Category: Examiner News

  • Downed wire starts blaze that levels barn

    Firefighters on scene for four hours before JCP&L employees arrive BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff A fire tore through a Route 524 barn in Upper Freehold, causing major damage. Most of the structure burned to the ground except for some metal accessories. Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L)…

  • Little wins GOP vote in election

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Going into Saturday’s Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders election, Howell Mayor Joseph DiBella had the support of some of the county’s political heavy hitters, such as state Sen. Joseph Kyrillos, who nominated DiBella, and Freeholder Director Bill Barham. But while DiBella threw his…

  • Church hosts soup sale for Ranch Hope

    ALLENTOWN — An upcoming soup sale aims to warm the souls of some local kids in need. The Central Jersey Auxiliary of Ranch Hope, a nonprofit organization based out of Alloway in Salem County, will sponsor a soup sale and flea market on March 11 at the Allentown United Methodist Church, 23 Church St. The…

  • Fire budget fails again in Millstone

    Township Committee will review spending plan, hold hearing in March BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer For the second year in a row, voters rejected Millstone Township’s proposed fire budget. Fire District No. 1 held its annual election Feb. 18. Voters turned down the proposed $1.3 million budget by a vote of…

  • Interlocal agreement aims to reduce custodial costs

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — As a way to reduce taxes, Gov. Jon Corzine advocates shared services agreements among municipal entities, and the township is currently embarking on those endeavors. At the Feb. 13 Board of Education meeting, the board approved an interlocal agreement with the township to share…

  • Officials shelve emotions, vote against animal shelter

    After more than a year of hearings, board denies variance BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer At a meeting that ended after midnight, the Millstone Township Zoning Board voted 5-2 to deny Alan and Sharon Gaboff a use variance to construct an animal shelter and grooming/ boarding facility on Ely Harmony Road.…

  • County will consider ban by buildings

    Smokers may not be able to indulge near doors BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Soon your butts might be unwelcome even outside county buildings.The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is expected to consider a resolution that would ban smoking within at least 25 feet of entrances to the county’s 70 buildings. “People who…

  • Group donates $36,000 to local houses of worship

    Organization seeks new members to continue gala BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Proceeds from a recent charity gala will help enrich the lives of some of the community’s youth. The Millstone Charity Gala, a nonprofit organization aimed at improving the quality of life in Millstone Township, hosted the largest…

  • Bypass issue revisited in light of traffic study

    Proposed route would skirt Allentown to connect Routes 539 and 526 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Allentown Borough Councilwoman Margaret Armenante strongly advocates the creation of a westerly bypass to keep traffic off Ellisdale Road. Armenante said the bypass would act as a connector road to take traffic pressure off Ellisdale…