Category: Examiner News
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Freehold Twp. to welcome 111th annual horse show
The 111th Monmouth County Horse Show will return to East Freehold Park, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, Aug. 16-20 and exhibitors will see a number of upgrades both in prize money and continued improvements to the facility. The show, first held in 1895, is one of the nation’s longest running and most prestigious horse shows, according…
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Report indicates AHS faces huge challenges
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – Allentown High School has some catching up to do, according to Upper Freehold Regional School District officials. Last year, the state changed Upper Freehold Regional School District’s district factor group (DFG) from an FG rating to a GH rating to reflect a higher demographic…
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Greetings from the Jersey Shore Postcard Club
Group collects ‘little pieces of history’ that come with a stamp BY DANIELLE MEDINA Correspondent BY DANIELLE MEDINACorrespondent PHOTOSBY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Bob Randolph (l), of Wall Township, and Joe Torrence, of Middletown, flip through postcards for sale at the Jersey Shore Postcard Club’s monthly meeting at Brick Civic Plaza July 11. Joe Torrence…
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Festival of the Horse scheduled for Aug. 6
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer A Camden County police officer sits atop Acquimony, a horse who can’t help fight crime anymore and who is up for adoption. UPPER FREEHOLD – A local nonprofit will have horses up for adoption at the Horse Park of New Jersey early next month. During the…
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Children in Millstone’s Kids Workshop Summer Camp enjoy Medieval Week during which they created a castle and wore crowns.
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Legislators unite against offshore drilling bill
DEP, environmental groups join effort to block bill that lifts ban BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer CHRISTINE VARNO Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6) was joined by officials from the DEP, N.J. Public Interest Research Group and Clean Ocean Action at a press conference on offshore oil drilling July 14 at the Long…
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Boro aims to get a handle on brown water problem
Divers will explore water tower tank later this year BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – In recent weeks, water from the borough’s water system has come out of faucets brown. Toby Moore, the system operator, had to ultimately work on the problem for six hours to get iron out of…
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It takes two: Twins tell of entertainment career
Professional models, duo recently tried out for role on Sopranos BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Identical twins Julianna and Jacquelyn Conforti, 3, of Millstone, show some print ads they have been featured in. Julianna holds one where she modeled dressed as a little boy. Double the pleasure, Julianna…
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New Jersey gets its first ‘Parade of Ponds’
Public invited to tour water gardens at 18 homes Saturday A brass heron looks over a water garden that includes two waterfalls, fish, aquatic plants and a meandering stream with a stepping stone path. The eco-system pond is among 18 open to the public as part of this Saturday’s “Parade of Ponds.” Call it an…
