Category: Examiner News
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Trucks will bring gray water into Roosevelt
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — The $50,000 a year the borough could make treating gray water could come at an environmental cost. Although borough officials said Roosevelt will get $21 per 1,000 gallons of gray water treated at the sewage plant during a special meeting on Feb. 7, residents…
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Septic issues could flush town’s future
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The fate of Imlaystown hangs in the balance of what officials discussed at several township meetings last week. Since Preservation New Jersey, a statewide private membership-supported historic preservation organization, placed Imlaystown on its list last year of New Jersey’s 10 Most Endangered Historic…
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Equine board honors horse park volunteer
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Dr. S. Perrine Dey has been named Horseperson of the Year for the second time. The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board (EAB) honored Dey at the board’s annual dinner, held Jan. 29 at the Freehold Gardens Hotel in Freehold Township. Dey, who serves…
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Cty. dept. reports solid economic growth
Monmouth County was named a nation leader in job growth and nonresidential development, according to the Monmouth County Department of Economic Development and Tourism. The county’s nonresidential construction totaled $34,311,681 in the fourth quarter of 2004, marking the 12th straight quarter of $30 million-plus growth. That makes Monmouth County one of the fastest-growing and most…
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Quick trip turns into a $257 shopping spree
Lori C linch Are We There Yet? If I hadn’t needed both groceries and toiletries at the same time, I would never have ended up in a super center in the first place. That’s for stinking sure. But we all know what happens when the milk runs dry and the kids are forced to use…
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Four students have solution for pollution
St. Dominic BY JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer BY JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writer BRICK — Four students from St. Dominic’s School are on a mission. Carly De La Hoz, Nicole Del Bene, Dominick Liberatore and Jessica Lichnowski were selected last fall to compete in the U.S. Army’s eCYBERMISSION. The program is a free, Web-based science, math and…
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Upper Freehold officials appoint new twp. planner
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee appointed a new planner at its Feb. 3 meeting. Mark Remsa, whose offices are in Mount Laurel, will replace longtime Township Planner Richard Coppola, who resigned in December. Both the governing body and the Planning Board held interviews for the…
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Upper Freehold adopts new code of conduct
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee adopted new guidelines Feb. 3 for how it conducts business at meetings. Committee members unanimously voted to adopt the measure that aims to keep township meetings short and to the point. Under the new provisions, officials won’t entertain new business…
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Local man designs home to ‘work with nature’
Homeowner says building a southern-facing home saves energy, BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Nick Bryson stands in front of his Upper Freehold home. He recycled the wood foundation from Fort Dix to create a home that doesn’t need a source of heat to keep it warm. Nick Bryson…
