Category: Examiner News

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents who use Upper Freehold’s recreation fields may see an increase in participant fees in the near future. At the Jan. 6 Township Committee meeting, an ordinance was introduced that, if adopted, will amend fees for the use of recreation facilities in the township. The issue…

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. There’s so much more in life to see. Don’t let glaucoma take your sight away. For seniors, the best years are yet to come. With more free time, you can set your sights on wonderful places to go and people to see. Just make sure you keep an eye on…

UPPER FREEHOLD By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Committeeman Stanley Moslowski Jr. has been tapped by his fellow members of the Township Committee to serve as Upper Freehold’s mayor for 2015. The governing body held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at the Stone Bridge Middle School. Committeewoman Lorisue Mount,…

CentraState Medical Center, for a fourth year in a row, has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold-Plus Achievement Award.The award recognizes CentraState’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence based guidelines.To receive the Gold Plus award, CentraState achieved 75 percent or higher…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Tension rose to nearly palpable levels at Allentown Borough Hall as council members clashed during the 2015 reorganization meeting. The six-person Borough Council is now evenly split among Republicans Dan Wimer and Margaret Rose, Democrats Angela Anthony and Robert Schmitt, and independents Madeline Gavin and Wil Borkowski. The…

By Fiola Sowemimo, M.D. ’Tis the season to face those New Year resolutions.Yes, most of the time we don’t stick to them. But maybe we need to look at these promises in a different way. Living the highest quality of life possible doesn’t happen by chance, it happens by choice. Even small efforts can reap…

FREEHOLD — A Millstone Township man who was stopped by a Freehold Borough police officer for motor vehicle violations was subsequently arrested on a fugitive warrant for larceny that had been issued in Virginia. According to Sgt. Andrew DeMuth, Patrolman Eduardo Santana observed the driver of a vehicle that had New York license plates make…

TOP PICK Playhouse 22 presents “Doubt: A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley through January 18. The drama is set in a fictional religious school in the Bronx in 1964. When a nun expresses concerns about the behavior of a progressive and beloved priest, explosive allegations are leveled against the priest, leaving all in doubt over…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Members of Girl Scout Troop 1098 earned Bronze Awards through their collaborative efforts to help children at the Children’s Home of Burlington County. MILLSTONE — The young ladies of Girl Scout Troop 1098 gave a spirited presentation at a recent meeting of the Township Committee. The sixth-grade pupils were presented with…