Category: Examiner News
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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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CHRIS KELLY staff Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School students wave to state troopers during DARE graduation on May 13 in Allentown. See story on page 5.
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U.F. employee wants to preserve natural resources
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township forester voiced his support last week for two proposed ordinances. If adopted, both ordinances would regulate deforestation. While the first ordinance, which governs tree cutting on major and minor site plans, has generally met with public approval, the second ordinance, which…
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U.F. committeeman fined for breaking ethics law
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Deputy Mayor William Miscoski has been fined $500 by the Local Finance Board. The Local Finance Board charged Miscoski with violating a state ethics law with regard to his vote on an open space bond ordinance in September 2002. However, had Miscoski not…
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County plans purchase of open space
FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has introduced a bond ordinance for 12 county parkland acquisition projects. The bond ordinance, a $31.5 million commitment, will be used to add about 800 acres to existing county open space, parks and recreation areas. The Monmouth County Park System currently manages 13,215 acres. The county…
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Ft. Monmouth targeted for closure by Pentagon
Operations, personnel would be transferred to other bases BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — More than 5,300 military and civilian employees at Fort Monmouth are facing uncertainty regarding their jobs following Friday morning’s announcement that the Pentagon has targeted the U.S. Army base for possible closure. The…
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Goin’ fishin’
JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Marcus Day, of Allentown, fishes for a whopper at one of the activities during the Allentown Spring Stroll, held in downtown Allentown on Sunday.
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Schoor provides tour of proposed pet cemetery site
Developer, farm manager & crematorium director hold stakes in project BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Developer Howard Schoor said he’s not going away anytime soon. That’s what the Holmdel resident, who is the founder of Manalapan’s Schoor DePalma, one of the region’s leading engineering and consulting firms, told reporters at a…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Emma Lages, 8, of Allentown and Jaemin Lim, 10, of Upper Freehold, pour some of the freshly squeezed lemonade for a customer at their stand along Allentown’s Main Street on May 15. The borough drew many area residents to its downtown with the annual Spring Stroll, an event that offered food and…
