Category: Examiner News
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Public works employee ready to resign in U.F.
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township employee Robert Carroll said he would resign on Feb. 17 due to a “hostile and unfair workplace.” The Department of Public Works employee wrote an open letter to the Township Committee alleging that since the township hired John Haines as its public…
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Attorney claims county erred in forgoing sprinkler system
BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent FREEHOLD – What taxpayers deserve, according to Middletown attorney Larry Loigman, is to see a county official take responsibility for the lack of a fire-suppression system in the historic Thompson Park mansion that was destroyed in a Feb. 6 fire. “Someone should come forward and say it was…
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Roosevelt reviews tow away zones
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — Officials will take action to prevent drivers from illegally parking in front of borough hall. During its agenda meeting on Feb. 6, the Borough Council discussed how the ambulance bay, which is adjacent to the municipal building, does not have signs prohibiting parking in…
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Upper Freehold solicits for professional services
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township has yet to award contracts for its attorneys, engineers and other professionals. The township’s Web site, www.uftnj.com, had a professional services solicitation notice posted on it until this week. Those interested in submitting an application for a township job had to…
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Millstone youth to fast in fight against world hunger
Church to host 30-hour famine from Feb. 24-25 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Top, the Youth Group at the United Presbyterian Church of Millstone will hold a 30-hour famine at the local church to help raise awareness of world hunger. Above, the United Presbyterian Church of Millstone’s Youth Group members Jake…
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Upper Freehold official called to service in Iraq
Committeeman hopes officials tackle growth issues while he BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Upper Freehold Township Committeeman Stephen Alexander, who will soon go on active duty in Iraq, kicks back with his daughter, Analise, 7, and their dog, Jack. An Upper Freehold Township committeeman will answer to a…
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Comcast or Verizon? That’s the boro’s question
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Roosevelt ROOSEVELT — Officials have started to question whether there’s a viable alternative to the borough’s current cable operator. During its Feb. 6 meeting, the Borough Council discussed holding a public hearing on whether Verizon New Jersey could construct and operate a cable television system in…
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Thompson Park mansion destroyed
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Firefighters attempt to save the 110-year-old mansion at Thompson Park in Middletown on Monday after a fire broke out in the west wing of the building, engulfing the entire structure. Thompson Park will never look the same.The 110-year-old Geraldine Thompson mansion, at the…
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Election Day
JEFF GRANIT staff Roosevelt resident Alice McBride hands Herbert Johnson her ballot card in Roosevelt’s Borough Hall during the mayoral recall election on Feb. 7. Election results were not tallied before press time. Look for results in next week’s edition.
