Category: Examiner News
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The welcome mat is out at ‘green’ houses
Open house event Oct. 7 will showcase sustainable features BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent The Knowlton home in Fair Haven, which will be open during the Green Buildings Open House this weekend, has solar panels on its roof. Jersey Shore home and business owners who use renewable energy sources will open their doors…
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Rescue agency introduces freezebranding for horses
A new kind of tattoo may help save more horses from slaughter.The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) has just announced that it will begin marking all horses entering its adoption program with a freezebrand, according to Gen Sullivan, spokesperson for the SRF. Based in Freehold, the SRF is an award-winning, private, nonprofit organization that cares for,…
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Locals come out against Breza Road warehouses
Former U.F. mayor only person at hearing to support project BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Area residents finally got to have their say last week about the 1.8 million square feet of proposed warehouse development off Breza Road in Upper Freehold Township. At the Sept. 26 Planning Board meeting, held in…
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SCOTT PILLING staff An Allentown Redbirds football player takes off with the ball during a recent game against the Old Bridge Rams in Allentown.
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Monmouth, Ocean councils of Girl Scouts will merge
Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts and Girl Scouts of Ocean County have announced that they will be joining forces to form one Girl Scout council serving approximately 18,000 girls throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. Founded in 1912, Girl Scouting serves girls in every corner of the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,…
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Church revitalizes, hopes to attract new congregants
Besides renovations, new youth program, revamped music offered BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Clockwise from top: The Hornerstown Baptist Church in Upper Freehold has just undergone $75,000 worth of renovations in an effort to offer new programs and attract new members. Inset: A work in progress. What used to be a…
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Rock. Group would try to camouflage warehouses
Twp. planner suggests painting buildings to blend in with the sky BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Upper Freehold UPPER FREEHOLD – The Rockefeller Group is looking for some very tall trees to try to meet the township’s buffering requirements for its proposed warehouse project. One of two variances the Rockefeller Group,…
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Park system sets goal to save 20,000 acres
County wants to preserve 58 acres in Millstone, 131 acres in Roosevelt BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer The Monmouth Conservation Foundation’s gala on Sept. 30 attracted one of the largest crowds in its 29-year history. Guests drove down an allée of trees at one of the Monmouth County Park System’s (MCPS)…
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Millstone fire district election may raise taxes
Voting at Millstone firehouse from 2-9 p.m. on Oct. 7 BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writers A special referendum vote in Millstone Township on Saturday will determine if taxes should increase to cover the cost of purchasing a new fire engine. The Millstone Township Board of…
