Category: Examiner News
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Ex Millstone mayor seeks end to gov’t corruption
GOP candidate for Assembly calls for statewide ethics reform BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Republican Evan Maltz kicked off his primary campaign last week for the 12th District Assembly nomination. After announcing his campaign on April 7, Maltz, a former township mayor, unveiled a seven-point plan to combat state…
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Resident questions 2-cent municipal tax increase
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents had some questions for the Township Committee last week. During the committee’s April 7 meeting, residents wanted clarification about the 2005 municipal budget and the home assessment revaluation currently taking place in the township. Former Mayor Robert Abrams said that in the…
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Public asks if proposed tree laws should make the cut
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee held a public hearing on the first of two tree ordinances at its April 7 meeting. The public hearing on the second ordinance will take place on May 5, when committee members will vote on both ordinances. The first ordinance…
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Developer will get $477,000 in bonds
Homeowners association president says Hovnanian fixed maintenance issues BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee will release K. Hovnanian’s maintenance bonds for Lynwood Estates. At its April 7 meeting, the Township Committee voted to release $477,000 of maintenance bonds filed by K. Hovnanian for the development of…
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New dog training facility to open in Upper Freehold
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT UPPER FREEHOLD — The township’s Zoning Board gave the go-ahead for the opening of a new dog-training facility on Arneytown-Hornerstown Road. David and Terri Kerr, of 128 Arneytown-Hornerstown Road, needed two bulk variances in order to open Up Front Training Center. The Kerrs…
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Ordinance on facades discussed
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Officials discussed establishing an architectural review committee last week. Establishing an architectural review committee would help the township’s Economic Development Committee (EDC), the Planning Board and Township Planner Mark Remsa come up with a facade ordinance by the end of the year, said…
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Board mulls new school’s sewage options
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — At its March 23 meeting, the Board of Education voted to do soil tests for a wastewater treatment plant on the proposed middle school property. The board has a few options with regard to how it could provide wastewater treatment for the school, which…
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Another historic building demolished in Imlaystown
U.F. officials continue to discuss possibilities of preserving historic hamlet BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Another piece of historic Imlaystown no longer exists. Last year, the organization Preservation New Jersey designated Imlaystown as one of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites in the state. Even though a house on the main street…
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U.F. officials to postpone ethics reform
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee will wait to pass code-of-ethics and antinepotism ordinances. During the committee’s March 31 meeting, members disagreed on whether the township needed such ordinances. Committeeman David Horsnall said he still had the same opinion he did when the subject was brought…
