Category: Examiner News

  • Skating ban OK’d for some parks

    Violators could receive fines of up to $100 or 30 days community service By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Those who strap on a pair of in-line skates or push off on their skateboards at some recreation sites in the township may owe municipal court $100 if caught. Last week,…

  • Official cries foul on name of new park

    Charleston Spring Road facility designatedCharles G. Abate park By alison granitoStaff Writer Charleston Spring Road facility designated Charles G. Abate park By alison granito Staff Writer Sitting Deputy Mayor Charles G. Abate has held elected office for 30 years in Millstone. In honor of his years of service, the township’s Parks and Recreation Commission recently…

  • Millstone GOP asks Democrats to debate

    Dems say event is a possibility By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer The challenge is out there. Elias Abilheira and Nancy Grbelja, who are running for Millstone Township Committee on the Republican ticket, have asked Democrats Charles Abate and running mate David Lee to go head-to-head in a debate. According to a…

  • Senator opposes developer’s plan for Fort Hancock area

    Lautenberg says Sandy Hook property should remain in public hands By Sherry conohanStaff Writer By Sherry conohan Staff Writer Add the name of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., to the ever-growing list of opponents to the commercialization of Fort Hancock in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. Lautenberg said, during a stop…

  • U.F. officials hesitant to back tree ordinance

    Say measure createsbureaucracy, infringes on individual property rights By jane meggittStaff Writer U.F. officials hesitant to back tree ordinance Say measure creates bureaucracy, infringes on individual property rights By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township Environmental Commission presented a copy of its tree ordinance report to the Township Committee last week, but…

  • Allentown bypass forum draws a full house

    Upper Freehold residents critical, Allentown residents in support of plan By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer How people feel about the proposed westerly bypass road around Allentown seems to depend on where they live. The auditorium was full at the Allentown/Upper Freehold elementary school last week, when Monmouth County Engineer Ted Giannechini…

  • Millstone maxes out open space funding

    Officials say referendum to increase open space tax is a possibility By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — With interest in open space and farmland preservation programs on the rise, the township may have to go back to voters for an increase in the open space tax. "It appears that the…

  • Extra state aid flattens tax increase in Roosevelt

    U.S. Home lawsuit citedas reason for aid By linda denicolaStaff Writer U.S. Home lawsuit cited as reason for aid By linda denicola Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — Eight Monmouth County towns will receive extraordinary aid from the state Department of Community Affairs for 2003, and one of them is the borough. Implemented through the Division of…

  • Plus-size model shares secrets of her success

    Emme encourageswomen to be happywith their shape By clare marie celanoStaff Writer Plus-size model shares secrets of her success Emme encourages women to be happy with their shape By clare marie celano Staff Writer Plus size model Emme has spent the last 10 years trying to impress upon women the need to be happy with…