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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Roosevelt resident pursues possible code infractions
Attorney subpoenas for lease between yeshiva, synagogue BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer An appeal of the Roosevelt zoning officer’s decision that the local yeshiva isn’t violating borough ordinances will continue on Feb. 14. In September, the Borough Council received a petition, signed by more than 200 residents, regarding the day school…
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Zoning Board reorganizes in Millstone
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment welcomed a group of newcomers during its reorganization meeting on Jan. 25. During the reorganization, the board swore in new members Steven Lambros and Frank Curcio. John Finley, another new member, was not present at the meeting. The…
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U.F. homes more than double in market value
Increase in tax base means reassessment will bring little tax relief BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Upper Freehold Town-ship homeowners re-ceived their tax revaluation letters in the mail this week. In 2004, Monmouth County officials ordered a reassessment of the town’s properties because of the disparity between the assessed values and the sale prices of…
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AHS student wins election to state’s Student Council
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Brittany Petrella recently added another feather to her already well-adorned cap. In addition to her roles as captain of the Allentown High School cheerleading squad, a varsity lacrosse player, a Lifesavers Club member, the junior class president and a member of AHS’ Student Council,…
