Category: Examiner News

  • N.J. still sorting out legal details of civil unions

    Whether institution is recognized elsewhere varies from state to state BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Same-sex couples all over New Jersey applied for civil union licenses when a new law that allows them to took effect on Feb. 20. While the moment was seen by rights groups as a step forward,…

  • Two men perish under the ice in the Assunpink

    BY JANE MEGGIT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers BY JANE MEGGIT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writers Upper Freehold – Two men drowned in the Assunpink Lake on Friday. Lawrenceville’s Bryan Eaton, 45, and his father, George, 82, who were ice fishing on the lake on the afternoon of March 9, reportedly fell through the ice and…

  • Case made for building a school on Breza Road

    Voters to decide $13.2M referendum for project April 17 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education President Joseph Stampe sees Breza Road as the quickest path to getting a new middle school built. Hill International, the construction manager for the new middle school project, informed…

  • Three to vie for two U.F. seats on regional board

    Bressi, Murphy decide not to seek re-election BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Joseph Calvitti ALLENTOWN – Voters will choose two of three candidates on April 17 to fill the open seats on the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education. Current Upper Freehold board members Jeanette Bressi and Stephen Murphy decided not…

  • U.F. nursery to sprout 51 new houses

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The Planning Board approved the construction of 51 new single-family dwellings last week. The Hidden Lakes I and Hidden Lakes II subdivisions both received final approval at the board’s March 8 meeting. Hidden Lakes I consists of nine lots on 76 acres off…

  • Nominations sought for awards

    FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Historical Commission is seeking nominations for the 2007 Monmouth County Preservation Awards. Anyone, including a property owner, may nominate a structure that has historic value and has undergone preservation work that was substantially completed in 2006. Homes, business buildings, houses of worship, public buildings and other miscellaneous structures are eligible…

  • Budget offers kids more space, teachers, supplies

    Boro faces 6-cent tax hike; U.F. looks at 4-cent increase BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District’s proposed $16.6 million budget would raise taxes but would also address overcrowding and student development issues. The Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt the preliminary budget at its March…

  • Planners OK Breza Road as school site

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Building a school on Breza Road would be consistent with the township’s master plan. The Planning Board agreed at its March 8 meeting to give the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education a statutory letter affirming that the new proposed site for the…

  • Growers of exceptional plants highlighted in book

    On Thursday, April 12, lawyer, garden writer and well-known lecturer Ruah Donnelly will speak to the Allentown Garden Club on how to acquire unusual varieties of plants in the New York/New Jersey area. Her latest book, “The Adventurous Gardener: Where to Buy the Best Plants in New York and New Jersey,” highlights some 120 growers…