Category: Examiner News

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Gerard Heininger, 13, Jackson, hunts for the perfect tree at the Noreika Christmas tree farm, Millstone.

  • Study outlines problems with Route 537 corridor

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP — Results of a study of the Route 537 corridor will come as no surprise to those who travel on the county roadway — traffic is bad, and it’s going to get worse. "We knew that traffic was going to increase," said Matthew Sumpter,…

  • 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…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Trying to keep up with their fellow carolers, two youngsters concentrate on a music sheet during the Allentown holiday kick-off Sunday.

  • Committee considers or­dinance to protect trees

    Resident: Rules neededto stop developersfrom clear-cutting trees BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Resident: Rules needed to stop developers from clear-cutting trees BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee is looking to Monroe as it discusses a new tree ordinance. The committee discussed using a Monroe Township tree ordinance as a guide to…