Category: Examiner News

  • Dedication key to success of young musical prodigy 8-year-old has already re­ceived numerous honors for her talent

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Dedication key to success of young musical prodigy 8-year-old has already re­ceived numerous honors for her talent By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Veronica Yankowski Katelyn Tran, 8, of Jackson credits her supportive family and piano teacher for her success at a young age. Eight-year-old Katelyn Tran of Jackson is a little…

  • Sinkhole shuts Rt. 539 to traffic in Allentown

    Downtown businessowners say road closure minor inconvenience By jane meggittStaff Writer Sinkhole shuts Rt. 539 to traffic in Allentown Downtown business owners say road closure minor inconvenience By jane meggitt Staff Writer PHOTOSBY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Route 539 in Allentown remained closed after a sinkhole opened in the roadway. The severe winter weather is thought to…

  • Legal fees may prompt spike in borough taxes

    Officials concernedabout governor By jane meggittStaff Writer Officials concerned about governor’s decision to cut funds for arts By jane meggitt Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — If it is necessary for the borough to continue the legal fight to stop a national developer from building in town, residents may see an increase in their tax bills. At…

  • District sets sights on Waters tract

    Developer currently holds contract, wants to build homes on nursery site By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer Waters Nursery, a 160-acre property between Roberts and Baird roads, may be the site of Millstone’s new middle school. According to attorney Gregg Pesciotta, Freehold, his client has received a letter from the Millstone Board…

  • Planners OK houses on Roberts Road tract

    Builder holds contract on property; school board expressed interest in site By alison granitoStaff Writer Planners OK houses on Roberts Road tract Builder holds contract on property; school board expressed interest in site By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Although a developer currently holds a contract to purchase the Waters Nursery property, the Board…

  • Millstone board wants BIG map to stay red

    By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Planning Board offi­cials want the township to become a red-light district — at least when it comes to the guidelines for development depicted on the state’s Blueprint for Intelligent Growth, or BIG, map. At last week’s board meeting, Township Engineer Gordon Milnes ex­plained that…

  • Builder files lawsuit against township

    Lawsuit says restriction cited in Planning Board decision non-existent By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A set of missing Planning Board records from 1980 are at the center of a lawsuit recently filed against the township and the Planning Board by a local developer. In December, the board unanimously rejected…

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    JEFF GRANIT During dinosaur day at the Millstone Community Center Monday, local preschooler Jake Silverberg throws a bean bag through the dinosaur’s mouth while Nick San Nicole (l) and Anthony Plumhino wait their turn. The event was organized as part of the township’s Community Education Program.

  • Sculptor finds freedom, chance to pursue her passion

    Ignoring family By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Ignoring family’s advice to choose practical career proved wise decision By Joyce Blay Staff Writer PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Mira Welnowska works on a sculpture in the art studio of her Jackson home. Welnowska, a native of Poland, immigrated to the United States in 1977. Mira Welnowska is a…