Category: Examiner News

  • On the brink of the sixth extinction

    Going organic could help threatened bees and butterflies BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff The fruits of Manuela McCusker’s labors surround her in the garden behind her Roosevelt home. The fate of many major food crops hangs in the balance of what biologists are calling the “sixth extinction.” Humans…

  • A new kind of business for Millstone thruway

    Car wash would be first in town if approved BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Two longtime residents are looking to open a car wash in town. The township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment heard an initial presentation at its June 27 meeting for an application to put a car wash,…

  • Abuse often borne out of hunger for control

    Experts say leaving relationships safely takes planning BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer BY JENNIFER AMATOStaff Writer Domestic violence will affect one out of four women in their lifetimes.In 2005, the state domestic violence hotline received 1,192 crisis and 1,397 non-crisis calls in Monmouth County, 1,470 crisis and 1,843 non-crisis calls in Middlesex County, 844 crisis…

  • If you need help:

    The following are some of the area organizations that provide confidential counseling, assistance and resources for victims of domestic violence and their families: 180 Turning Lives Around Monmouth County, Hazlet (732) 264-4111 or (888) 843-9262 Division of Youth & Family Services (800) 792-8610 Dottie’s House Brick Township + (732) 295-7380 New Jersey Coalition for Battered…

  • Roosevelt taxes to rise an average of $35 per month

    Moser votes against new budget; FAS says it needs more funding BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Taxes for the average Roosevelt homeowner will increase about $417 this year due to the new municipal budget. The Borough Council adopted its $836,635 spending plan for 2007-08 after a June 28 public hearing. The…

  • Roosevelt’s water tower repair could cost $1M-2M

    Council appropriates $154,000 for water/sewer plant upgrades BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – Fixing the water tower may cost a lot more than borough officials initially thought. The tower is an original part of the 1935 design for Jersey Homesteads, which is what the borough was initially called, and was…

  • Interim superintendent bids farewell to UFRSD

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – Robert Smith calls the Upper Freehold Regional School District the best-kept secret in Monmouth County. Smith, who has been serving as the district’s interim superintendent of schools for nearly two years, was replaced last week. He has been the interim superintendent since September 2005,…

  • Commission urges against car washes in Millstone

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The township’s Environmental Commission does not encourage the establishment of car washes in town. An application is now pending before the township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment for the creation of a car wash in the township’s highway commercial (HC) zone on Route 537 near…

  • 3 committeemen talk sewerage, land equity

    While Faber favors downzoning, Miscoski and Reed are against it BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Deputy Mayor William Miscoski said he is not in favor of extending public sewerage in town anywhere except for Imlaystown. “I think it will be a cold day in hell before we see…