Category: Examiner News

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…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Guests of all ages stroll the grounds at the Freedom Fest State Fair on July 8. The Freedom Fest was held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township. The 2015 summer fair season will continue with the arrival of the Monmouth County Fair at the East Freehold…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer There will be something for people of all ages to enjoy at the 41st annual Monmouth County Fair. “We are gearing up for another five days of traditional family fun, along with some new highlights,” said Karen D. Jarmusz, assistant superintendent of recreation, Monmouth County Park System. The Monmouth County…

By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer Township Committee members in Upper Freehold Township are encouraging residents to voice their concerns about a proposed natural gas pipeline at a public hearing to be held by the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU). At the committee’s July 9 meeting, residents who live near Province Line Road in Upper…

More than 300 people visited Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge on June 28 as a spotlight was placed on the standardbred industry. In top photo, Dr. Patricia Hogan speaks about her work at the Hogan Equine Clinic. Guests came from near and far and had a chance to get to know the farm’s equine…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — The Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church on Route 524 was built in 1845 and has a place on the state and national registers of historic places, but it has been in a state of disrepair for as many as five years. A tarp provides some coverage where the roof needs…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Mayor Bob Kinsey is urging anyone who has information about the individuals responsible for committing vandalism at Abate Park, Charleston Spring Road, Millstone Township, to share that information with the New Jersey State Police. Kinsey made his plea at a Township Committee meeting on July 1 and reminded residents…