Category: Examiner News

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The final mayoral appointments for 2015 have been approved by the Borough Council, filling vacancies on boards and commissions. Mayoral appointments initially appeared on the agenda at the council’s Jan. 6 reorganization meeting, but they became a point of contention among Republicans Dan Wimer and Margaret Rose, Democrats…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that reduces fees for nonresidents who use certain recreation facilities in the municipality and provides for a slight increase in the fee a resident will pay. No one from the public spoke about the ordinance during a public hearing…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Population growth has put a strain on infrastructure, creating the need for investment in bridges, roads and tunnels, along with an update to bus and train systems. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The population of central New Jersey is expected to grow as the number of foreign-born workers increases and young…

UPPER FREEHOLD — The New Jersey Horse Council will present a screening of “Riding My Way Back,” an award-winning documentary about the powerful healing of therapeutic riding for a veteran with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), at Rick’s Saddle Shop, 282 Route 539, at 6 p.m. Feb. 26. This event is…

By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Millstone Township residents will be asked to approve a $1.72 million tax levy to support a $1.82 million budget for the Millstone Township Fire District in 2015. The annual fire district election will be held from 2-9 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Millstone Township Fire Company, 461 Stagecoach Road. All…

TOP PICK New Jersey Repertory Company presents the world premiere of “The M Spot” by Michael Tucker, star of TV’s “L.A. Law.” Jerry and Maddie have been married — forever — and are looking for something to recapture the former vitality of their marriage. They’ve been through the mill when it comes to therapists and…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Beth Stern, left, accepts a donation of blankets from Jessica Mashkevich of Millstone Township on behalf of the North Shore Animal League, Port Washington, N.Y. Jessica Mashkevich, the chief comfort officer at Kona Benellie, Millstone Township, is seeing success in her mission to help shelter dogs. To that end, her company…

Freeholders Gary J. Rich Sr. and Serena DiMaso became freeholder director and deputy director, respectively, at the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders’ 2015 organization meeting held at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township. “I am honored and humbled to serve as the 2015 freeholder director and to begin my second term as a county freeholder,” Rich…

Local nonprofit Sylvia’s Children is seeking medical professionals to assist on an upcoming trip to Uganda, Africa. Sylvia Allen, founder and president of Sylvia’s Children, said plans are to open the Hynes Family Clinic, a 6,000- square-foot medical clinic funded and constructed by the nonprofit in the village of Mbiriizi. “There are 35,000 people in…