Category: Examiner News

  • Millstone resident wins Monmouth U. award

    Monmouth University student Jennifer Sanpietro, of Millstone Township, receives a laptop from Jeff Mills, vice president for University Advancement, and Kris MacDermant, sales director of CDW Corp. in Eatontown. MILLSTONE – A township resident received a top honor last week from Monmouth University and took home a laptop computer. Millstone’s Jennifer Sanpietro, a junior at…

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    DENNIS SYMONS JR. Freehold Township’s Karen Wilkin drives through obstacles as Debbie Wasser, also of Freehold Township, rides on the back of a carriage pulled by Laddy and Apache as they compete in the multiple class at the Garden State Horse and Carriage Society and National Standardbred Show at the Horse Park of New Jersey…

  • Lachance riding high after Breeders’ Crown

    Mike Lachance MILLSTONE – There was a time when Mike Lachance annually ranked among the top money-winning drivers in harness racing. Usually, he placed among the best three, and twice in his Hall of Fame career he was No. 1. Those days may be gone, but Lachance couldn’t be happier, according to a press release…

  • Millstone contractor guilty of theft from pension fund

    MILLSTONE – A Monmouth County jury convicted township resident Frank Knight, 55, on Nov. 2 of second degree theft for failing to make a required deposit into his employees’ pension fund. Knight, the president and sole shareholder of Knight Contracting Inc. in Millstone, established a pension program for his employees in 1999 and designated himself…

  • Master plan changes in the works for U.F.

    Twp. will soon schedule public information sessions about revisions BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township seeks to spend $300,000 on revising its master plan. The special emergency appropriation for the master plan was among the ordinances introduced at the Nov. 2 Township Committee. A public hearing on…

  • New bill targets sex offenders, addresses restraining orders

    Nicole’s Law, a bill which will permit victims of sex offenses to obtain restraining orders against their attackers, has been placed in front of the state Senate. Sen. Robert W. Singer (R-Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington and Mercer) and Sen. Leonard T. Connors Jr. (R-Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean) sponsored the bill. The bill is dedicated to Nicole…

  • The times and amenities are a-changin’

    Upper Freehold opens new municipal building BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff The new portion of the Upper Freehold Township Municipal Building looks like a silo to fit in with the rural landscape. While the red silo of the new Upper Freehold Township municipal building evokes the township’s heritage,…

  • Township to study septic capacity for new growth

    U.F. hopes to get a $7,000 grant for $14,000 analysis BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township plans to analyze its septic capacity and groundwater supply. In support of Smart Growth Planning, the township is applying for a $7,000 grant from the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions…

  • Scenic tour will feature local farms

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township’s Historic Farmland Byway will officially open in the near future. Dr. David Meirs II, chairman of the township’s Vision/Scenic Byways Committee, said a dedication ceremony for the byway will take place in Historic Walnford at a time and date to be…