Category: Examiner News

  • Olympian coach picks Millstone for new school

    Figure skater Michelle Kwan sends letter of support for facility BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – A gymnastics academy run by a world-renowned coach and staffed by top competitors will soon open in the township. The township’s Zoning Board voted 6-1 at its June 27 meeting for a use variance…

  • Group seeks pledge from Corzine on toll road sale

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer A public interest research group has called on Gov. Jon Corzine to pledge not to sell the state’s toll roads if the deal does not adhere to a series of monetization principles. Abigail Field of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) and members of local…

  • Group trains counselors for victims of domestic violence

    Women Aware Inc. seeking volunteers to help victims BY JESSICA ALFREY Correspondent BY JESSICA ALFREYCorrespondent Domestic violence is generally a problem dealt with by local police departments. But thanks to Women Aware Inc., an average citizen can learn to become a crisis counselor and help victims decide how to best help themselves. According to Jean…

  • Community leaders in the making

    UFRSD students attend Junior National Young Leaders conference BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Upper Freehold’s Michael Anthony, 11, had fun at various monuments in and around Washington, D.C., during his recent trip to the Junior National Youth Leadership Conference. ALLENTOWN – Two local 11-year-olds got a chance to use Washington, D.C.,…

  • Women broke free from prisons at home

    Editor’s note: The following are the stories of three area victims of domestic violence. The names of the victims and others mentioned in their accounts have been changed to guard their identities. Their situations are recounted at times in graphic detail. BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Lisa was 18 years old when she met her…

  • Support at home during wartime

    Millstone, Freehold families await soldiers’ safe return BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Amelia Gilch, 5, of Millstone, and Angela Lamaruggine, 11, of Freehold Borough, read what Laura Fitzsimons, of Freehold Borough, writes to her brother, John, who is serving in Iraq. The war in the Middle East has…

  • Freehold resident alerts police to mail scam

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer A 77-year-old Freehold resident was the intended victim of a flim-flam scam on June 27. The resident’s assessment of the situation prevented him from being taken advantage of. According to Freehold Borough police Lt. Glenn Roberts, the incident was reported by the resident on…

  • $310 water/sewer bills a reality in Roosevelt

    Households using more than 12,000 gallons bimonthly to pay more BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – The borough’s water/sewer rates are rising again. The Borough Council voted to pass an ordinance at its June 28 meeting that will increase the bimonthly base water/sewer rate for residences and houses of worship…

  • Scooter’s Corner project gets its first green light

    New homes could go up off Paint Island Springs and Millstone roads BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Plans for a new subdivision at Scooter’s Corner received preliminary approval last week. The 11-lot subdivision at the intersection of Paint Island Springs and Millstone roads, includes an existing nonconforming commercial lot…