Category: Examiner News

  • County looking to expand shared services agreements

    In an effort to spur an expanded use of shared government services, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a contract to Government Strategy Group to bolster shared services among various government agencies in Monmouth County. The contract is fully funded by a $300,000 grant over a three-year period which was awarded to the…

  • Poll shows legislative slot support

    Survey indicates both houses would approve slots at racetracks A poll of current members of the New Jersey Legislature indicates that legislation to install video lottery terminals VLTs) at the state’s racetracks would pass both houses if the bill were put up for a floor vote. Results of a survey conducted by the New Jersey…

  • Village project put on hold as town to eye traffic woes

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – A pending major commercial project has been put into a holding pattern by mutual agreement between township officials and project representatives. The Village atManalapan is a 500,000- square-foot retail development planned for a 135-acre site at the intersection of Route 33 and Millhurst Road. It is expected to…

  • Bridge over Perrineville Lake set to close next year

    Six-month renovation project causes concern among town officials BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Aheavily used county bridge in Millstone Township will close for repairs next year. JEFF GRANIT staff The retaining wall of the Perrineville Lake bridge shows signs of cracking and decay. The bridge will close for six months next year to undergo renovations.…

  • U.F. Planning Board revises master plan

    Twp. Committee asked to consider density transfers, downzoning BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Almost three years after beginning the process, the township’s Planning Board has made its recommendations as to how Upper Freehold should revise its master plan. The board unanimously adopted a new land-use element of the master plan at its…

  • Public gives master plan revisions mixed reviews

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Approximately 40 people attended the Planning Board’s public hearing on revisions to the township’s master plan. The meeting held Dec. 13 at Allentown High School went on for 90 minutes before the township’s Planning Board voted to unanimously pass the revised land-use plan element. The board has…

  • For the Record

    An article in the Dec. 13 Examiner titled “Car wash issue puts official through wringer” incorrectly reported that Robert O’Donnell is the chief executive officer of Sun National Bank, formerly known as the Community Bank of New Jersey. Instead, it should have stated that O’Donnell was once the chief executive officer of the Community Bank…

  • Litigation looks into what defines a house of worship

    Roosevelt, yeshiva at odds over whether school, synagogue use are same BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT – The litigation among congregations Anshei Roosevelt, Yeshiva Me’On Hatorah and the borough continues, with the plaintiffs having filed on Dec. 3 an opposition to the defendants’ recent motion to have the complaint dismissed. The congregations of the…

  • Grants totaling $8,822 awarded to UFRSD

    Funding will help math, gardening, literacy, special-needs programs ALLENTOWN – Grants that a local nonprofit has garnered for the Upper Freehold Regional School District will help the schools purchase calculators and software programs, as well as gardening supplies and crafts. During its fall grant cycle, the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) awarded nine grants…