Category: Examiner News
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Mixed greens
PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff During the Make Your Own Wreath fundraiser at Roosevelt Public School on Dec. 10, Shannon Towle, of Roosevelt, (left) works on a bow while Nicole Loya, of Twin Rivers (top right) helps her niece, Logan Vest, of Roosevelt, decorate a wreath as Loya’s son Ben, 5, looks over the ornaments. Emily…
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U.F. to create affordable housing on Breza Road
Commerce Park to offer complex of 100 rental units BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Upper Freehold Town-ship Planning Board member Dianne Kelly is not convinced it’s in the town’s best interest to put most of its affordable housing units in one area. Kelly cast the lone vote against new Council on…
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U.F. could soon have cable access trouble
Cablevision says it will fight Office of Smart Growth rules BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — New township homeowners may soon have to pay for cable line installation themselves. Although the Township Committee introduced an ordinance on Dec. 1 to make Cablevision the township’s cable system operator, new Office…
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Jewish center’s fundraiser to help repair scrolls
The children enrolled in Perrineville Jewish Center’s Hebrew school in Millstone will sell assorted chocolate bars at $1 apiece until Dec. 18. The money raised will help repair the synagogue’s torahs (sacred scrolls), which are in need of refurbishment.
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Residents warned not to change addresses
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Some township residents are a little too eager to change their mailing address, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Dave Desio, of the Address Management Systems department of the U.S. Postal Service, said some township residents have jumped the gun in using the Millstone…
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Board to start interviews for new superintendent
District hopes to narrow down choices from six candidates BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — The district may have a new superintendent of schools by March, according to Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education President Jeanette Bressi. The first round of interviews for six highly qualified, prescreened candidates for the…
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Library campaign focuses on online resources
“Find It 24/7 … @ Monmouth County Library Online” is part of the library’s eight-month awareness campaign focusing on its online electronic resources. The library subscribes to numerous databases, which are electronic resources accessed via the Web. The databases provide reliable information for library patrons to use with a click of a computer mouse and…
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Couple gives $1.5 million to CentraState
Hospital BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer A Millstone Township couple made the largest donation in the history of CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, Wednesday. According to James M. Goss, vice president of public relations and marketing, Robert and Donna O’Donnell donated $1.5 million to the medical center. A ceremony…
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Lighting the way
DENNIS SYMONS JR. Stephen Salvator, 4, checks out the Christmas tree lights by the lake on Main Street in Allentown. The tree-lighting ceremony was held Dec. 4.
