Category: Examiner News

  • Legendary gunner left mark on state record book

    Florence P. Murphy of Freehold won 16 New Jersey titles BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Florence P. Murphy of Freehold won 16 New Jersey trapshooting titles and captured the Women’s North American Clay Target crown at the 1930 Grand American in Vandalia, Ohio. Florence P. Murphy was Freehold Borough’s version of…

  • Backyard flocks have local folks crowing

    Chicken raising gets more popular BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ‘Tis the season for local poultry enthusiasts.Springtime means chicks have hatched and last week, Rick’s Saddle Shop, located in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, welcomed the arrival of approximately 100 of the feathery creatures that were preordered by patrons.…

  • Allentown officials uphold what voters said

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has voted 4-0 to let the second budget question stand as defeated by voters. Councilman Michael Schumacher abstained from the vote on the May 9 resolution, and Councilman Jerry Rovner did not attend the meeting. During the election on April 18,…

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    Roosevelt Public School students created this banner under the guidance of art teacher Barbara Atwood as a submission for the recent Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival.

  • Synagogue schedules bond drive

    MILLSTONE – The Perrineville Jewish Center will host an Israel bond drive on June 11. The drive, which will take place at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Route 33 in East Windsor, will honor two local families and educate those in attendance about investments to help the state of Israel, the according to…

  • Residents speak out about warehouse project in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Residents reacted to a proposed plan last week to build 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space in town. The Planning Board continued its public hearing May 11 on the Rockefeller Group’s plan to build three warehouses off Breza Road. The board will…

  • Race garners support, funds for the disabled

    Local nonprofit helps individuals find homes, jobs in New Jersey Krystal Odell, president of Allies Inc., and Upper Freehold Township Mayor Stephen Fleischacker welcome runners to the first Country Roads 5K held in Allentown’s Walnford Park on April 22. ALLENTOWN – Community members with disabilities gained new allies on April 22. More than 60 people…

  • Bear makes his rounds in Roosevelt backyards

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – Residents are increasingly experiencing close encounters of the ursine kind. A bear, or possibly multiple bears, awoke from winter hibernation and have made their presence known throughout Roosevelt. Due to the increase in encounters, the Borough Council plans to have a bear expert speak…

  • Work gets under way on ambulatory campus

    CentraState begins $48 million project adjacent to hospital BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer An artist’s rendering shows a 170,000-square-foot ambulatory campus that is being built adjacent to CentraState Medical Center, West Main Street, Freehold Township. The new facility will be anchored by CentraState’s Health Awareness Center and a new medical fitness…