Category: Examiner News

  • Exhibition of rejects

    For artists, the jurying experience can leave them and their work out in the cold and not visible to the larger exhibition going public. “Koi” by Amy Wilder Skibinski This year, for the first time the public will be able to view the works of artists who entered the Monmouth County Arts Council 2009 Juried…

  • Millstone’s first school budget draft is over cap

    Cuts proposed with more to come BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Adraft of the 2009 budget for the school district was unveiled at the Feb. 9 Millstone Township Board of Education meeting. Board President Thomas Foley said there are still many unknowns, including whether state aid will be flat or decreased this year. “In general,…

  • U.F. may use Allentown, Hamilton sewer services

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The possibility of increasing sewer areas in the township, for environmental purposes and not for growth, was discussed at the Feb. 12 Planning Board meeting. Currently, all Upper Freehold development depends on septic systems except for Four Seasons and Heritage Green off Ellisdale Road. Planning Board Chairman John Mele reported…

  • Teen rides off with equestrian crown

    Cardinal McCarrick student wants industry to go green BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Stacy Butewicz is going to be a busy young lady this year. On Jan. 25, the South River teenager was crowned “New Jersey Equestrienne of the Year” at the New Jersey-bred Equine Breeders Awards dinner in Freehold Township. Representing the Garden State…

  • Saving lives, one dog at a time

    Roosevelt home to new animal rescue group BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Three southern belles need a new home. Dutchess, Calie and Annie, three dogs that the Roosevelt-based All 4 the Dogs Rescue saved from southern animal shelters that have euthanasia rates as high as 80 percent, are up for adoption. JEFF GRANIT staff Starr…

  • Grbelja seeks another term; Abilheira doesn’t

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Republican Nancy Grbelja will seek re-election, but Republican Elias Abilheira will not. Millstone Township’s Republican County Executive Committee (RCEC) voted unanimously Feb. 9 to endorse Grbelja, who is currently serving as mayor, for re-election to the five-member Township Committee, and to seek another candidate for election to the…

  • Freedom Fest grows some more

    Freedom Fest Fair, an agricultural fair annually held in Upper Freehold, turns 7 years old this year. Over the years, the festival has grown from a small community event to a fair with statewide recognition. This year the event will continue to expand, with new rides, shows and other attractions, according to Nick De- Mauro,…

  • Millstone’s corner for new music

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ERC SUCAR staff Stephanie Krell teaches a note to 6-year-old Vanessa Urban during a violin lesson at Cornerstone Music Studios in Millstone on Feb. 5. MILLSTONE — One of the cornerstones of any community is music, because it helps people connect to others and to things greater than themselves. A…

  • U.F. and Allentown at odds over fire services

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — In all the time that Township Committeewoman Lori Horsnall Mount has been involved with the Hope Fire Company, she has never seen it billed for water use. Mount mentioned that she has worked with the fire company since the 1970s during the Feb. 5 Township Committee. The…