Category: Examiner News

  • Serving the community since 1818

    Hope Fire Company firefighters Brian Henry (l-r) and Rian Donoher, both of Allentown, and Trevor Raynor, of Upper Freehold, load gear into the truck during the fire company’s classic car show at Allentown High School on Aug. 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Despite protest, U.F. zones for 85 units adjacent to Allentown

    Housing would help township fulfill COAH obligation BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Upper Freehold Township officials amended land-use regulations for a housing development on its border withAllentown despite opposition from the borough. The ordinance, which passed in a 2-1 vote at the Aug. 4 Township Committee meeting, will help the township satisfy its Council on Affordable…

  • U.F. receives over $10K for hosting Freedom Fest Fair

    Organizer claims neighboring residents’ opposition hindered event’s revenue BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Upper Freehold Township received $10,270 for hosting the Freedom Fest State Fair at Reed Park. The township rented the property along Route 526 to fair organizers for six days in July in exchange for $10,000 or 20 percent of the event’s net proceeds,…

  • AHS student learns protecting the planet starts at home

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Top: Millstone’s Barry Hogan helps Earthwatch Institute scientists collect diamondback turtles from Barnegat Bay for research. Left: A diamondback terrapin that has had its shell notched for tracking moves through the wetlands. Above: Hogan wades through the bay toward nets set to trap diamondback turtles. Thinking about glacier melt, deforestation…

  • Old farm machinery helps new 4-H Club learn about mechanics

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer George, 15, and Renee, 13, Stillwell (l-r) and Erin Wikoff, 11, of Allentown, had the 1953 Ford tractor that their 4-H Club The Rusty Bolts has been restoring on display at Hope Fire Company’s classic car show at Allentown High School on Aug. 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN UPPER FREEHOLD — A…

  • Allentown family remembers late son who was a star athlete

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP The late David Bachner, whose family now resides in Allentown, is remembered as a star pitcher for West Windsor-Plainsboro North High School’s baseball team. He set three school records before passing away at the age of 18 in 2009. ALLENTOWN — David Jordan Bachner was 18 years old when he died of…

  • Annual walk to raise awareness of food allergy

    More than 1,500 walkers are expected at Long Branch boardwalk Sept. 18 LONG BRANCH — As any parent knows, life with children is a balancing act between worrying for their safety and setting them free to grow and meet new challenges. For parents of children with food allergies, that balancing act is even more pronounced.…

  • State puts operation of Cream Ridge Golf Course out for bid

    Mandatory bidders meeting will be held at golf course Aug. 23, with proposals due Sept. 21 UPPER FREEHOLD — The state seeks proposals for the private management and operation of the Cream Ridge Golf Course. Interested parties must submit their proposals to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) by Sept. 21. A mandatory…

  • UFRSD sells former school in Imlaystown for $265,000

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Drug Abuse Resistance Education New Jersey (DARE NJ) is set to purchase a former school building on Davis Station Road. The Upper Freehold Regional School District expects to close the sale of the property in two weeks. Located at 202 Davis Station Road, the building has not been…