Category: Examiner News
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Monmouth horse show set for stop in Freehold
New Jersey’s longest running hunter and jumper horse show will be visiting East Freehold Park for the 111th annual Monmouth County Horse Show. The Monmouth County Horse Show, which is one of the oldest equestrian events in the nation, will take place from Aug. 16-20 at East Freehold Park, Koz-loski Road, Freehold Township, beginning at…
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Freeholders hope to change open space tax
Referendum will ask if county may collect 1.5 cents on tax rate BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – It’s a question of time and money. Come Nov. 7, voters throughout the county will be asked if its open space budget should be altered to account for the rising…
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New building lots added to former 7-UP plant site
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Although the applicant had to wait for a quorum, the Planning Board ultimately voted unanimously to grant Total Stone preliminary approval to create five new building lots in an industrial park on Route 526 and Red Valley Road. In order to be able to…
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Mysteries of science and art bloom in Quark Park
Roosevelt artist’s mural on display in Princeton throughout October BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Roosevelt resident Jim Hayden has just completed this mural, which will be installed in Princeton Borough’s temporary Quark Park later this week. Princeton area residents, including an artist in Roosevelt, have collaborated to make some of the…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Nenagh Sheehan, 7, has fun climbing on the inflatable jungle gym during Frogbridge Day Camp’s carnival in Millstone on Aug. 11. See story, page 3.
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Roosevelt no exception to rash of vandalism
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – Since school let out for the summer, vandalism incidents have been on the rise in local towns. Millstone Township is still coping with damage done to its Little League field house after a recent break-in that resulted in the destruction of numerous trophies the…
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Village developer asks town to consider homes
Three proposals include market rate, affordable units at Route 33 site BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Fresh on the heels of municipal approval for a 500,000-square-foot commercial application known as The Village at Manalapan, Manalapan Retail Realty Partners (MRRP) is attempting to sweeten its deal with Manalapan by proposing…
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U.F. planner points out places for density transfers
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township could sacrifice 1,300 of its acres to save 10,000 others, according to Township Planner Mark Remsa. Remsa told the township’s Planning Board at its Aug. 10 meeting that it could save the acreage if it designated certain locations in the township…
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Millstone couple gives mystery horse a home
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The mystery horse and his companion both have a new home that’s only a short distance away from former owner MaryBeth Pascale. The mystery horse, whom Pascale named Buddy, made headlines back in April when he was found next to a dead pony that…
