD – Eduardo Villa, a world renown tenor who performs at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, will hold a benefit concert at the First Baptist Church, 81 W. Main St., at 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Villa, of Manalapan, has made notable appearances on stages throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia during his…
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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…
