Category: Examiner News

The 29th annual New Jersey Seafood Festival will be held June 12-14 at Silver Lake Park, Ocean Avenue, Belmar. The festival will feature live entertainment, children’s activities, crafters and artisans, and a selection of fresh seafood and other delicacies. Festival hours will be 4-8 p.m. June 12, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. June 13 and 11 a.m.-6…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer New Jersey residents may have an easier time understanding where their tax dollars are being spent under new state requirements for towns to provide more concise budget summaries. Municipal governments are now required by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Division of Local Government Services to produce a userfriendly…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — The saga of the Campo and Buck mines continued at the Township Committee meeting on June 3. The three committee members in attendance voted that upon approval by the Freehold Soil Conservation District, the Campo mine on Baird Road can open and continue to operate until the receipt of…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Kerri DiSanzo said she will never forget her most recent trip to the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. DiSanzo, who teaches social studies at the Millstone Township Middle School, said she believes a recent event left an indelible mark on 180 eighth-graders who…

TOP PICK The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will present a summer wine tasting on the picturesque grounds of Locust Hill Vineyard in Red Bank 5-7:30 p.m. June 13. Attendees will enjoy a variety of artisanal New Jersey wines, light refreshments and a performance by a New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players brass ensemble. Proceeds from…

The American Kennel Club held agility trials at East Freehold Park, Freehold Township, on May 29. Dogs and their owners went through their paces on a challenging course. In photo at left, one canine shows off his hurdling skills. Bottom left, Tom Mulcahey of Brick Township celebrates with his 7-year-old boxer, Thomas Jr., at the…

By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that establishes a host of permitted principal uses in the municipality’s HC and HC-1 highway commercial zones along Route 33 and Route 537. The ordinance was adopted on May 20. The following uses will be permitted in the zone: retail trade…

On April 28, state Superior Court Judge Teresa Kondrup Coyle swore in eight volunteers as CASA volunteers — court-appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children. Family members and friends gathered in the Monmouth County Court House, Freehold, to watch the volunteers take an oath promising to advocate for the best interest of the child,…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee has amended an ordinance that was the subject of litigation with New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) regarding the excavation of streets in Upper Freehold Township. In late 2014, committee members began seeking information when NJNG’s plan to construct a high-pressure gas pipeline from…