Category: Examiner News

  • Public invited to take a look inside Millstone school board

    Session is scheduledfor 7 p.m. today inmiddle school library By alison granitoStaff Writer Session is scheduled for 7 p.m. today in middle school library By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Millstone Board of Education currently has several important issues on its plate. In an effort to reach out to the community and explain…

  • U.F. expresses support for county’s open space vote

    Resident continues to express concern about warehouse development By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee passed a resolution at last week’s meeting supporting a nonbinding Monmouth County referendum on open space and preservation. The resolution noted that the population of the county had increased by 11 percent…

  • Officials present planning award

    By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township received the Monmouth County Planning Board’s 2002 Merit Award recently, officials announced at last week’s Township Committee meeting. Township Administrator Barbara Bascom said that, this year, the number of applications for consideration had increased, so winning the award was especially significant.…

  • Resident wants township to cite display violators

    By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A member of the Planning Board asked the township to crack down on violators of the borough’s zoning ordinance that prohibits certain outdoor displays on business and commercial property. "We all came to Millstone Township to be in an environment that represents rural character,"…

  • Allentown-U.F. society wants to preserve local village sites

    New group to focus on saving rural villages around the state By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — One longtime member of the Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society wants to make sure that rural villages, including Allentown, remain a part of New Jersey’s landscape. Betsy Poinsett, who has been a member of…

  • Preservation groups want to save vanishing rural villages

    Villages included on list of New Jersey By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — In an area rich with history, preserving sites with connections to the past remains important. Pat Huizing, executive director of Preservation New Jersey, gave a presentation on new and innovative approaches to historic preservation recently at the…

  • Activist pushing for change in consumer fraud language

    Seeks to include new home builders as parties who can be convicted By kathy barattaStaff Writer Activist pushing for change in consumer fraud language By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Tracey Kelly is out to "level the playing field between new home buyers and the developers who build their houses." Kelly, a Howell housewife…

  • Officials continue discussion of political contributions

    By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Township Committee continued its discussion of whether to place a ban on awarding township contracts for professional services to political contributors. Township Attorney Duane Davison told the committee that he had contacted Common Cause New Jersey, a group which advocates campaign-finance and political…

  • Seniors work to bring golf games up to par

    Manalapan Senior Centeroffers course at practice Manalapan Senior Center offers course at practice facility in Millstone Twp. By dave benjamin Staff Writer With their eyes on the ball, a group of Manalapan seniors are enjoying a course in which they are learning how to play golf. The course is being taught at the Hole In…