Category: Examiner News

  • Bids are being sought for RVP Sand improvements

    Staff Writer By linda denicola MILLSTONE — Residents of the RVP Sand development will soon see long-awaited improvements to their development. The Township Committee last week authorized the engineer to seek bids on road improvements, drainage and other improvements at the upscale development. The township is committed to correcting long-standing problems in the development located…

  • Regional budget set for voters

    Correspondent BY CHARLETTE SAUSE ALLENTOWN — The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education approved a $20,590,000 budget for 2002-2003 at last week’s public hearing. School Superintendent Dr. Robert J. Connelly and Business Administrator/ Board Secretary Viola A. Yosifon presented the budget to school board members and an audience consisting of one resident of the district,…

  • Questions raised about closed-door discussions Pfefferkorn says some items should be discussed in public

    Staff Writer By linda denicola Questions raised about closed-door discussions Pfefferkorn says some items should be discussed in public MILLSTONE — By a 4-1 vote, the Township Committee agreed on March 20 to a slight amendment to the ordinance that governs their meeting procedures. The ordinance was amended to include the sentence: "The township clerk,…

  • Board adopts master plan review report Upper Freehold panel skirts planner’s recommendation to rezone from two to four acres

    Correspondent By ruth calia stives Board adopts master plan review report Upper Freehold panel skirts planner’s recommendation to rezone from two to four acres A capacity crowd attended last week’s Upper Freehold Planning Board hearings concerning the re-examination of the master plan. The primary issue centered on recommendations made last summer by Township Planner Richard…

  • 5 vying for 3 seats on Millstone board Three incumbents hoping to hold onto their seats

    Staff Writer By ruth calia Stives 5 vying for 3 seats on Millstone board Three incumbents hoping to hold onto their seats MILLSTONE — Improving the present send-receive relationship with the Upper Freehold Regional School District is an important issue in the upcoming April 16 school board race in which three incumbents and two newcomers…

  • Allentown Boro completes resource inventory

    Recommendations include a build-out impact study with Millstone, U.F. By linda denicola Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The borough’s Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) has been completed and was presented to the Borough Council last week. Authorized by the Environmental Commission, and prepared by Princeton Hydro, LLC, of Lambertville, it is an environmental planning tool designed to…

  • U.F. tax to rise penny to 18.9¢

    U.F. tax to rise penny to 18.9¢ Proposed 2002 budget is up $441,800 to $4.8 million By linda denicola Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents will see their first municipal tax increase in six years, if the 2002 budget is adopted as introduced. The total proposed budget is $4,795,500, up 10 percent from 2001, and…

  • Framing a new way of life Colombian woman and her husband find joy in Allentown

    Correspondent By jane meggitt Framing a new way of life Colombian woman and her husband find joy in Allentown FARRAH MAFFAI New Allentown shop owner Cecilia Simmins displays handcrafted icons from her native Colombia. The new proprietors of the Allentown Art and Frame Shop are enthusiastic about their new business, their town and each other.…

  • Three running for two U.F. regional board slots

    Three running for two U.F. regional board slots Incumbent Donald Lilley is unopposed for one Allentown seat By ruth calia Stives Staff Writer In the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education race, three people are running for two Upper Freehold seats, while in Allentown, an incumbent is running unopposed. The main issues in the district…