Category: Examiner News
-

With cuts looming, small towns consider merging
Residents discuss likelihood of Allentown, Upper Freehold reuniting BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Gov. Jon Corzine wants smaller municipalities in the state to merge and share services to cut costs. Allentown Borough and Upper Freehold Township, which existed as one town until the late 19th century and continue to share a school district, may be…
-

Opening Day
Far left: Kyle Lysy, 10, runs for home during the opening games of the Allentown/Upper Freehold Little League on April 12. Above: Players wait to pitch during the season opener. Left: Will Hassett, 7, handles the ball before his first pitch. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON
-

Millstone to strengthen preservation commitment
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – An amendment to the township’smaster plan will likely go before the Township Committee later this month. Township Planner Richard Coppola praised Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council Chairwoman Pat Butch and othermembers of the council for their work on the comprehensive farmland preservation plan amendment to the township’s…
-

Young woman learns to live with Crohn’s
Freehold Twp. resident will walk to raise funds for research BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Caryn Powers FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP- For most people the dawning of a new day is fairly predictable, but for Caryn Powers and others like her who have Crohn’s disease, a new day may bring an element of comfort or intense…
-

Register early for Redbird Golf Classic III in May
The Allentown High School Parent Golf Association (AHSpga) Foundation and Reed Sod Farmwill host the Redbird Golf Classic III May 2 at the Cream Ridge Golf Club in Upper Freehold. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. shotgun start. The event will feature prizes such as cash awards. Play is limited to 120…
-

Setting the stage for new traditions
Drama Club’s first production at PAC dedicated l’chaim BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Middle School students have set the stage for new theatrical traditions to take place in the Millstone Township School District. ERIC SUCAR staff Members of the Millstone Township Middle School Drama Club perform “Tradition” in their production of “Fiddler on the Roof…
-

Millstone PTO to hold clothing drive April 26
TheMillstone Township PTOis sponsoring a spring clothing drive from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 26 at the Millstone Township Primary School, Schoolhouse Road. The PTO will collect bags of clothing, stuffed animals, shoes, belts, handbags and soft household items such as sheets, pillows, towels and curtains. For more information, call Jean Mardaga at (732)…
-

Parks expected to have deer hunting once more
On April 7 the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners released the Monmouth County Park System’s “Deer Management Program Annual Report.” The report, prepared by park system staff, contains information about the program as administered by the park system during the 2007-08 deer hunting season and staff recommendations for the 2008-09 season. A complete copy…
-

Allentown will get its temp. bridge
ALLENTOWN – In response to local residents’ concerns, Monmouth County will install a temporary bridge over Doctor’s Creek during the construction of a new bridge and dam downtown. County Engineer Joseph Ettore presented two options for replacing the Allentown Pond Dam and County Bridge U-12, which carries Route 524 (Main Street) over Doctor’s Creek in…
