Category: Examiner News

  • More homes could go up off Disbrow Hill Rd.

    Development would consist of five homes on about 35 acres BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer The Millstone Planning Board voted unanimously at its Sept. 14 meeting to grant preliminary approval to a five-lot subdivision. Kenneth Pape, the attorney for applicants Jay and Barbara Soifer, said the parcel on Disbrow Hill Road…

  • Rutgers anticipating visit from Dalai Lama

    Monks to create sand painting over 4 days at Zimmerli museum BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JOHN DUNPHY The art of Mandala sand painting has been practiced for centuries. The works are destroyed upon completion to signify the impermanence of existence. New Brunswick is considered by many to be the birthplace…

  • Young riders to showcase skills in Oct.

    The 2005 U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Show Jumping Talent Search East Coast Finals will take place on Oct. 8-9. The event will be held at Hamilton Farms, home of the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation headquarters, in Gladstone. During the finals, the nation’s top equitation riders will compete for one of the most sought-after equitation honors.…

  • Task force reports on developing Route 33

    BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer MONROE — Rather than swinging for the fences, a Monroe Township task force has taken a more disciplined approach with a proposal for a ballpark complex. The Route 33 Land Development Task Force, chaired by Planning Board member Joe Montanti, recently released an interim report after…

  • Board wants U.F. to hire animal cruelty investigator

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Board of Health members unanimously voted on Sept. 14 to recommend that the township make Animal Control Officer Mary Klink an official animal cruelty investigator (ACI). If Klink, who has already received certification as an animal cruelty investigator, is given ACI status, she…

  • Some door-to-door sales could stop in Millstone

    Officials introduce ordinance to create do-not-solicit list BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The township may create its own version of a do-not-call list. The Township Committee introduced an ordinance on Sept. 14 that, if passed, would limit solicitation and/or canvassing within the boundaries of Millstone through the creation of…

  • Redeem-Her offers helping hand of support

    Former offenders find return to BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Stacey Kindt, the founder of Redeem-Her, knows that women who have been released from prison need a helping hand to become productive in society. The Your Closet branch of the program collects clothes and cosmetics that…

  • Controversy over vet clinic heats up again

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Some residents living near Ely Harmony Road have complaints about a kennel there. A group of residents attended the Oct. 7 Township Committee meeting to express its discontent with how officials are handling a kennel, run by Sharon Gaboff, at 532 Ely Harmony Road.…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Amy Orlen, 7, of New Egypt, decorates a sombrero for the carnival held in Byron Johnson Park in honor of Upper Freehold Community Day, Sept. 17. More photos, page 26.