Category: Examiner News

  • Millstone board wary of changes to plan

    Board expects to seeordinance again after committee discussion By alison granitoStaff Writer Board expects to see ordinance again after committee discussion By alison granito Staff Writer Although some members expect it to come back their way in the near future, the Millstone Planning Board voted to send a controversial zoning ordinance back to the Township…

  • 400 years reflected in 57 poems

    Three-year project providesportrait of county By Gloria stravelliStaff Writer Three-year project provides portrait of county’s rich history By Gloria stravelli Staff Writer Chris Kelly Joseph Szostak looks over Monmouth County: A Poetic Portrait 1602-2001, featuring works by more than two dozen Monmouth County poets. He was just a boy pressed into service with the New…

  • Historian examines the legend of Molly Pitcher

    By jane meggittStaff Writer Historian examines the legend of Molly Pitcher By jane meggitt Staff Writer David Martin ALLENTOWN — She is one of the Revolutionary War’s most famous women and a local legend, but did she really exist? The answer, according to David Martin, is a definite "maybe." Martin, a Latin teacher at The…

  • U.F. board to weigh zoning alternatives

    Cluster option, bonuslots among measureson the table By jane meggittStaff Writer Cluster option, bonus lots among measures on the table By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Alternative measures may be the key to finally achieving a new master plan, according to township Planning Board officials. Township Planner Richard Coppola presented members of the…

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    JEFF GRANIT Millstone defenders chase a North Brunswick player during the first lacrosse game at Millstone’s new Wagner Farm Park. The park, which officially opened Sunday, contains several playing fields and a playground.

  • Family proud of son’s effort in Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Dad supports troops, Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Tanner III, Jackson, has been deployed in the Middle East since March 29. but doesn’t believe U.S. should be fighting in Iraq By clare MARie celano Staff Writer JACKSON — Robert Tanner could have given his parents no greater gift. While sitting glued to the television set permanently…

  • Planners approve 11 homes on Route 526

    By alison granitoStaff Writer Planners approve 11 homes on Route 526 By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The owners of a farm on Route 526 got the green light to build 11 homes on the site. They also told officials that more property across the street is in the pipeline for development. At last…

  • Millstone board, union await report

    Officials hopefact-finding process will conclude soon By alison granitoStaff Writer Officials hope fact-finding process will conclude soon By alison granito Staff Writer After more than a year, officials on both sides of the coin hope the tense negotiations process will soon end with a contract in place. Members of the Millstone Township Education Association (MTEA),…

  • U.F. planners approve 41 houses on Rt. 539

    Development will be on 95-acre portion ofReed By jane meggittStaff Writer U.F. planners approve 41 houses on Rt. 539 Development will be on 95-acre portion of Reed’s sod farm By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Although houses are planned on the site of a working township sod farm, nearly half the property may…