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Council aims to get over-the-hill sewer plant over the hump
Borough officials approve measures to keep sewer plant running BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The borough’s wastewater treatment plant is showing its age. At the March 27 Borough Council meeting, the governing body approved three resolutions relating to the sewer plant, which is undergoing upgrades over time. “You have an aging plant that…
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Off to see the Wizard
Delany Bogusz portrays Glinda and Grace Dawson portrays Dorothy during the Millstone Township Community Education production of “The Wizard of Oz” on March 23. In the March 29 edition of the Examiner, Grace Dawson was wrongly identified as Kaitlyn Bergen. SCOTT FRIEDMAN
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Garden center seeks variances for Millstone property
Complex Zoning Board application process restarted from 2007 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — An applicant hoping to bring a garden center to the township is back before the Zoning Board. In 2007, CKV Realty received a use variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a garden center on a 53-acre parcel on Burnt…
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Zoning Board OKs resident downing trees for safety
Resident able to circumvent ordinance due to safety concerns BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously agreed at its March 28 meeting to allow a homeowner to remove trees on steep slopes on his property for safety reasons. Ronald Gesualdo told the board that he grew up in the township…
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Cemetery bench to memorialize young deceased in Roosevelt
Resident looks to secure headstone for veteran buried there BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — The children who grew up in the borough but died before reaching adulthood may be memorialized by a bench in the town’s cemetery. At the March 26 Borough Council meeting, Councilman Ralph Warnick said several residents are working to raise…
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Changing tides: Resurgence of Quilter’s Cottage after dreams washed away
Allentown shop to make a comeback following devastating flood damage BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Janet Tafrow, who owns the Quilter’s Cottage along with her husband, Denny, lays out a piece of fabric at the shop March 30 as they prepare to reopen. A twist on an old saying commands, “When life hands you scraps,…
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Upper Freehold Regional School District board OKs school tab
Budget to bring 2 percent tax levy increase for residents in Upper Freehold, Allentown BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District’s (UFRSD’s) Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the 2012-13 school budget at a hearing March 28. “We really believe that we’ve worked hard to provide a high-quality education at…
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Damming evidence in Roosevelt’s streams
Officials consider options for clearing borough waterways BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Maybe horses will have to come to the rescue. At the March 26 Roosevelt Borough Council meeting, Councilman Tom Curry reported that contrary to what the governing body previously assumed, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) did not clear the logs and other…
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Janet (l) and Denny Tafrow, owners of the Quilter’s Cottage, organize some of the items for sale at the shop’s new location, one door over from where it once stood behind Allentown’s Old Mill. The couple is preparing to reopen their shop after severe flooding in August destroyed much of their original building and inventory.…
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