Category: Examiner News

  • N.J. historic trust delivers $134K to Allentown library

    Staff Writer By Mark Rosman ALLENTOWN — A restoration project planned for the Allentown Public Library has gotten a big boost from the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund. Representatives of the Allentown Public Library Association were notified last week that a grant of $134,000 will be coming their way to be used for exterior…

  • Rate change part of Verizon proposal

    Staff Writer  By lindsey siegle Staff Writer   Verizon’s proposal to change its rate structure in New Jersey is not all things to all people. It isn’t even the same thing to different people. According to Verizon, which was created in June by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, the proposal is about convenience…

  • Soccer game

    Allentown’s Kitty Jakubowski (l) beats West Windsor-Plainsboro South’s Sara Williams to the ball during a Sept. 13 soccer match. The Redbirds fell, 7-0. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • Actions at traffic stop focus of latest hearing

    Staff Writer By Bob Fleming Actions at traffic stop focus of latest hearing ALLENTOWN — It appears unlikely that suspended Allentown Patrolman Phil Schirmer — locked in a labor dispute with borough officials — will know anytime soon what his employment status with the borough will be. Testimony continued on Sept. 13 at the most…

  • Back to school

    In visits that put them in touch with the state’s future leaders, New Jersey legislators went "back to school" on Sept. 15. Here, Assemblyman Joseph R Malone III (R-30) visits the Roosevelt Public School to discuss state government with fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders. JERRY WOLKOWITZ

  • First steps taken on schools’ future

    By louis c. hochman Staff Writer   SSchool and municipal officials from four towns joined together for the first time this month to examine the question of school regionalization. Officials from Millstone Township, Roosevelt, Allentown and Upper Freehold Township met at the Upper Freehold Regional School District complex in Allentown for the first meeting of…

  • Nov. 4 Roosevelt Arts Project event to feature work of author-playwright

    Staff Writer  By Bob Fleming Nov. 4 Roosevelt Arts Project event to feature work of author-playwright Staff Writer   ROOSEVELT — Local talent will be featured when the Roosevelt Arts Project presents an evening of entertainment in the fall, showcasing the work of Roosevelt resident Judith McNally. Micrologues, a collection of short dialogues and mini-plays…

  • Route 33 office building proposed

    MILLSTONE — The zoning board will hear an application for a new office building along eastbound Route 33. Attorney Kenneth Pape will represent Showplace Office Park I, L.L.C., at the Sept. 18 meeting of the zoning board. Showplace Office Park wants to make a 156,820-square-foot property home to a new office building. Office buildings are…

  • Millstone may split duties of town’s historic board

    Millstone may split duties of town’s historic board By louis c. hochman Staff Writer MILLSTONE — In the near future, there could be twice as much focus on Millstone’s past. The Township Commit-tee is considering the possibility of creating a Historic Heritage Council to supplement Millstone’s existing Historic Preservation Commission. Historic Preservation Commission Chairwoman Doreen…