Category: Examiner News

  • Boro fills top position, adds 2 members

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – The borough has found a new borough administrator. During its June 12 meeting, the Borough Council unanimously voted to appoint William E. Schmeling, of Manasquan, as the new borough administrator. The position had been vacant since Robert Clark resigned in March. Councilman Michael Hamilton…

  • U.F. official claims board doesn’t care about kids

    Committeemen continue to speak out against school site cleanup plan BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – One township official believes school district officials should be run out of town. At the June 15 Township Committee meeting, Deputy Mayor William Miscoski said that the interim superintendent of schools and Upper…

  • Freeholders join Navy to commemorate battle

    SANDY HOOK – Monmouth County freeholders Theodore J. Narozanick and Lillian G. Burry, with representatives from Naval Weapons Station Earle, marked the 64th anniversary of the Battle of Midway recently with an overview of the famous World War II battle and a laying of the wreath. The battle, fought June 4-7, 1942, near the central…

  • Alexander, Faber best Diecidue in U.F. primary

    Turnout historically high at 43% of registered voters Incumbent Sal Diecidue was resoundingly defeated in his quest for a second term on the Upper Freehold Township Committee in the June 6 Republican primary. Stephen Alexander, who like Diecidue won his first term in 2003, was the top vote-getter in the primary, earning 576 votes in…

  • Bluegrass band will open for Womack at Six Flags

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – There’ll be foot stomping and hand clapping in the North Star Arena at Six Flags Great Adventure, Route 537, at 6 p.m. June 18 as the sounds of bluegrass permeate the crowd. “We will be the opening act for country music singer Lee Ann…

  • Millstone resident named New Jersey Super Lawyer

    Mason MILLSTONE – Gary L. Mason is the only western Monmouth County attorney who specializes in business to earn recognition as a New Jersey Super Lawyer. The Manalapan-based firm Klafter & Mason LLC announced in a June 12 press release that Mason, one of its managing members, has been selected as a 2006 New Jersey…

  • Borough reviews new uses for abandoned gas station

    ROOSEVELT – One of the biggest eyesores in town may soon undergo redevelopment. Councilman Daniel Hoffman reported at the June 5 Borough Council meeting that he recently met with two engineers about site remediation at the almost 3-acre Route 571 site that contains the service station that has been abandoned for many years. The borough…

  • New Millstone ordinance receives legislative support

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The Township Committee shared center stage at its last meeting with New Jersey Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth/Mercer) and Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth/Mercer). Beck and Karcher attended the June 7 Township Committee meeting to announce their support for a township ordinance that will help residents…

  • Crash involving Allentown woman under investigation

    Police seek information about victim’s actions prior to accident BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Police are still attempting to determine the cause of a traffic accident in which a Freehold Borough man was killed at about 3 p.m. June 6 at the intersection of Route 537 and Village…