Category: Examiner News

  • Millstone couple gives mystery horse a home

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The mystery horse and his companion both have a new home that’s only a short distance away from former owner MaryBeth Pascale. The mystery horse, whom Pascale named Buddy, made headlines back in April when he was found next to a dead pony that…

  • Bluegrass Festival

    SCOTT PILLING staff During the Cream Ridge Winery’s annual Bluegrass Festival, Tom Amabile, the winery’s owner, (top left photo) gave a tour of his facility while Jessica Plat (top right photo) poured some pear wine for Gail Miklos, of East Brunswick. Joyce Mayer, of East Brunswick, and Andrew Agostinacchio, of New Egypt, couldn’t resist purchasing…

  • Twp. reacts to recent acts of vandalism

    Little League president thanks community for support after break-in BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writers MILLSTONE – Vandals may soon have to pay a bounty if a tip leads to their conviction. In response to recent criminal activity in the township, the mayor has announced that…

  • Safety upgrades to Sharon Station Road in the works

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Township officials have vowed to do something about the dangerous driving conditions on Sharon Station Road. However, who will take the lead on the matter was a subject of discussion at the Aug. 3 Township Committee meeting. On June 22, Ed Smires, of…

  • Families prove summer fun can have purpose

    Girls collect five boxes of supplies to send to underprivileged BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – It was a party that will be heard about on the other side of the world. When Bridget Gooley, 6, and sister Kylee, 4, decided to throw a summer bash, they asked friends and…

  • Millstone officials reject plan for Extra Innings

    Board says batting cages wouldn’t work in industrial park BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Despite support from both current and past presidents of the local Little League, the township will not be getting a new indoor baseball training center. The township’s Zoning Board voted 6-1 at its July 26…

  • County awards contract to FBI ‘Bid Rig’ target

    Freeholders say they must do business with company, like it or not BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – A limousine company that once doubled as a money laundering operation was hired by the Monmouth County Freeholders last week to perform new work. Last Thursday, the board voted unanimously…

  • New tax bills cause some concern in Upper Freehold

    Longtime residents, those on fixed incomes hit the hardest BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer A former mayor has called the new tax levies a hardship for some Upper Freehold residents. Taxpayers recently received their first tax bills since last year’s township-wide property revaluation. At the July 20 Township Committee meeting, Robert Abrams, a former mayor,…

  • Ten more homes could go up on Rues Road

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The Planning Board unanimously granted preliminary approval to a 10-lot subdivision on Rues Road at its July 25 meeting. Ken Pape, attorney for the applicant, Campusone Inc., which is partly owned by Frank Horzepa, of Millstone Township, said his client had filed an…