Category: Examiner News

  • St. Patrick’s Day parade marches on

    The 25th annual Trenton St. Patrick’s Day parade will take place Saturday, March 13. The parade starts at 1 p.m., with opening ceremonies at noon. The festivities begin in front of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church on Olden Avenue and end at Immaculate Conception Church on Chestnut Avenue. The parade annually draws well over 60,000…

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    Allentown’s Lisa Marie Scharite, a senior at Northern Burlington County Regional High School, receives a scholarship to attend Berkeley College from Robert Medrano, Berkeley College director of high school admissions, New York City Midtown Campus. Scholarships are awarded annually to high school seniors who demonstrate a high level of achievement.

  • Fire budget approved in Millstone

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Voters approved the $1.7 million fire budget, which will raise taxes for the average homeowner a little less than 5 cents per day. The Millstone Township Board of Fire Commissioners’ proposed budget passed in a vote of 148 to 115 during the election at the firehouse on Feb.…

  • Troopers ticketing on U.F. roadways

    Residents warned that burglaries on the rise in the township BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — There was good news and bad news reported by State Trooper Randy Pangborn at the Feb. 18 Township Committee meeting. The good news is that troopers have been patrolling local roadways and ticketing speeders, and it seems to…

  • Food pantry will take part in challenge

    The Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered in Manalapan, will be participating, once again, in the Feinstein Foundation Challenge to end hunger. Founded in 1991 by Alan Shawn Feinstein, the Feinstein Foundation is dedicated to the alleviation of hunger, the importance of community service in education and the values of caring, compassion and brotherhood. The…

  • Public info. innovations continue in Millstone

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The township received special recognition in the Rutgers Center for Government Services’ 49th annual municipal public information contest. Alan Zalkind, director of the Rutgers Center for Government Studies, sent a letter to the township and enclosed a special recognition certificate for electronic media for Millstone’s PEG (public, educational…

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    Mark Cooper, of Bill’s Olde Tavern in Hamilton, is barely out at first as Pat Sharples, of Hooters in Hamilton, makes the play during the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation’s third annual Sno-ball Softball Tournament on Feb. 20. The tourney is used to raise funds for the Upper Freehold Regional School District. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Towns urge governor to allow slots at racetracks

    Resolutions claim move would benefit land preservation, protect rural way of life, help economy BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Upper Freehold and Millstone both pride themselves on the amount of land they have in farmland preservation and their rural way of life. Last week, the governing bodies of both townships signed a resolution supporting the installation…

  • Millstone wants COAH eliminated

    Resolution calls for full analysis before doing so BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Aproposed bill in the state Senate that would abolish the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) may appear to answer Millstone Township’s COAH dilemma, but the mayor said some of its elements could wreak havoc on the community. The Township Committee voted 4-0 to…