Category: Examiner News
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Millstone Township starts consolidating mail service
Incoming mail will go to Clarksburg and Perrineville offices BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer The U.S. Postal Service wants to consolidate all sections of Millstone Township into two ZIP codes. The U.S. Postal Service recently reviewed mail service to Millstone Township and found that current methods of delivery are “messy” and…
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Football legend to help Millstone’s ‘Baby Jake’
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — “Baby Jake” is getting a little help from a lot of new friends. Legendary Joe Klecko of the New York Jets will appear at Millstone Day from 2-4 p.m. on Sept. 18 to sign autographs and memorabilia to help raise funds for 2-year-old Millstone…
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Borough seeks to keep vandals out of cemetery
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Roosevelt ROOSEVELT — The borough may install a gate at the historic cemetery off Eleanor Lane to keep out trespassers. At the Aug. 15 committee meeting of Borough Council members, Councilman Jeff Hunt said there is an increasing amount of drug activity at the cemetery as…
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Four Seasons in U.F. holds first blood drive
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Four Seasons adult community recently sponsored its first blood drive. In partnership with the American Red Cross, Four Seasons, located on Ellisdale Road, collected 34 pints of blood during its drive on Aug. 8, according to Wendy Gansberg, spokesperson for the Four…
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Upper Freehold court sentences man, 33, for animal abuse
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A former township resident pleaded guilty to four counts of failing to provide food, water and sustenance to animals in his care. Christopher Allbee, 33, received a nearly $3,000 fine and lost the ability to keep animals for five years. He must also…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Emily Tufford, 5, tries to tell her mother, Jen, that she’s camera shy while her brother, Ryan, 3, looks on. The family recently spent a fun day in the sun at Frogbridge Day Camp in Millstone.
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Social Security rally draws crowd to boro
FDR BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer FDR’s retirement program celebrates 70 years and counting BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Michael Hamilton, a Roosevelt Borough Council member, gives a speech during a rally for Social Security held at the Roosevelt amphitheater Aug. 13. Area residents and state politicians rallied in front of the Franklin…
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Resident questions zoning of land on Old York Road
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A local landowner thinks the township’s zoning officer bears a personal grudge against him for not allowing him to sell his land as commercial property. Zoning Officer Ronald Gafgen denies that he has a personal grudge against Woodrow Wilson “Butch” Dey III. He…
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Agress Road subdivision hearing begins in Millstone
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The hearing for an Agress Road couple’s application to subdivide their property into two lots will continue in September. At the Aug. 10 Planning Board meeting, attorney Kenneth Pape, who represents Michael and Beth Spooner, said a planner would be available to testify at…
