Category: Examiner News
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New regulations could protect water quality
Proposed ordinance aims to control yard waste, litter and sewage BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The township is reviewing new penalties for various kinds of pollution. During its Oct. 19 meeting, the Township Committee voted 3-0 to introduce an ordinance that would help the municipality better manage the cleanliness…
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Millstone Township fire department adds recruits
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Attorney Joseph Youssouf swears in new firefighters Stephanie Carbin (l-r), Michael Maloney, Matt Wagner, Mark Mains, Ed Glover and Keith Buckalew at the Oct. 24 Board of Commissioners meeting in Millstone. MILLSTONE — The township now has 10 paid firefighters. Six new firefighters joined…
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Another historic house faces the wrecking ball
Owners will allow Historical Commission to search for records BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Millstone MILLSTONE — A century-old house on the corner of Stagecoach and Rising Sun Tavern roads will be demolished to make way for a new home. At its Oct. 26 meeting, the Zoning Board unanimously decided to…
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DENNIS SYMONS JR. Lacey Magee, 11, makes a splash in her bubble bath costume during the annual Halloween parade through Millstone Township on Sunday.
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New ranch planned for Conover Road
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The Zoning Board approved the construction of a single-family dwelling on less than 10 acres last week. At its Oct. 26 meeting, the board unanimously decided to allow Arthur Eng to build a house on a .97-acre lot on Conover Road. That area of…
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Developers’ costs rise for utilities
Cox BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A local developer is disgruntled about a law that changed last year. Township Planner Mark Remsa told the Planning Board on Oct. 25 that the Bureau of Public Utilities (BPU) changed a law last year that put the cost of extending utilities…
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Planning Board sees town centers in U.F.’s future
Questionnaire reveals members want more housing, businesses BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Mark Remsa said the Upper Freehold Planning Board has embraced the principles of Smart Growth. Remsa, the township planner, discussed the Planning Board’s take on development at the Oct. 25 meeting. He talked about a questionnaire regarding what kind…
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Jacob Landau studio event to take place this weekend
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — Jacob Landau lived his life learning about his mortality and dreaming of the eternal. The Roosevelt resident and renowned painter expressed his artistic philosophy humanistically. He believed in a oneness with nature and a universe that did not ignore poverty, war and injustice, according…
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Locals walk to raise over $37,000 for those in need
Area family pets participate and help raise $750 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Area kids and residents take part in the children’s mini walk during the 29th Allentown area Crop Walk for the needy held throughout Allentown on Oct. 23. ALLENTOWN — The rain held up for a good cause on…
