Category: Examiner News

  • U.F. official announces he won’t seek re-election

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Committeeman David Horsnall announced he will not seek a fifth term on the governing body. Horsnall has served on the Township Committee for 12 years. During his tenure, he was mayor three times and deputy mayor twice. He is the only committeeman…

  • Orders for Hope Fire Co. hoagies due by April 10

    The Hope Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a hoagie sale April 15 at the firehouse, Route 526, Allentown. The hoagies will cost $5 each. Pick-up will be between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. or 5 and 7 p.m. Preorder by April 10 by calling Gerri, (69) 208-0127.

  • Board officials ponder proper ‘teenage wasteland’

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The next phase of the new middle school’s construction depends on the township. Upper Freehold Township has to amend its waste management plan (WMP) to designate 46 acres on Ellisdale Road as a sewer service area. The board will purchase the land for…

  • How was your day? You’d better not ask

    Lori C linch Are We There Yet? Although I can’t brag much about intellect, I can boast about my imagination. I can conjure up images in a whim. I like to imagine that I’m rich, thin, and that my house is clean. Just yesterday I imagined that my hair did what I wanted it to,…

  • Septic issues afloat in Millstone Elementary

    Superintendent says ongoing problem poses no danger to students BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A school custodian alleged this week that the Millstone Township Elementary School has sewer line problems. Ken Sabosik, the school district’s head custodian since July 2003, said Millstone elementary school has had pipe problems for about a year, which cause sewage…

  • Local farming family withstands test of time

    Bullock Farm landscape remains generally as it did prior to the Civil War BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer In Monmouth County, few vistas look the same as they did a century ago, and few families have lived in the same home for almost 150 years, but the Bullock Farm and the…

  • Defeated fire budget goes to town hall

    Commissioners want to hire more firefighters BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The Township Committee began review of the fire department’s proposed $1.1 million budget this week. Voters turned down Fire District No. 1’s proposed budget during an election that took place on Feb. 19. The proposed budget would have…

  • Eleven down, plenty more to go in sting

    FBI: BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer The arrest of 11 Monmouth County officials on extortion and money laundering charges is only the beginning of an operation that will net “dozens more arrests,” according to the FBI. “These first few arrests are just the beginning. This is just the first round of…

  • Millstone officials pave way for a pet cemetery

    Showplace Memorial Pet Park would feature crematorium, mausoleum BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Showplace Farms could become home to the township’s first pet cemetery. The township’s Zoning Board unanimously voted to grant a variance on Feb. 23 that allows for the construction of a pet memorial park on Showplace…