Category: Examiner News

  • Jersey Freeze may give way to Olive Garden

    Freehold Borough Zoning Board scheduled to hear plan for restaurant BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The familiar sight of the Jersey Freeze ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9 and Manalapan Avenue, Freehold, could soon be a memory for area residents. An application for an Olive Garden restaurant calls for Jersey Freeze to…

  • Artists find welcoming reception at Arc gallery

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Anyone who frequents the Freehold Raceway Mall in Freehold Township has noticed there are many new and exciting structural changes going on at the mall. Some of those changes go much deeper than the interior and exterior construction projects and actually touch the people of the community on a different…

  • Big wheels keep on rolling

    Despite sky-high gas prices, some of the largest SUVs remain in demand for their purpose-driven ways By Jeffrey Steele With gas prices at an all-time high, you’d expect certain developments, such as: Motorists eliminating unnecessary trips? Check. Car buyers looking into subcompact and hybrid gas-sippers? Check. Large sport utility vehicle sales climbing higher. Check? No,…

  • Exhibit traces history of comic book superheroes

    Montclair Art Museum hosts one-of-a-kind tribute to genre BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The American cultural phenomenon known as the comic book is getting the royal treatment at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, Essex County. Fans of this genre of entertainment will be coming from near and far between now and Jan. 13, 2008, to…

  • Roosevelt seeing red over the war in Iraq

    Borough residents urge congressman to help bring troops home BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Signs like this one in front of the Johnson residence are popping up all over Roosevelt showing support for troops stationed overseas for the war in Iraq. ROOSEVELT – “What a wonderful world this could be. Let’s end violence.”…

  • Monmouth Boy Scouts rev up recruitment drive

    Twelve municipalities race to gain new recruits this fall The Battleground District of Monmouth Council Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has announced the official launch of its “Race for Cub Scouting” fall recruitment drive. In September, Cub Scout packs located in Allentown, Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell, Manalapan, Marlboro, Millstone, Roosevelt…

  • Feds deny application for solid waste transfer station

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Freehold Township now has a nickname – “The Little Engine That Could,” according to Annemarie Howley. And the little engine that could, did. What it did was stop a plan that sought to establish a solid waste transfer station on Route 33 about a quarter-mile west of Kozloski Road.…

  • Millstone looks to fill new supervisory job

    Township Committee to appoint nonunion worker to oversee DPW BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer “I feel a better solution would be to look to combine DPW departments with surrounding communities to lower the cost … .” – Elias Abilheira committeeman MILLSTONE – In a 3-1 vote, the governing body approved the creation of a superintendent…

  • August: Act III begins

    Have you ever dreamed of glorious spring and summer flowering bulbs, a garden awash in color and unique shapes? Now is the time to look at your bulb catalogs and devise a planting strategy, which offers the most varied show imaginable, with a minimal effort on your part. Order your bulbs by mid-September to arrive…