Category: Examiner News

  • Fatal crash on Meirs Road stirs officials to take action

    Mayor says roadwork should start in late spring or early summer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Upper Freehold UPPER FREEHOLD — Township officials held a moment of silence last week for former Deputy Clerk Ethelyn Maginnis. Maginnis, 75, of Allentown, was killed when a Toyota Camry driven by Louis Tufano, 25,…

  • Borough adopts new plan to protect water resources

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — The Planning Board swore in a new member and unanimously passed a revised stormwater management plan at its Feb. 14 meeting. Councilman Michael Hamilton took oath to replace Beth Battel on the board, as Battel became the borough’s new mayor after voters recalled Neil…

  • Residents pitch more planning ideas in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents continue to address potential changes to the township’s master plan at municipal meetings. The Right of First Refusal, town centers, land preservation and the open space tax were all among the topics residents questioned officials about at the Township Committee’s Feb. 16…

  • U.F. denied funding for Hudler land

    County awards grants to Marlboro, Colts Neck BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent BY FRAIDY REISSCorrespondent Upper Freehold What do a fitness trail in Colts Neck, two soccer fields in Marlboro, and the last farmland in Eatontown have in common? They were among 13 projects approved this month for grants from the 2005 Monmouth County Open Space…

  • Survey says Ellisdale Road fit for middle school traffic

    Traffic study estimates new building would generate 900 trips a day BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer The results are in of the traffic study of Ellisdale Road in Upper Freehold. Last week, the Upper Freehold Regional School District’s traffic engineer, Jeffrey L’Amoreaux, of Van Cleef Engineering Associates in Robbinsville, presented to…

  • U.F. looks at alternatives to conventional septics

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Represent-atives from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) gave a presentation on alternative septic systems at the Feb. 15 Board of Health meeting. All residences and businesses in the township depend on septics with the exception of the Four Seasons and…

  • Ordinance in question missing from boro hall

    Board revises schedule to accommodate appeal regarding yeshiva BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Roosevelt ROOSEVELT — Officials could not locate a copy of a zoning ordinance currently in question before the Planning Board. The board had scheduled a hearing for Feb. 14 on the appeal of the borough zoning officer’s decision…

  • Women over 50 find fun in Red Hats

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Members of Millstone’s Red Hat Society, an organization for women over the age of 50, hold their monthly outing at the Prestige Diner in Hightstown on Feb. 16. MILLSTONE — Wherever they go, questions about their fancy red chapeaus are sure to follow.…

  • The future of education in Millstone takes shape

    New school has 30 classrooms, two gyms, 1,200-seat arts center BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Sonny Rossner, the construction manager of the new Millstone Township Middle School, stands next to the future site of the stage and the facility’s 1,200-seat performing arts center. A new dawn in education…