Category: Examiner News

  • State officials offer Upper Freehold planning advice

    Density transfers, town centers cited as ‘smart growth’ BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer The Upper Freehold Township Planning Board learned a little more last week about what the state considers to be “smart growth.” On Aug. 10, representatives from the state Office of Smart Growth (OSG) gave the board a presentation…

  • Millstone seeks to raise open space tax by 1 cent

    Average homeowner would pay about $40 more per year BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Millstone Township voters will decide this fall if they want to pay additional taxes for open space preservation. At the Aug. 2 Township Committee meeting, the governing body unanimously approved a resolution authorizing it to place a…

  • 9/11 study seeks children

    Columbia University, New York, is recruiting families in the area for a study to understand how children are affected by their parents’ exposure to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. According to a press release, the study is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and stems from information gathered from a study of…

  • Campers raise $7,900 to help children with cancer

    Camp-a-thon will help purchase state-of-the art equipment for kids BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Above, Freehold’s Justin Shea-Katz, 8, hopes his ball will roll into the right spot while playing a game during a carnival at Frogbridge Day Camp in Millstone on Aug. 11. At left, Anthony Telemaque, 5, of Willingboro,…

  • Retail plaza proposed for Rt. 33 in Monroe

    Larger retail building would contain new supermarket BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDIStaff Writer A developer has returned with a revamped proposal for a large shopping center on Route 33, Monroe Township. Pending Planning Board approval, Monroe Town Plaza would be built at the southwest corner of Route 33 and Butcher Road, according…

  • Monmouth horse show set for stop in Freehold

    New Jersey’s longest running hunter and jumper horse show will be visiting East Freehold Park for the 111th annual Monmouth County Horse Show. The Monmouth County Horse Show, which is one of the oldest equestrian events in the nation, will take place from Aug. 16-20 at East Freehold Park, Koz-loski Road, Freehold Township, beginning at…

  • Freeholders hope to change open space tax

    Referendum will ask if county may collect 1.5 cents on tax rate BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – It’s a question of time and money. Come Nov. 7, voters throughout the county will be asked if its open space budget should be altered to account for the rising…

  • New building lots added to former 7-UP plant site

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Although the applicant had to wait for a quorum, the Planning Board ultimately voted unanimously to grant Total Stone preliminary approval to create five new building lots in an industrial park on Route 526 and Red Valley Road. In order to be able to…

  • Mysteries of science and art bloom in Quark Park

    Roosevelt artist’s mural on display in Princeton throughout October BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Roosevelt resident Jim Hayden has just completed this mural, which will be installed in Princeton Borough’s temporary Quark Park later this week. Princeton area residents, including an artist in Roosevelt, have collaborated to make some of the…