Category: Examiner News

  • UFRSD has new rapid alert system

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – In the event of an emergency, parents will be alerted immediately. TheUpper Freehold Regional SchoolDistrict has implemented Alert Now, a communication system that can rapidly alert the parents and guardians of every child in grades K-12 in both emergency and nonemergency situations. The system has the ability to…

  • Purse cuts not option for NJSEA

    The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) is optimistic about negotiations regarding a new threeyear purse supplement from casinos for New Jersey racetracks. The NJSEAannounced on Feb. 14 at a meeting of its Board of Commissioners that in light of ongoing negotiations it would maintain its current purse structures at the Meadowlands in East…

  • All aboard for train show fundraiser for Open Door

    The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will sponsor an event to benefit the Open Door Food Pantry, Freehold. The special event is sure to please adults and children who love trains. According to Carmen Rivello, of Freehold Township, the Knob Hill golf course clubhouse, Route 33,Manalapan, will host a train show exhibit on Feb. 17…

  • Some Millstone officials not open to salary cuts

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Members of the governing body will continue to earn the same salaries that they have received for the past few years. The Township Committee passed a new salary ordinance in a 3-1 vote at its Feb. 6 meeting. For 2008, the mayor will receive $7,321 and each committee…

  • Talk of eminent domain concerns Millstoners

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE- At the request of an affected homeowner, a vote on an ordinance thatwould authorize the township’s acquisition of three lots for its affordable housing obligation has been carried toMarch 5. The ordinance,whichwas scheduled for a second reading and public hearing on Feb. 6, would authorize the township to acquire…

  • $25M available for heat for low-income families

    U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt announced the release of $25,251,481 to help eligible low-income homeowners and renters in New Jersey meet home energy costs. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds will provide states, territories, tribal areas and the District of Columbia with heating assistance for the winter months ahead.…

  • Allentown faces 13¢ tax hike for school budget

    Upper Freehold’s share may be only .06 cents BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education took its first look at the 2008- 09 budget last week and it seems especially taxing for Allentown residents. If passed as initially presented to the board at its Feb. 6 meeting, the $31.5 million…

  • U.F. postpones expanding water franchise for school

    Officials uncertain if action would override alternative water option BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A public hearing on an ordinance thatwould extendAqua Water Co.’s township water franchise to serve the new middle school has been carried to Feb. 21. Township officials agreed at their Feb. 7 meeting to carry the hearing after…

  • A loser on the racetrack becomes a winner in life

    ReRun Inc. helps find homes for retired thoroughbreds BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Eliza Devino, of Millstone, rides Native Hawaiian, a thoroughbred she adopted through ReRun, a nonprofit that helps find retired racehorses second careers and homes. MILLSTONE- Although he descended fromsuch thoroughbred luminaries asMan O’War, Native Dancer and Bold Ruler, Native Hawaiian was never…