Category: Examiner News

By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee has approved liquor license renewals for three Upper Freehold Township establishments. The committee approved license renewals for Senilline Inc., the Happy Apple Inn and Shree Guru Corporation Inc. during a meeting July 9. Senilline was issued a 2015-16 license for the Gambler Ridge Golf…

REGIONAL INTEREST By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MONROE – Two indoor gun ranges are in the process of being built in Monroe Township. One of the new facilities will also sell firearms. The owners of both facilities — the Union Hill Gun Club and Recoil N.J. — have received the required municipal approvals to proceed…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Pat Butch, who is a member of the Millstone Township Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council, has started an application process that could result in the receipt of funds to be used for repairs and maintenance on the historic Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church, Route 524. The township owns the…

REGIONAL INTEREST By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – A proposed development mixing retail uses with 900 apartments is off the table in Manalapan. At a special meeting of the Township Committee held June 29 at Manalapan High School, municipal officials said a development proposal put forth by Cardinale Enterprises several months ago will not…

REGIONAL INTEREST By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer For many families, summer is the time for reunions and gatherings that bring generations together. It is a time to reflect on the ties that bind a family. Those ties, or roots, make up a family’s genealogy. “Genealogy is much more than just names and dates of your…

By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer Emily Zuppa ALLENTOWN — For many children, turning 11 means playing games, receiving new clothes and eating birthday cake. For Emily Zuppa, turning 11 meant she had another chance to help someone who is battling cancer. For the third time in her young life, Emily donated more than 8 inches…

TOP PICK There will be something for everybody to enjoy at the 41st annual Monmouth County Fair, which will take place July 22-24 from 5-11 p.m., July 25 from 3-11 p.m. and July 26 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the East Freehold Showgrounds, 1500 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. New rides will be provided…

By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Chris Vecere, a volunteer tutor with Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, chats with students during an ESL conversation group at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury on July 15. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Navigating through everyday life involves innumerable small tasks that many take for granted. Signing forms,…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Court is back in session in Plumsted Township after a shared services agreement with Allentown was created to handle the judicial needs of both municipalities. Several months after officials in both towns approved the agreement, Plumsted has a full-time court administrator in place and Allentown has a venue for its…