Category: Examiner News

  • Updated stalking law awaits gov.’s signature

    Almost two years after it was introduced in the state Legislature, a bill that will enhance New Jersey’s stalking laws received a final unanimous vote in the state Assembly on Feb. 5. The bill had previously been approved in the state Senate. It now awaits Gov. Jon Corzine’s signature before becoming law. While the passage…

  • Freeholders introduce 2009 county budget

    FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders introduced a $490,216,000 budget last week, an increase of 1.9 percent over last year’s figure. D espite an overall increase in spending due to a number of fixed costs such as pension contributions and insurance, the budget reflects a sharp drop-off in revenues from realty transfer fees…

  • Motor vehicle agency debuts new facility

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Reaffirming the Motor Vehicle Commission’s (MVC) commitment to bringing more effective service to New Jersey’s nearly 6 million licensed motorists, Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington, joined by state and local officials on Jan. 27, officially opened a new, modernized motor vehicle agency in Freehold Township. The facility is the first MVC Model…

  • UFRSD budget process, woes begin

    BOE encourages more public involvement BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District is seeking public input on budgeting for the 2009-10 school year. The school district has two major concerns for its budgeting process this year: the state of economy and the opening of the new middle school in 2010. Both…

  • Veterans memorial to host film about Donut Dollies

    On Feb. 21 at 1 p.m., the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will show the film “A Touch of Home: The Vietnam War’s Red Cross Girls.” This program will be held at the Vietnam Era Educational Center in Holmdel. The American Red Cross introduced the idea of Donut Dollies, originally known as Red Cross…

  • Millstone fire dept. proposes tax hike

    Average homeowner would pay an extra $53 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Millstone residents will be able to go to the polls on Feb. 21 and decide on the township’s fire budget. There will be two questions on the ballot. The first will ask for $1,346,489 to be raised by taxes. That question can pass…

  • Wygant Road property auctioned off in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township will have an additional $680,000 in its coffers to pay the debt service on open space or preserved farmlands, or for additional land acquisition. The money comes from the sale of a 53- acre property on Wygant Road, according to Township Administrator Barbara Bascom. In…

  • Gala supports efforts of Catholic Charities

    Catholic Charities, of the Diocese of Trenton, recently celebrated the kickoff of its Monmouth County annual fundraiser, the Ray of Hope Gala, at the Colts Neck home of Valerie and Tom De- Felice. Co-chairing this year’s event are Mary Ellen Burris and Maureen Donnelly, both of Middletown, and Barbara Fleming of Spring Lake is vice…

  • County budget to get close look from panel

    The Monmouth County Budget Review Committee is back in business. According to a press release from the county, the bipartisan task force has been meeting to address this year’s budget issues, but will also review suggestions for budget cuts that were submitted by the leaders of the 23 unions that represent about twothirds of the…