Category: Examiner News

  • County 9/11 memorial committee formed

    By gloria stravelliStaff Writer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer A committee of Monmouth County residents has taken up the task of envisioning a county memorial to the events and victims of Sept. 11. The Monmouth County Sept. 11 Memorial Committee will be responsible for developing the model for an appropriate memorial to serve as a…

  • Official wants a vote on open space tax reduction

    Attorney says thattownship can lower the rate without a referendum By alison granitoStaff Writer Attorney says that township can lower the rate without a referendum By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Township Committee continues to debate whether or not the decision to reduce the open space tax should be put on November’s ballot…

  • County issues update on West Nile virus

    County issues update on West Nile virus As the mosquito season enters the peak period for West Nile virus activity, the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission is urging residents to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites. "Our mosquito surveillance shows that West Nile virus amplification in the bird-mosquito cycle is beginning to accelerate," said…

  • Original owner returns to reopen Cabin restaurant

    Route 33 restaurantowner plans to be backin business Aug. 20 Original owner returns to reopen Cabin restaurant Route 33 restaurant owner plans to be back JERRY WOLKOWITZ Rod Cunliffe, owner of the Cabin restaurant, Howell, takes a break from reconstructing the restaurant Friday. The eatery had been destroyed by a fire in June 2000. in…

  • School officials choose top contender for school site

    Millstone officialsestimate that town could provide$2.5 million in aid By alison granitoStaff Writer Millstone officials estimate that town could provide $2.5 million in aid By alison granito Staff Writer Millstone Township school officials have set their sights on land to build a new school, and came before the Township Committee last week to ask for…

  • Couple complains about Chambers Road conditions

    Residents say roadwayis too narrow, poseshazards to driversCorrespondent By jane meggitt Residents say roadway is too narrow, poses hazards to drivers Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Chambers Road residents Randy and Alice Bean came before the Township Committee last week to voice their concerns about their road and the township’s plan for improving it. Randy Bean…

  • Committee rejects bids on recreation complex work

    Soccer complexdedicated;volleyball and tennis courts plannedCorrespondent By Jane meggitt Soccer complex dedicated; volleyball and tennis courts planned Correspondent The Upper Freehold Township Committee rejected bids on the Byron Johnson Recreation Area last week. A resolution to send out for new bids was also approved. According to Deputy Mayor William Miscoski, "The final bids on Byron…

  • Everything is peachy at fruit research center

    Rutgers facility wants to help advance the position of N.J. peach growers JERRY WOLKOWITZ Joseph C. Goffreda, director of the Rutgers Fruit Research Center in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, cuts into a freshly picked peach grown in the center’s orchards. Rutgers facility wants to help advance the position of N.J. peach growers…

  • Battlefield dig reveals artifacts

    Brookdale Community College students and volunteers unearth treasures from the past during an archaeological field school at Monmouth Battlefield, Manalapan. MANALAPAN — Brookdale Community College students and volunteers led by Dr. Barbara Jones unearthed significant finds during their weeklong historical archaeological field school at Monmouth Battlefield from July 22-27. The group worked in conjunction with…