Category: Examiner News
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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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Upper Freehold proposes $7.2M spending plan
Public hearing scheduled to take place on April 6 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Taxes for the average Upper Freehold Township homeowner would decrease by about $19 if officials pass the recently proposed budget. Although the township’s budget would increase by $404,000 over last year’s, a recent township revaluation would decrease…
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First aid squad calls on community for donations
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Millstone Township First Aid Squad Captain Tina Mitchell and her son, Greg, prepare mailings for the squad’s annual fundraiser at the squad house on Perrineville Road on March 8. MILLSTONE – It’s time for residents to answer its call. The Millstone Township First Aid…
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County will seek bids for salvage operation
Architects have reviewed damage to mansion in Thompson Park BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent The Monmouth County Park System was expected to begin seeking bids this week for a “salvage and protection” operation at the site of the historic Thompson Park visitor center that was destroyed by fire last month. “Whatever can be…
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Community helps make GiveBack gala a success
Foundation to choose recipients of money raised at April meeting BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The GiveBack Foundation’s first gala raised more than $35,000 to help people in need in central New Jersey. Called the Black and White Gala, the March 11 event at the Crystal Point Yacht…
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Ex-county fire marshal admits accepting bribe
NEWARK – The former fire marshal for Monmouth County pleaded guilty March 14 to accepting and agreeing to accept a bribe payment. Patsy R. Townsend, 58, of Neptune, who was also the emergency management and code enforcement official in Neptune, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini to a one-count information charging him…
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New Millstone auditorium could provide tax break
New foundation will help raise money for PAC’s operating fund BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – In the wake of frozen school funding at the state level, the Millstone Board of Education hopes its new Performing Arts Center will help offset taxes. The Performing Arts Center (PAC) is currently under…
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Eleanor Gallery explores the feminine perspective
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – Ever wonder what really goes on in the mind of a woman? The Eleanor Gallery will give patrons a glimpse into the very depths of various local females in a showcase titled “The Feminine Perspective,” which will open on March 25. Located in the…
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Roosevelt supports organic farming with CSA
Program offers fresh herbs, flowers and veggies for almost 26 weeks BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Organic farmer David Burlew, of Roosevelt, checks his drip irrigation system while getting ready for the upcoming growing season on the Goldstein farm in Roosevelt on March 20. What’s cropping up around…
