Category: Examiner News

  • Millstone makes plans for community park

    160-acre parcel could provide more fields, lake for passive recreation BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The Lee farm on Red Valley Road could satisfy many of the township’s future recreational needs. That was the conclusion of a recreation study conducted for the township by Environmental Resolutions, of Mount Laurel.…

  • Duo gives unique twist to ice cream and wine

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – If you’re lucky, like Manalapan resident Scott Fichten, your college roommate not only helps provide you with happy memories of your past, but also comes up with something that just might help provide a financial future as bright and happy as those halcyon days…

  • The history of a wilting U.F. legacy

    Just shy of what would be its centennial celebration year, Princeton Nurseries will close its doors. The long-standing nursery planted its roots in the summer of 1913 as a branch of F&F Nurseries in Springfield. William Flemer Sr., the founder of F&F Nurseries, established the Princeton portion of the business because of its location near…

  • No longer willing to give it a grow

    Princeton Nurseries plans to cease operations by 2010 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Princeton Nurseries, the largest landowner in Upper Freehold Township, is closing. The company’s president, Ivan Olinsky, made the announcement to his employees on June 8. Princeton Nurseries plans to phase out its operations by spring 2010. The company…

  • U.F. to allow, regulate use of alternative septics

    System owners to pay permit, registration fees BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Alternative septic use in the township will soon be monitored. The Freehold Area Health Department (FAHD) has agreed to send a final draft of a proposed alternative septic ordinance to the township’s Board of Health for…

  • Local shelter overwhelmed with kittens

    “Kitten Season” sounds almost as wonderful as the holiday season, yet it is actually a prelude to tragedy. This is the time of year when the nation’s shelters become overburdened with unwanted kittens. Consequently, many of them are destroyed because there are just not enough homes to adopt the tiny, mewing bundles of fur, according…

  • June: Survival of the fittest

    Gotti Kelley Green Scene With hurricane season here, you need to know if your trees will be safe from the possible wrath of Mother Nature. The following suggestions from the International Society of Arboriculture, www.treesaregood.com, might prevent serious losses: + Investigate the condition of your trees. Look for cracks in the trunk or in major…

  • Millstone revamps township Web site

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – After several months of downtime, the township’s Web site is up and running again. The Web site, www.millstone.nj.us, has been revamped with a new look and new features. The project is 95 percent complete, according to Mayor Nancy Grbelja. At the June 6 Township…

  • Turnout low in Monmouth for primaries

    Out of the 400,259 registered voters in Monmouth County, 16,668 voters – which amounts to just over 4 percent – went to the polls for the primary election. Locally, in Allentown, current Mayor Stuart Fierstein received 38 votes to earn the GOP’s nomination for the mayoral seat in the borough. Fierstein is running uncontested for…