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      February 19, 2009  RSS feed

      Saving lives, one dog at a time
      Roosevelt home to new animal rescue group
      Three southern belles need a new home. Dutchess, Calie and Annie, three dogs that the Roosevelt-based All 4 the Dogs Rescue saved from southern animal shelters that have euthanasia rates as high as 80 percent, are up for adoption. More...
      Millstone's first school budget draft is over cap
      Cuts proposed with more to come
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      Adraft of the 2009 budget for the school district was unveiled at the Feb. 9 Millstone Township Board of Education meeting. Board President Thomas Foley said there are still many unknowns, including whether state aid will be flat or decreased this year. More...

      Pay at the pump
      Borough starts charging fire company for water use
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      ALLENTOWN — For the first time in its history, Hope Fire Company received a water bill from the borough, making fire officials unhappy and frustrated. Fire company Chief Brad Carter and administrative officers Steve Gomba and Jeremy Wikoff, all Allentown residents, attended the Feb. 10 Borough Council meeting to voice their concerns. More...


      U.F. and Allentown at odds over fire services
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD — In all the time that Township Committeewoman Lori Horsnall Mount has been involved with the Hope Fire Company, she has never seen it billed for water use. Mount mentioned that she has worked with the fire company since the 1970s during the Feb. 5 Township Committee. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Millstone MOMS Club to meet March 12
      The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its next monthly meeting 10 a.m. March 12. The group will be discussing low- or no-cost monthly calendar activities for all age groups, ranging from newborns and up. Children are always welcome. More...
      • Pastor to talk about experiences in Africa
      • Women's group planning gift auction
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       Letters
      • Roadsides should remain free of trash, debris
      New Jersey is a beautiful state. It has hills, ocean, woods, trails, beaches and so much more to offer a wonderful lifestyle to residents and visitors alike. With so much beauty, it is sad indeed to witness New Jersey's lack of attention to keeping its roadsides and drainage ditches clear of trash and debris. More...
      • Some veterinary schools have no compassion
      • Sen. Beck's column misleads, offers no solution to COAH issues
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       Editorials
      • article has image Be careful what you seek to improve upon
      Iwonder what the mavens at the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) who came up with the latest round of affordable housing numbers are thinking today. Perhaps it is something on the order of, "We could not have come up with a more awful plan at this time in America's history if we tried. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Even the best ideas can have unintended consequences
      I've written before about the law of unintended consequences, that whole thing where a butterfly flaps its wings in South America, and that minor disturbance sets off a chain reaction that ultimately results in a tsunami in Borneo. More...
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       Schools
      • article has image A slippery success for the schools
      Second annual Sno-Ball tourney raises over $5,000
      Two inches of snow had local softball players slip-sliding into home plate Feb. 9. Although they hoped to play in the powdery white stuff last year, players in the first-ever Sno-Ball Softball Tournament didn't get a chance due to the unseasonably warm and dry winter. More...
      • Millstone wonders if this will be the year
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       Sports
      • article has image Greater Mercer County Tournament champs
      Millstone Middle School wrestlers finish stellar year
      The Millstone Township Middle School wrestling team has finished its 2009 season as county champs. When featured in the Examiner earlier this year, the team was already well on its way to a stellar season. More...
      • Racing to return to Wall Township
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