Category: Examiner News

  • Route 537 crash claims life of Allentown High School student

    Staff Writer By louis c. hochman A Millstone Township teen-ager died following a two-car collision June 18 on Route 537, Jackson. Ian Alspaugh, 17, of Wood-ville Road, was transported to CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, following the crash on the county highway. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 9:25 p.m. Alspaugh was a…

  • District says goodbye to staffers

    MILLSTONE – Four staff members are retiring from the Millstone Township School District this year. Jerue Irons has been a member of the Millstone Township teaching staff for 32 years. He has taught third-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade social studies and reading. He also served as principal of the Millstone Township Middle School for five…

  • Celebrate 75

    Fun and games were all part of the 75th anniversary party for Allentown High School, including this game where the object is to throw a bean bag through a hole. JERRY WOLKOWITZ Ashlee Fortsch, 7, leads the way in a sack race held during the 75th anniversary celebration of Allentown High School on June 10.…

  • 3 students hurt in bus-car accident

    MILLSTONE – A collision between a Millstone Township school bus and a resident’s vehicle left three Allentown High School students with minor injuries last week. According to a state police report, the collision occurred on Millstone Road near Barc Lane at about 7:15 a.m. June 14. The school bus, driven by Sheryl Biddle, 40, of…

  • Charges lodged after fatal crash

    State police arrested a Trenton man early Sunday morning following an accident in which two people died. Christian Piazza, 31, was taken into custody by state police at about 7 a.m. at his home. He is being held in the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, in lieu of $10,000 bail. According to state police spokesman…

  • Variance vote remains mystery

    Staff Writer By louis c. hochman Variance vote remains mystery MILLSTONE – The township engineer has yet to find any evidence that residents who live near the Hole in One Golf Center on Route 33 near Dugans Grove Road were given notice of a height variance that allowed the center to place its lights on…

  • Campgrounds are open for 2000 at area parks

    Campgrounds are open for 2000 at area parks Monmouth County Park System’s campgrounds are open for the season and will be available through Nov. 30. Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold Township, offers picnic areas, playgrounds, ball fields, a shelter building and a 17-acre lake that is open for fishing all year for largemouth bass, catfish, bluegills…

  • State adding $1 million to preservation effort

    Staff Writer By louis c. hochman Who wants to be a millionaire? Millstone Township does, so it can apply that money to open space preservation. This month, township officials received notice that Millstone will be getting its "prize" money from a state planning incentive grant. And it hasn’t even had to give a final answer.…

  • Shade tree chair wants teeth in revised ordinance

    Staff Writer By louis c. hochman MILLSTONE – Members of the Shade Tree Commission are planning to pay for a new shade tree ordinance to be drafted in the hope that a revised law will strengthen the protection available for trees in town. Commission Chairwoman Carol Nelson said it will cost about $2,000 to have…