Category: Examiner News
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Byway would lead tourists through area’s unique past
Proposed scenic route meanders through Allentown and Upper Freehold BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Visitors to the township may soon have a direct route to travel through the crossroads of time. A Scenic Byways Tour of the township received a resolution of support from the Township Committee at its March 16…
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Magazine calls Roosevelt No. 1 place to live in N.J.
Ranking based on land development, property taxes, home values, etc. BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP & JANE MEGGITT Staff Writers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP & JANE MEGGITTStaff Writers Those in New Jersey who may not know where Roosevelt is, will now. The April edition of NJ Monthly magazine that officially hit newsstands March 28 rated the borough of…
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Horse Park plans spring fundraiser
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Horse Park of New Jersey will hold its Spring Classic and fundraiser on April 8. Clinicians Suzy Stafford, Audrey Bostwick and Michelle McBride will participate in the event, which aims to raise funding for the horse park, located in the Imlaystown section of the township, according to a Horse Park of…
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Boro Administrator Robert Clark resigns in Roosevelt
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – The borough seeks to hire a new administrator. After working for about a year in the 15-hour-per-week position, Borough Administrator Robert Clark resigned on March 24. Mayor Beth Battel praised Clark at the Borough Council’s March 20 meeting. She said he put in many…
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Upper Freehold ready for any kind of weather
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township is just one of three municipalities in the county to be designated a StormReady Community by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Mount Holly. The other county towns to meet the criteria are Oceanport and Manasquan. Thirteen other communities in the…
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Twp. agrees to $1.3M fire budget
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Township officials recently helped alleviate fire taxes for the average homeowner by about $25. Because voters turned down the fire company’s proposed $1.3 million budget last month, the Township Committee had to review the spending plan and hold a public hearing on March 15.…
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Magazine calls Roosevelt No. 1 place to live in N.J.
Ranking based on land development, property taxes, home values, etc. BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP & JANE MEGGITT Staff Writers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP & JANE MEGGITTStaff Writers Those in New Jersey who may not know where Roosevelt is, will now. The April edition of NJ Monthly magazine that officially hit newsstands March 28 rated the borough of…
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RPS, state funding top board candidate issues
If proposed budget passes, tax rate would amount to $3.31 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – During the April 18 Board of Education elections, voters will elect three members to the board and decide the fate of a proposed nearly $2.5 million budget. The proposed budget relies on a tax…
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Horse Park plans spring fundraiser
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Horse Park of New Jersey will hold its Spring Classic and fundraiser on April 8. Clinicians Suzy Stafford, Audrey Bostwick and Michelle McBride will participate in the event, which aims to raise funding for the horse park, located in the Imlaystown section of the township, according to a Horse Park of…
