Category: Examiner News
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Big Brother’s eyes won’t be on bookstore purchases
Coda Greg Bean As a full-time newspaperman and part-time novelist, I’ve had to find the answers to some fairly esoteric questions over the last 30 years. Among the more arcane: • How far will a slug from a .44-caliber Magnum revolver penetrate into the engine block of a Crown Victoria sedan? • What are the…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Lacey (r), 6, and Jesse Hickey, 9, of Roosevelt, pour lemonade at their stand in front of the Roosevelt Post Office on June 11. The girls donated all of the money they made to Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a national organization that collects money for pediatric cancer research.
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Horse show proceeds to benefit cancer patients
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It’s a cause for which she is quite passionate. Carol Stillwell is the driving force behind the 110th annual Monmouth County Horse Show. While many people are aware that she is chairing the event, they probably don’t know that thanks to her help,…
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Cambridge Square boosts armed forces fund-raiser
MARLBORO — Auction It NJ, an eBay drop-off store at the Cambridge Square shopping center, Union Hill Road and Route 9, will be holding a fund-raiser during July for Project S.O.S. (Support Our Soldiers), a nonprofit organization formed by Marlboro resident Andrea Mesh. Project S.O.S. is a nonpolitical, not-for-profit organization that provides support to American…
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Dead body found in pond on Millstone farm
Officials have yet to determine identity and cause of death BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer The New Jersey State Police continues to investigate the death of an unidentified man found in an irrigation pond at Sung Sing Farm in Millstone. Detective Fran McNulty, of the Hamilton Barracks, said police received a…
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Monmouth County to host expo for residents age 50+
TINTON FALLS — A lifestyle expo for New Jersey residents ages 50 and older will take place this fall. “Celebration 50+,” whose slogan is “The Best Years of Your Life,” will be held in three different locations, including Monmouth County. The expo is open to the public, with no charge for admission. Neither reservations nor…
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‘Sister’ to play benefit for a brother in arms
Charlie Barreca was longtime sound man for popular rock band MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Charlie Barreca, of Keyport, who was the sound board operator for Twisted Sister for more than two decades, holds an award that he and the band received. Twisted Sister will play a July 15 benefit show for Barreca, who has dealt with…
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Local kids win county art contest
FREEHOLD — Local students won the Freehold Soil Conservation District’s poster and bumper-sticker contests. The contests were open to students in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, and more than 150 entries were received. Winners received savings bonds from the Freehold Soil Conservation District, according to Karen Rowe, the education coordinator of the soil conservation district. “The…
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Reed bests Masserini in Upper Freehold primary
Opponent blames loss on low voter turnout and voting party line BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Republican voters in the June 7 primary overwhelmingly voted for David Reed as candidate for the Upper Freehold Township Committee. Reed received 601 votes against opponent John Masserini, who garnered a total of 287. However,…
