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Farm day worker charged with sexual assault of child
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A 32-year-old illegal immigrant from Guatemala who worked at a local farm is in the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold Township, charged with allegedly raping a girl under 10 years of age. According to Detective Stephen Urbanski of the New Jersey State Police, Elias Santos, who admitted…
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Millstone planners OK special meeting for solar farm project
Error in published notice put project at risk to meet deadline for federal funds BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Enough members of the Planning Board to ensure a quorum agreed to attend a special meeting Dec. 22 so that the developer of a solar energy farm can have the application for preliminary and final…
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‘Homeward Bound’: 12 months of heartwarming stories
MCSPCA calendar raises funds for shelter BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Kim Ruane’s 2-year-old purebred Maltese, Lilly, is the proverbial lucky dog. She was once confined to a cage in a home that housed 82 other animals, her white coat discolored and matted to her skin as a result of being forced to live in…
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Duck and cover, because Sarah’s locked and loaded
CODA GREG BEAN Although some of my critics won’t believe it, there is no political agenda at work when I make this bold statement: As a hunter, Sarah Palin is a greater menace in the field than Dick Cheney. And I have a feeling that real hunters among my readership will back me up on…
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for the record •••
The article “PTO funds provide technology to budgetstrapped elementary school” in the Dec. 9 edition of the Examiner should have stated that Jean Mardaga is the former president of the PTO. Silvia Dimino serves as the group’s current president, and her administration has implemented many new fundraisers, such as the holiday bazaar, this year.
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Millstone planners debate access to Prodelin Way site
Fear connecting site to adjacent plaza would put day care children in harm’s way BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Millstone Planning Board members told the applicant of a proposed Prodelin Way site that they want their own traffic consultant to weigh in with options and recommendations for access in and out of the property, which fronts…
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Area mothers teach children about the spirit of giving
MOMS club provides gifts to families in need, holiday cheer for residents at rest home BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone and Roosevelt mothers are taking care of others this winter. Members of the Moms Offering Moms Support (MOMS) Club of Millstone Township purchased clothing as well as wish-list items, such as toys, electronics and…
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Program on Dec. 21 will review cultures
The Brandeis University National Women’s Committee (BUNWC) Tri-County Chapter will feature the program, “Cross Cultural Comparison: The Latino World and Ours,” at its general meeting to be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Robbinsville Branch Library, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Michael Aaron Rockland, a professor of American Studies at Rutgers University, will present…
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