Category: Examiner News

  • Blaze levels barn, kills 24 horses

    Investigators believe electrical short caused early morning fire BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Twelve broodmares and their 12 babies perished in an early morning fire that swept through Perretti Farms in Upper Freehold on March 24. The horses, which succumbed to smoke inhalation, had a total worth of approximately $1.5 million,…

  • Jeff Ellentuck tapped to fill council seat

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – There’s a new but familiar face on the Borough Council. The Borough Council recently appointed Jeff Ellentuck to the council seat vacated by Beth Battel, who took over the mayoral position after she bested former Mayor Neil Marko in a recall election last month.…

  • Millstone Twp. reviews $7.1M spending plan

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Township officials unveiled a 2006-07 municipal budget on Saturday morning that would amount to approximately $7.1 million. The Township Committee held a special meeting at 9 a.m. on March 25 for a preliminary review of its proposed 2006-07 municipal budget. According to William Antonides,…

  • Byway would lead tourists through area’s unique past

    Proposed scenic route meanders through Allentown and Upper Freehold BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Visitors to the township may soon have a direct route to travel through the crossroads of time. A Scenic Byways Tour of the township received a resolution of support from the Township Committee at its March 16…

  • Missing pups return safely home after long journey

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF DIANA MEGGITT Katie Meirs (l) and her sister Julie Meirs, of Upper Freehold, reunite with the three pups that escaped the family farm last week, but were soon recovered in Pennsylvania. UPPER FREEHOLD – Three little dogs went on one big adventure last…

  • Twp. agrees to $1.3M fire budget

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Township officials recently helped alleviate fire taxes for the average homeowner by about $25. Because voters turned down the fire company’s proposed $1.3 million budget last month, the Township Committee had to review the spending plan and hold a public hearing on March 15.…

  • Magazine calls Roosevelt No. 1 place to live in N.J.

    Ranking based on land development, property taxes, home values, etc. BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP & JANE MEGGITT Staff Writers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP & JANE MEGGITTStaff Writers Those in New Jersey who may not know where Roosevelt is, will now. The April edition of NJ Monthly magazine that officially hit newsstands March 28 rated the borough of…

  • RPS, state funding top board candidate issues

    If proposed budget passes, tax rate would amount to $3.31 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – During the April 18 Board of Education elections, voters will elect three members to the board and decide the fate of a proposed nearly $2.5 million budget. The proposed budget relies on a tax…

  • Horse Park plans spring fundraiser

    UPPER FREEHOLD – The Horse Park of New Jersey will hold its Spring Classic and fundraiser on April 8. Clinicians Suzy Stafford, Audrey Bostwick and Michelle McBride will participate in the event, which aims to raise funding for the horse park, located in the Imlaystown section of the township, according to a Horse Park of…