Category: Examiner News

  • U.F. candidates talk traffic, taxes, master plan revisions

    Three candidates are contending in the Nov. 6 election for two open Upper Freehold Township Committee seats. Mayor Stephen Fleischacker, who opted to sit out of the Republican primary and then later decided to run as an independent in the general election, will face off with newcomers Stan Moslowski Jr. and Lori Horsnall Mount in…

  • Allentown mayor seeks a fifth term in office

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Stuart Fierstein ALLENTOWN – Mayor Stuart Fierstein will run unopposed for a fifth term in the Nov. 6 election. During his tenure, Fierstein has helped the borough create a funding mechanism for open space preservation, lead the fight to defeat the New York City-based Rockefeller Group’s proposed warehouse development along…

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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Friends Felicia Duch (l-r), Tara Matthews, Lauren Lane, Taylor Sona, Chelsea Turner and Lindsey Byrn, all of Millstone Township, are the “write” stuff at the Millstone Township Halloween parade Oct. 28.

  • Bonds will help fix water system in Roosevelt boro

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT ROOSEVELT – The Borough Council introduced one bond ordinance and passed another at its Oct. 22 meeting. An ordinance providing for the Pine Drive storm sewer reconstruction had its introduction and first reading. The ordinance appropriates $175,000 for the work and authorizes the issuance of $166,250 in bonds and…

  • Allentown candidates focus on bridge closing, preservation

    Republican incumbent Dan Zorovich and Republican newcomer Raymond Cantor will contend with Democratic newcomer Wayne R. Smith for the two open Allentown Borough Council seats. The winners of the Nov. 6 election will serve three-year terms on the council. Dan Zorovich Age: 73 Education: A bachelor’s degree in physics and a Master of Business Administration…

  • Underage drinking issues highlighted at forum

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Underage drinking has become epidemic in New Jersey, with more kids consuming alcohol before they reach high school, according to information provided at the Allentown/Upper Freehold Municipal Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse’s forum on underage drinking. Locally, incidents related to the use of alcohol and drugs…

  • Breeders’ Cup buzz still abounds

    Locals recount their part in internationally known horse race BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Breeders’ Cup week has come and gone, but the equine enthusiasm and economy boost it created in Monmouth County lingers on. ERIC SUCAR staff Jockey Mike Smith aboard Tiago sprints down the final stretch of the Breeders’ Cup Classic race at…

  • Millstone candidates agree on hot issue in Senate race

    Changing farmland assessment guidelines could be harmful BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Township Committee candidates weighed in one of the hottest topics in the Senate race. In her campaign for Senate, Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) took aim at rival Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) for having her Marlboro property farmland…

  • Kinsey and Nurko face off in candidate debate

    Residents question stances on pay-to-play, development, open space BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Robert Kinsey MILLSTONE – The two candidates for Township Committee went head-to-head in a public debate last week. Republican incumbent candidate Robert Kinsey and Democratic candidate William Nurko expressed their views on township issues such as land use, open space preservation, ratables,…