Category: Examiner News
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Miscoski adds fuel to fiery debate over warehouses
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Deputy Mayor William Miscoski continued his war of words with Washington Township Mayor David Fried at the Oct. 5 Township Committee meeting. At the Sept. 26 Planning Board hearing on the proposed warehouse development on Breza Road, Fried asked the board to deny…
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Memories harvested at Allentown festival
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from above: Vernon’s Seana Krauss, of the Ninth Virginia Civil War Re-enactors, carries 15-month-old Victoria Krauss along Main Street during Allentown’s Harvest Festival on Oct. 14. David Stout, of Columbus, shows Jocelyn Ross, 6, of Allentown, how to make a frog figurine sound like a live frog. Main Street…
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Millstone Township Committee
John Pfefferkorn John Pfefferkorn Address: He has lived in the township for more than nine years and currently resides at 15 Lyle Farm Lane. Family information: He has been married to Anita for 19 years. The couple has three children, Andrew, Christina and Geneva. Occupation: He is the director of cost and inventory accounting at…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Classic cars line a street in downtown Allentown as part of the borough’s annual harvest festival, which took place this year on Oct. 14.
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Seeing the cycle of life through a Mexican tradition
Roosevelt will host ‘Day of the Dead’ festival Oct. 28-29 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Noe Dominguz, of Perth Amboy, sets up an ofrenda, which is an altar, that will be used in the Mexican Day of the Dead ceremony in Roosevelt. ROOSEVELT – The souls of those who…
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Where to go, what to do with kids in Monmouth Co.
‘The Parent Pages’ is a resource for activities, enrichment and more BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Becoming the parent of Gage, 6, and Ryan, 8, prompted Keelin Hutzley to write a resource guide for parents. It’s a simple idea, but oh so timely. A resource guide for parents and newcomers that…
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Freeholders criticized for high legal expenses
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Despite recently adopted measures aimed at cutting legal expenses, several residents sounded off last week, complaining the county is still spending too much on lawyers. At last Thursday’s Monmouth County Freeholders meeting, members of the public criticized the freeholders for spending more…
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U.F. allows resident to install alternative septic
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer “If you think you’re not going to get a lot of these systems, think again.” – William Miscoski deputy mayor UPPER FREEHOLD – A Meirs Road landowner will be able to install an alternative septic system on his property, even though the township still does not…
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Millstone Township Committee
Elias Abilheira Next month, two three-year-term Township Committee seats will be up for grabs in Millstone. Republican incumbents Elias Abilheira, who is a committeeman, and Nancy Grbelja, the current mayor, will face Democrat William Nurko and John Pfefferkorn, a Republican running as an independent, in the Nov. 7 election. All four committee seats in addition…
