Category: Examiner News

  • Freehold holiday house tour back for 13th year

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Center Partnership’s 13th annual Holiday House Tour on Dec. 17 will feature some of the oldest properties in the borough, including historic private residences and public buildings. Stops on the tour will be open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and shuttle buses will be available to transport those…

  • Board mulls replacing marching band director

    Certified teacher needed to fill part-time job BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Board of Education discussed the possibility of finding a successor for marching band director Peter Mauro at its Dec. 7 workshop meeting. The board has received Mauro’s resignation letter as director of the Redbird Marching Band.…

  • Charity found between ‘Rock and a Heart Place’

    Documentary follows Holiday Express troupe bringing cheer to needy BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent Filmmakers Mike Sodano and Nancy Sabino (at right) went behind the scenes with musicians and volunteers for Holiday Express (above) to produce a “social issue documentary that rocks.” For 25 years, Mike Sodano spent his time producing marketing videos…

  • American beauty

    DENNIS SYMONS JR. A bald eagle flies in the area of Old York Road where Millstone Township borders Upper Freehold, Washington and East Windsor Townships. The rare sight caused some drivers to pull their cars over to the side of the road on Nov. 11.

  • Rues Road slated for 15 new homes

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A 15-lot subdivision on Rues Road received preliminary approval at the Dec. 8 Planning Board meeting. The board unanimously approved the creation of the new development on 92 acres, owned by Richard Cottrell. Cottrell’s engineer, William Boeltz, of Crest Engineering in Millstone, said…

  • Residents’ input sought for course selections

    Millstone Township Community Education will offer the class “Quick-fix Decorating for the Holidays” by decorator Marion Zukas Dec. 12, 7-8:30 p.m., in Room 166. The fee is $15. Millstone Community Education is seeking volunteers to be part of a committee to provide community input for class selection for the spring session. For more information or…

  • More Route 539 land slated for development

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township’s Planning Board approved a three-lot subdivision that abuts Allentown at its Nov. 22 meeting. Jacob Wasilewski will subdivide a 10.7-acre site on Route 539, which is located across the street from the Winchester Estates development and the Upper Freehold Regional School…

  • Upper Freehold revisits westerly bypass issue

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Outgoing Township Committeeman David Horsnall said the governing body should reconsider its position on a westerly bypass. At the Dec. 1 meeting, Horsnall, who decided not to run for a fifth term this year, said the opposition to the proposed bypass near Ellisdale…

  • New development could go next to Lynwood Estates

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Between 39 and 52 new homes could go up on land between routes 539 and 524 in Upper Freehold if officials approve plans for a new subdivision. The township’s Planning Board unanimously approved a schematic test qualifying plan (STQP) for a subdivision on routes 539 and…