Category: Examiner News

  • New store for farmers, ruralists to open soon

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) plans to open its new store along Route 524 on Feb. 5, with a grand opening scheduled for Feb. 12. TSC operates over 900 stores in 44 states. The company sells items for recreational farmers and ranchers, as well as those who enjoy the…

  • Survival in slow economic times

    Downtown sees recession as No. 1 obstacle, bridge project as worry of the past BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Downtown Allentown shop owners have yet to see any signs of a better economy, but they’re still doing business and trying to satisfy the needs of financially strapped customers as best as they can. The $6.2…

  • Millstone Township hears solar farm development application

    Obama signs 6-month extension of stimulus bill that awards grants for such projects BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Aspecial meeting of the Millstone Township Planning Board went ahead as scheduled on Dec. 22, even though the urgent reason for it was no longer necessary. At the Dec. 8 meeting, attorney Kenneth Pape asked the board for…

  • Inspiring young minds

    Local author Madeline Collins reads her book “Stars and Stripes Celebrate Memorial Day” to Newell Elementary School third- and fourth-graders in Allentown on Dec. 16. Collins also answered students’ questions about her book and the writing process.

  • Miss New Jersey’s next goal: An MBA at Rutgers

    Millstone’s Ashley Shaffer among an influx of women entering the program BY JOHN CHADWICK Courtesy of Rutgers Today As Miss New Jersey 2009, Ashley Shaffer spent much of her waking hours meeting the public. She spoke at schools, marched in parades and even sang the national anthem at the Meadowlands Racetrack. Millstone’s Ashley Shaffer, crowned…

  • More than emergency response

    First Aid Squad plays various volunteer roles in the community BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Since 1954 the Millstone First Aid Squad proudly carries on the legacy of being 100 percent staffed by volunteers who respond to calls for help 24/7. The squad’s goal for 2011 is to increase awareness of what it…

  • Organic and sustainable agriculture event in Princeton

    The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey’s (NOFA-NJ) annual winter conference will take place Jan. 29-30 at Princeton University. NOFA-NJ’s winter conference is the premier gathering for the organic and sustainable food, farming and gardening community in the state. As interest in local and organic food and sustainability continues to grow, so does the…

  • Omission of Bean bill described as baffling

    Holt and East Brunswick family vow to continue fight for improved veterans’ services BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Sgt. Coleman S. Bean EAST BRUNSWICK — A bill named for a Middlesex County veteran and intended to strengthen treatment resources for returning soldiers will not be funded this year. The bill’s sudden removal from the federal…

  • Change of venue for Freedom Fest Fair 2011

    Upper Freehold, Allentown expected to benefit from site change BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The Freedom Fest State Fair will have a new location this July. Nick DeMauro, president of the fair, said that the Horse Park of New Jersey, where the fair has been held the last several years, did not have…