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      March 1, 2007  RSS feed

      Roosevelt artist is his studio, a factory nook filled with faces
      Jonathan Shahn to open solo show in borough March 11 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer By Jennifer Kohlhepp From behind the closed door of Jonathan Shahn's studio in the historic Roosevelt factory, a person can often hear the quiet tapping of a hammer and wedge - the artist at work on the sculptures he creates. More...
      Horses would be at heart of new U.F. development
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD - The township could be the first in the state to pioneer the use of equestrian communities. At its Feb. 20 workshop meeting, the Planning Board discussed the possibility of giving more of the township's agricultural/residential (AR) zone an equestrian community overlay. More...

      Family Friends program helps special-needs kids

      The Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey (EFNJ) will implement Family Friends, a service program established in 1984 by the National Council on the Aging (NCOA). The Family Friends program will supplement and expand the services of EFN's former program known as Helping Hands. More...


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      Jamie Walsh and Michael Thomas show off a nice-size bass caught while ice fishing at Rising Sun Tavern Lake in Millstone Township. More...


      Mayor looks beyond township's boundaries
      External TDR program could preserve township land and its equity
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD - Mayor Stephen Fleischacker has proposed transferring the township's development potential outside of its borders. The Planning Board is currently entering into its third year of trying to revise the township's master plan. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Learn pest management strategies and options
      Liz Herbert, a local horticulturist and the owner/operator of Herbaceous Borders Landscaping, will discuss strategies and options of pest management at the Allentown Garden Club's meeting on March 8. Herbert's presentation will focus on the perennial problems of destructive insects, as well as deer, rabbits, moles and voles (a type of rodent), in the home garden. More...
      • Community Education spring classes set to begin
      • Teddy Bear donations help ease ambulance rides
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       Letters
      • Resident frustrated at lack of leadership
      Readers of the Examiner had a lot to digest in last week's issue when it comes to the issue of educating our children. Unfortunately, the news wasn't at all good. More...
      • AHS coach offers thanks for special night
      • Resident notes how fire district budget went down in flames
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       Editorials
      • article has image Greg Bean
      Coda New state budget has a few small omissions My grandfather, who once worked as the administrator of a state government institution, told me about a technique used at budget time called "shooting the cocker spaniel. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      John Battagliola John L. Battagliola, 84, of Manalapan, died Feb. 12, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in New York City. Prior to retiring, Mr. Battagliola was an office manager for Linden Meyer, Long Island City, N.Y. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a communicant of Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church, Englishtown. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Indoor rock climbing comes to Morganville
      If you're tired of the gym scene, or just looking for a new physical challenge, Garden State Rocks just may have what you are looking for: rock climbing. Garden State Rocks, located at 705 Ginesi Drive in Morganville, is the area's only climbing gym, and it features state-of-the-art climbing walls as well as the structure called Boulder Island. More...
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