Category: Examiner News

  • Freehold sticking with plan to close work zone

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Representatives from an area citizens group fighting for immigrants’ rights appeared at a Borough Council meeting in Freehold Borough for the second time on Dec. 15. This time Mayor Michael Wilson was in attendance, and as they say, "the gloves were off." Members of…

  • Immigration situation lights hot public debate

    Meeting in Freeholdlets many state viewson volatile issue BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Immigration situation lights hot public debate Meeting in Freehold lets many state views on volatile issue BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Meeting in Freehold lets many state views on volatile issue BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer They came from different…

  • Zoners weigh decision on Route 33 mosque

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment may vote tomorrow night on the Turkish-American Community Center’s application to build a mosque at its Route 33 property. At a recent zoning board meeting, attorney Charles Parker of Freehold Township, representing the applicant, said his client…

  • Keeping the pot boiling for more than a century

    BY SANDI CARPELLOStaff Writer BY SANDI CARPELLO Staff Writer RED BANK — For Salvation Army veteran Tammy Briggs, bell ringing is an art form. "It’s all the wrist," said Briggs, who manned the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettle at the Middletown Stop and Shop during last Saturday’s snowstorm. "You use your wrist because you’re standing outside…

  • Rte. 537 shopping center up for planners’ approval

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A public hearing on a proposal to build a 400,000-square-foot shopping center on the eastbound side of Route 537 near the Route 33 bypass will continue on Dec. 18. The site is about a half-mile east of Stillwells Corner Road. Freehold JV Properties,…

  • New businesses on the way in Upper Freehold

    BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The Planning Board has granted preliminary approval to a commercial subdivision that will bring more ratables into the township. Developers Douglas Walsh and Eugene Paul plan to build an 11-lot subdivision on 30 acres at the intersection of routes 43 and 524, the…

  • School officials plan to expand student programs

    BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer School officials plan to expand student programs BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Regional school district officials want to expand the high school senior practicum program to include more online college courses or classes at schools such as Rider University, Lawrenceville, and The College of New Jersey, Ewing. "We…

  • School referendum possible in 2004

    U.F. elementaryand middle schoolpopulation soaring BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer U.F. elementary and middle school population soaring BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Upper Freehold school officials are considering holding a building referendum in fall 2004, in an effort to cope with burgeoning enrollment at both the elementary and middle schools, Superintendent Robert Connelly said. Demographic studies show that…

  • Planning Board agrees to major subdivision

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Planning Board has granted final approval to a nine-lot major subdivision at the northeast corner of Stagecoach and Stillhouse roads. The Paddocks at Millstone will consist of nine homes on the 24.9 acre site, which is located in the township’s R130 zone. The…