Category: Examiner News
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Perretti Farms welcomes winning colt into family
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA PHOTO Driver Brian Sears won the Meadowlands Pace in East Rutherford with Rocknroll Hanover, a horse now standing at stud in Upper Freehold. UPPER FREEHOLD — A colt pacer of the year will begin his stallion career at a township farm this…
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Plan calls for 5,100 more acres of county parkland
Public comment period open until end of February BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Perrineville Lake Park could expand to cover more than 1,500 acres if Monmouth County approves a new open space plan. Under the preliminary draft of the Monmouth County Open Space Plan, the 360-acre Millstone Township park would gain…
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In the Service
Army Pvt. Beth T. Puchall, daughter of Rosalyn Puchall of Manalapan and Alex Puchall of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Puchall’s nine weeks of training included studying the Army mission, history, tradition and core values; receiving instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military…
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U.F. mulls stormwater rules, fees
Township must submit new plan by April 1 UPPER FREEHOLD — Officials discussed setting developers’ fees for maintenance of new stormwater facilities last week. During the Township Committee’s Feb. 2 meeting, Township Engineer Glenn Gerken told the governing body that under state regulations, any project that disturbs more than 1 acre of land, whether residential,…
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U.F. doesn’t want soil put under road
Officials try to prevent township from inheriting land BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township doesn’t want a developer to sweep contaminated dirt under one of its roadways. At its Feb. 2 meeting, the Township Committee passed a resolution rejecting a performance guarantee filed by Paramount Properties Group…
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Professional helps kids meet Giants
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — A local firm will give 80 inner city boys a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the New York Giants. Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial, Sports and Entertainment Management Co. (Trinity FSEM) in Millstone, will help sponsor a program called the 2006 Youth Football Experience.…
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Horseback riding helps U.F. woman regain health
New hobby helps resident keep weight off after losing 155 pounds BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Above, Sandy Denarski, of Upper Freehold, weighed more than 300 pounds before she lost half of her body weight. At right, Denarski with her horse, Nitroglycerine, at the Sly Fox Run Farm in Allentown on…
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U.F. mulls Taft land use despite developer’s plans
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Two different township entities have suggested possible developments for a Route 539 property, but neither have discussed their ideas with the landowner. Ronald Taft, of MLT Development, wants to develop homes on his 288-acre parcel that abuts Route 539 and Sharon Station and…
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U.F. residents react to recent revaluation
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Upper Freehold UPPER FREEHOLD — Tax Assessor J. Stephen Walters reported on residents’ reaction to the recent revaluation at the Feb. 2 Township Committee meeting. Walters said Realty Appraisal Co., the West New York firm that completed the township’s revaluation, recently sent out 3,000 letters to…
