Category: Examiner News

  • County plans purchase of open space

    FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has introduced a bond ordinance for 12 county parkland acquisition projects. The bond ordinance, a $31.5 million commitment, will be used to add about 800 acres to existing county open space, parks and recreation areas. The Monmouth County Park System currently manages 13,215 acres. The county…

  • Ft. Monmouth targeted for closure by Pentagon

    Operations, personnel would be transferred to other bases BY SUE M. MORGAN Staff Writer BY SUE M. MORGANStaff Writer TINTON FALLS — More than 5,300 military and civilian employees at Fort Monmouth are facing uncertainty regarding their jobs following Friday morning’s announcement that the Pentagon has targeted the U.S. Army base for possible closure. The…

  • Goin’ fishin’

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Marcus Day, of Allentown, fishes for a whopper at one of the activities during the Allentown Spring Stroll, held in downtown Allentown on Sunday.

  • Schoor provides tour of proposed pet cemetery site

    Developer, farm manager & crematorium director hold stakes in project BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Developer Howard Schoor said he’s not going away anytime soon. That’s what the Holmdel resident, who is the founder of Manalapan’s Schoor DePalma, one of the region’s leading engineering and consulting firms, told reporters at a…

  • Photo

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Emma Lages, 8, of Allentown and Jaemin Lim, 10, of Upper Freehold, pour some of the freshly squeezed lemonade for a customer at their stand along Allentown’s Main Street on May 15. The borough drew many area residents to its downtown with the annual Spring Stroll, an event that offered food and…

  • Legendary jockey revisits Triple Crown victories

    Ron Turcotte rode Secretariat, breaking all track records BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Ron Turcotte, the jockey who rode Secretariat in the 1973 Triple Crown races, visits Rick’s Saddle Shop’s grand opening in Upper Freehold. Fans got to meet one of the legends of thoroughbred racing at Rick’s…

  • Millstone gala to give away $39,000 in grant checks

    Charity event to have a magazine and Web site to promote local nonprofits BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The Millstone Charity Gala Committee (MCGC) recently gave $13,000 worth of grant funds to three township nonprofits. The Millstone Township Women’s Organization (MTWO), the Millstone-Roosevelt Little League (MRLL) and Millstone Township…

  • Residents chip away at proposed tree ordinance

    Discussion regarding deforestation ordinances postponed until June 2 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — John Feeney had heart surgery on May 2, but that didn’t keep him from the May 5 Township Committee meeting. The Jonathan Holmes Road resident thought the public hearing on regulating tree cutting on private…

  • New construction continues

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff A view of one of the new houses going up in the Woods at Cream Ridge housing development. This is one of 177 new units currently being built in Upper Freehold. UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents can expect to see more new…