Category: Examiner News

  • Crash on Agress Rd. takes life of local man

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – A township resident who is believed to have suffered a heart attack while driving on Agress Road on the afternoon of Oct. 20 was pronounced dead later that same day. Michael Gatto, 50, of the Perrineville section of town, was driving his Ford F250…

  • Through the eyes of boro artist

    Lynn Sulpy, an Allentown resident and artist, will showcase this painting of the Allentown mill and other Allentown scenes, at the local library this month. ALLENTOWN – A local artist currently has her oil paintings of Allentown on display at the borough library. The exhibit of Allentown resident Lynn Sulpy’s artwork will be up at…

  • ‘Through the Eyes of Children: The Rwanda Project’

    Monmouth U exhibits photos by orphans of the genocide PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT THE RWANDA PROJECT “Gadi at the Market” by Jacqueline, 8 Nancy Mezey doesn’t see loss and suffering in the striking photographs currently on exhibit in the library at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. “This is one of wonderful things about having children take…

  • Applebee’s aids Toys for Tots

    Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar is inviting children, their friends and families to enjoy “Breakfast With Santa” on Dec. 2 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. With the $10 per person donation to Toys for Tots, guests get breakfast, compliments of Applebee’s, and receive goodies. Children under 2 are admitted free. Bring a camera for photos with Santa.…

  • Filmmaker scares up sci-fi cult classics

    Using local actors, Disbrow at work on fifth horror flick BY LARRY RAPPOPORT Correspondent BY LARRY RAPPOPORTCorrespondent Drawing on the movies he enjoyed as a youth, independent filmmaker Warren Disbrow has focused on the science fiction horror genre. For Warren Disbrow, every day is Halloween.Disbrow, you see, is a maverick filmmaker who revels in creating…

  • Millstone Township Committee

    Nancy Ann Grbelja Nancy Ann Grbelja Address: She has resided in the township since 1998 and currently lives at 103 Agress Road in the Clarksburg section of town. Family information: She is single. Occupation: Employed by the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), she specializes in the NJEA’s Great Public Schools Initiative, which has received national…

  • True value of old oak yet to be determined

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – It may cost a developer as much as $45,000 to replace an old oak tree that was mistakenly cut down. Last month, William Mehr, an attorney for the Kensington Organization, appeared before the Planning Board. According to Mehr, an agent of his client inadvertently…

  • Downzoning promoted in Upper Freehold

    Planner suggests changing lot sizes from 3 to 6 acres BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Upper Freehold Township Planner Mark Remsa proposed an idea he called “radical and shocking” at the Oct. 12 Planning Board meeting. The Planning Board has been working on revising the township’s master plan since early 2005.…

  • Sites have potential for large-scale development

    Planner zeros in on Cox’s Corner, land near proposed middle school BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The township planner continues to add properties to his list of possible receiving areas for high-density development. The key to Township Planner Mark Remsa’s proposed master plan changes is to designate certain…