Category: Examiner News
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Cox’s Corner to house a new day-care facility
Kiddie Academy, open on weekdays, could accommodate 161 patrons BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Planning Board unanimously voted April 26 to give preliminary approval for the construction of a day-care center in town. The Kiddie Academy Day Care facility is the first application in an 11-lot commercial…
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Legacy is tarnished by federal allegations
Harry Larrison Jr. served on Board of Freeholders for almost four decades BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer There can be no doubt that recent allegations and charges of bribery will have an impact on the legacy of longtime Monmouth County Freeholder Director Harry Larrison Jr. On April 27, Larrison, 78, of…
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Intersection near Stone Tavern worries residents
Plans to renovate roads at Cox’s Corner do not include a traffic light BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Potential development on the corner of county roads 524 and 43 has Upper Freehold residents concerned about traffic. Residents who attended the Planning Board’s public hearing on April 26 for the first application in an 11-lot commercial…
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Resident with MS bikes toward finding a cure
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Dorothy “Dee” Haker, of Allentown, rides the bike she will take on a 170-mile “Coast the Coast” tour that will help raise awareness about multiple sclerosis. ALLENTOWN — Most people wouldn’t attempt to bike from Sandy Hook to Cape May, but Dorothy “Dee”…
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Larrison latest target in sting
FBI: Former county freeholder took bribes from two developers BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Former Monmouth County Freeholder Director Harry Larrison Jr. spent 39 years serving the community, but the U.S. Attorney’s Office is now accusing him of deceiving it. Larrison, 78, was at his Ocean Grove home on April 27…
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Greater Media Newspapers wins 29 NJPA awards for ’04
Greater Media Newspapers has won 26 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2004. The group tally included 12 awards for outstanding photography, nine awards for classified advertising, one award for retail advertising, and four awards for reporting. Photographer Jeff Granit won three first-place awards in the…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Fifth-graders at Allentown’s Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School sort books for the Reading Is Fundamental program on April 20. See related story on page 3.
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Republican incumbents will run uncontested
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Allentown ALLENTOWN — Borough Council members Margaret Armenante and Michael Schumacher will seek re-election to their seats in November. Armenante and Schumacher will run for the two open council seats uncontested. Armenante seeks her third term on the council, while Michael Schumacher will seek a fifth…
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Residents fuming over proposed crematorium
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Locals have launched a campaign against the potential creation of an animal incinerator in the township. Citing health hazards and the reduction of property values, Millstone residents have created a Web site, distributed fliers and called meetings to garner opposition to the creation of…
