Category: Examiner News
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Protest of school site cleanup plan continues
Local officials ask board to consider another location BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Representatives from the governing bodies of Allentown and Upper Freehold spoke out last week against the Board of Education’s plan to cap contaminated soil at the proposed middle school site on Ellisdale Road. Overall, public comment at a…
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Bereavement group to hold ‘Walk to Remember’
An organization of compassionate friends wants locals to become part of helping others overcome their grief. The Mercer Chapter of The Compassionate Friends (TCF) will join with dozens of chapters and thousands of bereaved across the country on July 16 in a two-mile “Walk to Remember” children, siblings and grandchildren who have died, according to…
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Carrying on 75 years of tradition in Monroe
Club began with a dairy farm and the acclaimed Banks golf course BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Top: Forsgate Country Club in Monroe is pictured in 1931 and today. The club opened in 1931 with the challenging Banks Course, designed by golf course architect Charles Banks. Above right: Monroe and nearby…
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Sharon Station Road truck traffic called a safety issue
Engineer: County plans to direct more trucks through route BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – At 5 a.m. every morning, the grilles in Ed Smires’ windows rattle so much from nearby truck traffic that his kids think it’s thunder. That’s what Smires, who lives in the Woods at Cream…
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Plan to use alternative septics backs up in U.F.
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The Board of Health sent its proposed alternative septic ordinance to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), but the department may reject it. The board voted 6-1 with member Dr. Curtis Byrnes voting against sending the proposed ordinance to the DEP. Margaret…
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Resident proposes three plans to curb truck traffic
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Discussions about truck traffic near the Galloping Hills development off Route 526 continued on June 23. The discussion with township officials took place informally, as the Township Committee did not have a quorum for a meeting. Mayor Stephen Fleischacker and Committeeman Sal Diecidue…
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Allentown’s Sarah Terry hits all of the high notes
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Sarah Terry, an Allentown High School student and vocalist, recently had the opportunity to perform with the Boheme Opera in Trenton. ALLENTOWN – At the age of 17, she has already had not one, but two evening performances at the opera. Sarah Terry, who…
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Couple’s life ends in murder-suicide
Prosecutor: Wife made divorce intentions known to husband BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Although Joseph and Vincenza Importuna were not well-known by their neighbors, their deaths shocked not only their Bailey Court neighborhood, but also those who knew the couple and their two children, ages 4 and 9. In…
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Eleanor Gallery hosts last art exhibit of the season
ROOSEVELT – Imagine being given access to private collections of famous 20th-century artists’ works. The Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP) and The Eleanor Gallery in Roosevelt are doing just that with the exhibit called “Art From the Collections.” The gallery currently has on exhibit art that is usually not seen because it hangs in homes in…
