Category: Examiner News
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Scenic route to meander through Upper Freehold
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Members of the Visions Committee asked for more support last week for a scenic byway route through town. At the May 19 Township Committee meeting, Sue Kozel, vice chairwoman of the committee, gave a PowerPoint presentation that will eventually be shown to state…
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BRAC head invited to check out fort’s mission
BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer EATONTOWN — Two area congressmen are inviting the head of a federal commission created to determine the fate of military bases throughout the nation to look closer at Fort Monmouth’s service to soldiers in the field, before choosing to shut it down. On May…
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Millstone will cull population of deer
Officials agree to allow organized, scheduled hunts in the autumn BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Officials could rely on bow hunters to thin the deer population in the township. The Township Committee welcomed various state and other officials to their May 18 meeting to discuss deer management issues in…
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Spring songs
JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Al Madison performs for onlookers at the Spring Stroll, held in downtown Allentown on May 15 to showcase local artists, musicians and businesses.
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Board gets first look at plans for Village
Developer requests to create project with 23 buildings on Route 33 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Several issues were raised when The Village at Manalapan had its first hearing before the Planning Board on May 12. Manalapan Retail Realty Partners is proposing to build a commercial center at Millhurst…
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Synagogue’s history shines through almost a century
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOSBY SCOTT PILLING staff The Perrineville Jewish Center, Millstone Township, has serviced area residents since 1910. Above, a view of the structure’s outside, which has not significantly changed since its construction. Inside, the bema awaits Friday night services, which children are allowed to participate in. A…
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Bears make new home in Assunpink
MILLSTONE — The local woods are already home to two wayward bears. A black bear removed from Woodbridge and another removed from Trenton now reside in the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, according to Bill Kastning, the chairman of the township’s Planning Board, who also works for the state Department of Transportation. Made up of 5,700…
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Phony Web page stirs anger in Assembly race
Democrat campaign worker says material was posted by accident BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer A Democratic campaign worker who is a New Jersey publisher has been caught Web-handed. A Web site that posed as the campaign home page of Republican 13th District Assembly candidates Amy Handlin and Sam Thompson…
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Development looms in golf club’s future
County doesn BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders will not purchase the Cream Ridge Golf Club (CRGC) as open space. The owners of the golf course, including Deputy Mayor William Miscoski, may now pursue development of the approximately 130-acre golf course located…
