Category: Examiner News

  • Life after the decision to die

    Millstone resident saved by organ donor Jason Ray BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer David Erving, 41, lost his right eye and has little vision in the left. His left shin, which couldn’t heal cleanly after snapping from low calcium, is so severely curved that his left leg is 3 inches shorter than his right. He…

  • New trails would connect greenways

    Network would link A llentown, Upper Freehold and Robbinsville BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Crosswicks — Doctors Creek Watershed Association (CDCWA) has proposed a trail complex link the newly preserved Breza Road tract to the new middle school and Allentown’s Heritage Park. The township acquired the 101-acre Breza Road property earlier…

  • Foundation faces the home stretch

    MCF seeks help to complete $5M conservation campaign BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Despite heavy downpours the day before and more predictions of inclement weather, 350 loyal supporters of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) made it out to the county’s Huber Woods Equestrian Center on Sept. 27 for the 31st annual dinner dance and fundraiser.…

  • Fire company seeks $107K from U.F.

    Allentown’s contribution to local department unclear BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Hope Fire Company will have to explain the need for some of the equipment it would like the township to purchase. At the Oct. 2 meeting, the Township Committee decided to carry an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of fire-fighting equipment to…

  • Monmouth history will be discussed

    Where can you find more than 325 years of history in one place? On Oct. 11 beginning at 9 a.m., the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, is the place. The library is the host of the county’s 13th annual Archives and History Day, where the county’s past will be celebrated with a special…

  • County aims to trim budget

    Monmouth County officials facing a reduction in revenues are ordering all county department heads to prepare their 2009 budgets with a 10 percent cut in salaries and a 15 percent reduction in operating expenses, Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry announced. The reductions will result in some work positions being merged and others left unfilled, Burry…

  • U.F. man charged for spree of crimes

    Two homes and five vehicles burglarized, two cars stolen BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A”little crime wave” took place along Upper Freehold’s border with Jackson Township in the early morning hours of Sept. 19, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Stephen Jones. Two burglaries of homes occupied by residents and two vehicle thefts on…

  • Committee rolls tape for clarity

    Playback reveals official didn’t understand motion he voted on BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Although Committeeman Elias Abilheira wanted to clarify his Sept. 17 vote on a sex offender ordinance, it turned out he needed clarification on the wording of the motion. At the Oct. 1 Township Committee meeting, Abilheira said the earlier…

  • School districts will vet AHS tuition costs

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The local neighboring school districts that share a high school will start reviewing tuition costs this year. The Millstone Township School District has a send-and-receive student relationship with the Upper Freehold Regional School District. Millstone does not have its own high school and pays tuition to send its…