Category: Examiner News

  • Plan to use alternative septics backs up in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The Board of Health sent its proposed alternative septic ordinance to the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), but the department may reject it. The board voted 6-1 with member Dr. Curtis Byrnes voting against sending the proposed ordinance to the DEP. Margaret…

  • Resident proposes three plans to curb truck traffic

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Discussions about truck traffic near the Galloping Hills development off Route 526 continued on June 23. The discussion with township officials took place informally, as the Township Committee did not have a quorum for a meeting. Mayor Stephen Fleischacker and Committeeman Sal Diecidue…

  • Allentown’s Sarah Terry hits all of the high notes

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Sarah Terry, an Allentown High School student and vocalist, recently had the opportunity to perform with the Boheme Opera in Trenton. ALLENTOWN – At the age of 17, she has already had not one, but two evening performances at the opera. Sarah Terry, who…

  • Couple’s life ends in murder-suicide

    Prosecutor: Wife made divorce intentions known to husband BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – Although Joseph and Vincenza Importuna were not well-known by their neighbors, their deaths shocked not only their Bailey Court neighborhood, but also those who knew the couple and their two children, ages 4 and 9. In…

  • Eleanor Gallery hosts last art exhibit of the season

    ROOSEVELT – Imagine being given access to private collections of famous 20th-century artists’ works. The Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP) and The Eleanor Gallery in Roosevelt are doing just that with the exhibit called “Art From the Collections.” The gallery currently has on exhibit art that is usually not seen because it hangs in homes in…

  • Twp. plans to revamp center, park

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The township took steps last week to improve its community center, buy video equipment and put in bathrooms at Brandywine Park. Bond ordinances totaling $295,000 for improvements to township properties were unanimously approved at the June 21 Township Committee meeting. The Millstone Township Community…

  • Auditions

    Strand Theater Ensemble will hold auditions for “The Full Monty” July 24 and 25 at the Strand Theater, 303 Fourth St., Lakewood. Needed are: one African American male in his mid-40s to mid-60s; one boy age 14; 12 men ages mid-20s to late 40s; 10 women, mid-20s to late 40s; and two women ages 50-70.…

  • Skaters, beware: Possible ban on Millstone’s land

    Township will look into creating a skate park BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Skateboards, scooters, in-line skates and roller skates may soon be prohibited on any township-owned property. At its June 21 meeting, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that would no longer permit such modes of transportation on…

  • Boro boasts first horse parade on East Coast

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – As the old saying goes, there are horses for courses. On July 15, horses for every sort of course will be featured in an equine-only parade down Main Street in Allentown. The event, which aims to recognize the important role that horses have played…