Category: Examiner News
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Upper Freehold hosts Olympic trials
BY JANE MEGGITT & TARA PETERSENStaff Writers PHOTOSBY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Clockwise from top left – Jan Thompson, of Virginia, rides Task Force during the dressage competition for the 2004 Olympic Games Eventing team trials at the Horse Park of New Jersey last week. Amy Tryon, of Washington, rides Poggio II. Kim Severson, of Virginia,…
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Writers’ group accepting stories for annual contest
Writers’ group accepting stories for annual contest The Garden State Horror Writers is accepting entries for its 12th annual short story contest. This year’s contest has no specific theme, but entries must contain no more than 2,500 words. Entries may be submitted by e-mail or regular mail, and can be any genre, including horror, science…
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Community alliance will host golf outing at Cream Ridge
BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Community alliance will host golf outing at Cream Ridge BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The annual golf outing that raises funds for the Freehold Community Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is about to tee off. The fund-raiser will be held on July 19 at the Cream…
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Local woman prepares for breast cancer walk
Three-day event fromNYC to Jersey City willaid Komen Foundation BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Local woman prepares for breast cancer walk Three-day event from NYC to Jersey City will aid Komen Foundation BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Lori Bader is no stranger to walking for a cause. She has walked miles and miles…
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Form and function taught with Grace
BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer LINDA DENICOLA Phyllis Rosser and art teacher Grace Graupe-Pillard at the Thompson Park Craft Center in Middletown during a recent class. In the long, low-slung arts and crafts building at Thompson Park in Middletown, artist Grace Graupe-Pillard holds what she calls "my little school." Her little…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Franky Garris Gomes, 9, picks out a fishing pole to go fishing at the Black Bear Lake Camp in Millstone Monday.
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Millstone’s traffic woes on the rise
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The recent realignment of Prodelin Way and Perrineville Road has done nothing to eliminate a serious traffic problem, a resident told the Township Committee at the July 7 meeting. Resident Max Scholar said there are problems with speeding, blind spots and enforcement. "Cars are…
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Full Democratic ticket will face GOP in fall
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Full Democratic ticket will face GOP in fall BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Another candidate will be vying for one of the two seats on the Township Committee this fall. Christopher Berzinski, 38, of Jonathan Holmes Road, will be running on the Democratic ticket with Robert Faber. They…
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Officials limit ATVs to larger properties
BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Officials plan to restrict where, when and how all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can be operated. The Township Committee introduced the ordinance regulating ATVs, dirt bikes and go-carts within the township at its July 7 meeting. The move is in response to numerous complaints from area…
