Category: Examiner News

  • Improvements to college savings plan announced

    Assemblyman Michael J. Arnone (R-Monmouth) has announced improvements to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST). Commented Arnone: "Now it’s an even better way for you to save for higher education." The improvements include: • Higher potential rates of return; • Scholarship opportunities of up to $1,500 for saving and attending college in New…

  • Emotions run high in wake of farm tragedy

    Staff Writer By Kathy Baratta MARIE ORTIZ Cindy Vanderbeck of Millstone Township holds up a painting of Go Super Jo, seen as a foal, prior to Saturday’s memorial service at Freehold Raceway to honor the 20 standardbred race horses killed in a Nov. 23 fire at Gaitway Farm, Manalapan. Go Super Jo, one of the…

  • Deal provides for protection of Crosswicks watershed

    Staff Writer By keith hahn Deal provides for protection of Crosswicks watershed UPPER FREEHOLD – A big step forward has been taken in the effort to keep the waters of Western Monmouth County clean. Officials of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) have signed a contract…

  • Town looks into new stop signs

    Staff Writer By brian walsh Roosevelt officials who want to create a three-way stop intersection at South Valley Road and Lake Drive appear to have run into a roadblock. Councilmen Harry Parker and John Towle requested James V. DeMuro, borough engineer, to evaluate the intersection and determine whether it is possible to install stop signs…

  • Water infrastructure needs town’s attention

    Staff Writer By brian walsh Water infrastructure needs town’s attention Concerns with the state of Roosevelt’s water facilities are continuing and may wind up costing taxpayers thousands of dollars to fix. Recent letters from the borough’s engineers and consultants to municipal officials have cited several problems with the town’s infrastructure as it pertains to the…

  • Chorale to present holiday concert

    The Shrewsbury Chorale will present the first concert of the 2000-01 season, under the baton of Stephen Michael Smith on Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 118 W. Main Street, Freehold. The concert, "Moments of Wonder," will feature settings of the Magnificat text by Johann Pachelbel and Franz Schubert, the Pachelbel…

  • Jail opens drug rehabilitation center

    Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley and county Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick announced that the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Freehold Township, has established an in-house drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation center. Oxley and Narozanick dedicated the new inmate rehabilitation center at a ceremony held at the jail on Oct. 30. The Monmouth County Residential Inpatient…

  • Allentown businesses ready to greet the holiday season

    Staff Writer By keith hahn Allentown businesses ready to greet the holiday season ALLENTOWN — Thanksgiving is traditionally a day of a feast as families and friends gather to celebrate the things for which they are thankful. On the day after Thanksgiving, the so-called "Black Friday," it’s time to get down to the business of…

  • Town presses builder to finish work

    Millstone Township officials are planning to take legal action against the builder of Regency Estates. On Nov. 22, Township Engineer Gordon Milnes told the Examiner officials are preparing litigation to be filed against Alden Development of Millstone due to "significant issues" left unfinished in the 22-home, two-street development in the vicinity of Scooter Corner near…