Category: Examiner News
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County sought incinerator as way to handle garbage
It’s likely that no issue has ever evoked more emotion, pro and con, in Monmouth County than the incinerator the county proposed to build at its Tinton Falls landfill about 15 years ago. The incinerator would have been used for the disposal of solid waste. The issue reached fever pitch during the summer of 1991…
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Locals plan to relay for life in June
JACKSON – About 100 volunteers and their families attended the kickoff meeting for the fifth annual New Egypt Relay for Life on March 5 at the Indian Rock Resort. “It was an inspiring turnout and certainly set the stage for a successful relay,” said Relay for Life Chairwoman Anita Pfefferkorn of Millstone Township. Pfefferkorn opened…
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Recycling awards presented at dinner
Even though recycling rates continue to fall throughout the state and in Monmouth County, the all-volunteer Solid Waste Advisory Council recognized five organizations and individuals for their ongoing efforts to educate, innovate and offer economic solutions to support waste reduction. Awards and recognition were made at the board’s fifth annual recycling awards dinner held Feb.…
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CHRIS KELLY staff A flock of seagulls hovers over a truck carrying bales of garbage to the top of the landfill at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center, Tinton Falls. The facility has served the needs of the county for three decades. For more, see pages 16-18.
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Millstone candidates ready for school board election
Those in the running see new school, growth as top issues BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP & JANE MEGGITT Staff Writers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP &JANE MEGGITTStaff Writers Tom Foley Six candidates will vie for the three open seats on Millstone Township’s Board of Education in the upcoming election. Incumbents Laura Dreifus, Thomas Foley and Paula Kinsey will…
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County begins to focus on future landfill use
A bulldozer moves tons of garbage as it is processed at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center. The Monmouth County Reclamation Center (MCRC) in Tinton Falls currently handles more than 500,000 tons of solid waste each year, according to a report prepared by Larry Zaayenga, the county’s solid waste coordinator. The county owns approximately 1,000 acres…
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Township plans to have new hub by May
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Millstone MILLSTONE – Municipal employees are on the move. On March 10, those municipal employees who have been working out of trailers began moving their offices in anticipation of the township’s relocating most of its remaining administrative offices to the old Clarksburg School, according to Township…
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Local Jewish center now has Web site
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – A couple of teenagers recently helped modernize a historical synagogue. Members of the Perrineville Jewish Center (PJC), located at 855 Perrineville Road in Millstone Township, are thrilled to watch their synagogue advance with the help of 21st-century technology, according to Susan Kapit, the center’s…
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Newspapers announce nominees in Greater Women of Central NJ
Greater Media Newspapers is pleased to announce the list of nominees for the second annual Greater Women of Central New Jersey award. This year, 108 women were nominated in the categories of business, health care and nonprofit. These nominations were submitted by family, friends, co-workers and spouses in an effort to recognize the amazing and…
