Category: Examiner News

  • U.F. proposes creating zone for 254-unit development

    Site would have affordable housing, could also be used for businesses and office space BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Two bond ordinances introduced at the Sept. 16 Upper Freehold Township Committee meeting will have public hearings at the next meeting on Oct. 7. One ordinance concerns the township’s affordable housing obligation, while the other relates to…

  • Organizers promise variety of indie films at festival

    MANALAPAN — Independent films are often controversial, sometimes insightful and typically venture into content that mainstream films avoid. The Manalapan Independent Film Festival (MIFF), organized by the Manalapan Arts Council (MAC), boldly opens the door to this art form for the community to experience, contemplate and discuss. Running three days beginning October 15, the MAC…

  • State grants Millstone school district’s appeal

    District will be able to spend $960K more in its 2010-11 budget BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The state has decided that the Millstone Township School District would not be stable without $960,683 of the $1.2 million cut from the 2010-11 budget.   After voters rejected the proposed $32 million school budget and the supporting…

  • Christie recognizes Millstone veteran’s meritorious service

    Millstone’s Richard Brody earns state’s Civilian Commendation Medal BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The governor has recognized Richard Brody for his distinguished service in helping veterans and their families. Above: Gov. Chris Christie presents the state’s Civilian Commendation Medal to Millstone’s Richard D. Brody at the New Jersey National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt…

  • U.F. officials split over supporting open space project

    Resolution of support fails in 3-2 vote BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Despite Upper Freehold Township’s lack of support, the second phase of the Breza Road land preservation project refuses to die. The township had entered into a partnership with Allentown, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), New Jersey Green Acres, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, Monmouth…

  • Restoring Roosevelt’s head

    Donations sought for memorial preservation project BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Fund for Roosevelt is acting to conserve and preserve a significant piece of the borough’s history — the sculpture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Above: A member of Aegis Restauro, an art and architecture conservation firm based in Belle Meade, works on the restoration…

  • Vacant house goes up in flames

    Millstone Township firefighters extinguish a vacant house that caught fire on the afternoon of Sept. 5. MILLSTONE — A vacant house on unkempt property caught fire on Sept. 5. The Millstone Township Fire Department and First Aid Squad responded to the structure fire across the street from 46 Charleston Spring Road at 3:10 p.m., according…

  • Upper Freehold reviews emergency response plan

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — On the eve of when New Jersey’s coastline expected some of Hurricane Earl’s wind and rain, Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Wentzien and Deputy Coordinator James Rosenbauer attended the Township Committee meeting to go over the town’s emergency response plan. Wentzien explained emergency management coordinator responsibilities to the governing…

  • Millstone farm market closes early

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The hot weather has taken its toll on local farmers, and consequently the Millstone farm market will not carry out its original plan of being open Saturday mornings until October. At the Sept. 7 meeting of the Millstone Township Agricultural Advisory Council, which sponsors the farm market, members discussed…