June 24, 2004 RSS feed / Front Page

Residents bash proposed tree-cutting ordinance

Ordinance limits number of trees that could be cut down without permit
BY JANE MEGGITT
Staff Writer

A proposed tree ordinance that would limit the number of trees a homeowner can cut down each year without a permit was met with jeers and objections by most of the audience at the June 17 Upper Freehold Township Committee meeting. More...

Horse found safe after three days in woods

BY JANE MEGGITT
Staff Writer

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DWI reforms headed for full Senate consideration

BY BRYAN SABELLA
Staff Writer

In the wake of the death of a local teenager after a crash with a drunken driver with four previous convictions, bills that may crack down on repeat offenders are moving through the legislative process. More...

Board bids goodbye to principal

BY JANE MEGGITT
Staff Writer

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‘Save Imlaystown’ project picks up steam

BY JANE MEGGITT
Staff Writer

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County spending practices focus for Pringle, Morlino

Two Democrats seek
seats on freeholder
board in Nov. election
BY DICK METZGAR
Staff Writer

Jeff Pringle, 36, of Tinton Falls, and Steve Morlino, 52, of Howell, the Democrats running for two open three-year seats on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, figure this could be the year they break the Republican stranglehold on the county More...

Re-enactors set to do battle

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Letters

Committeeman’s sister offers response to ‘party line’ letter, following GOP primary

In response to Anne Haines More...

An act of kindness worth sharing

Last Saturday, while riding my horse in the Assunpink with my husband, my sister and friend, I had an accident that sent me to the emergency room. My horse spooked More...

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Opinion

Township officials in action not a pretty sight

You might think that the presence of video cameras in the Millstone Township Committee meeting room would have a chilling effect on the sometimes vituperative exchanges that take place during a typical committee meeting. More...

Your Turn

Freeholders refuse to devote more time to hunting issue
Dudley Giehl
Guest Column

I attended the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders meeting May 27 and was appalled by the manner in which this meeting was conducted by Theodore Narozanick. More...

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Business

Business Briefs

Wegmans Food Markets will give scholarships to 15 employees from the Manalapan store. The recipients are among the 1,445 people who will receive a scholarship from Wegmans for the upcoming school year. More...

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Commission appeals Zoning Board decision

Lost Road resident vows
to continue fight
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer

The Millstone Environmental Commission has filed an appeal with the Township Committee to overturn a Zoning Board decision to allow AT&T to install cellular phone antennas on an existing tower near Lost Road. More...

Photo

FARRAH MAFFAI staff Roosevelt Public School Chief School Administrator Dale Weinbach adjusts sixth-grader Casey Ward More...

Volunteers end training at county fire academy

HOWELL More...

Residents upset with additions to Brandywine

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer

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Family happy to host child from NYC

Fresh Air Fund
continues to seek
local hosts for youths
BY ANNIKA MENGISEN
Correspondent

Last year, nearly 6,000 New York City children experienced summer pastimes like roasting marshmallows over a campfire and flying kites in backyards and open fields. More...

Adoptees seek access law to provide a ‘sense of self’

BY GLORIA STRAVELLI
Staff Writer

For decades, information as basic as their mothers More...

Truck noise making life miserable for residents

BY JANE MEGGITT
Staff Writer

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Board set to vote on new math program for district

BY KRISTEN SUJKOWSKI
Staff Writer

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Bill expands duties of commission

Legislation sponsored by state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer of Plumsted that would expand the duties of the New Jersey Racing Commission to include the advocacy of the growth, development and promotion of horse racing was approved by the New Jersey Sena More...

History buffs sought for new advisory board

The Monmouth County Historical Association is looking for residents who are passionate about history, American culture and preserving Monmouth County More...

Bulletin Board

Volunteers needed for Red Cross blood services

The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross is recruiting volunteers to help work at bloodmobiles in Monmouth and Ocean counties. More...

Oh, say can you see...

FARRAH MAFFAI staff Band members David Rothfuss, Jamey Silverstein and Abigail Schwendeman play the national anthem during commencement exercises at the Roosevelt Public School on Saturday. More...

Golf fund-raiser to aid widowed mother-to-be

The LaPiere Fund will sponsor a golf outing July 16 at Gambler Ridge Golf Course, Cream Ridge. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

William "Billy" Evans

Mr. Evans, 44, of East Brunswick died June 11 at home. He was a 1978 graduate of East Brunswick High School. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, John Golla. More...

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Sports

Dixon’s Father’s Day gift is a Raceway Park win

BY TIM MORRIS
Staff Writer

Larry Dixon knows how to treat himself on Father More...

Sports Shorts

The Central Jersey Predators are a premier AAU U13 travel baseball organization that prides itself in playing baseball against the most competitive baseball teams in New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic region. More...

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