Category: Examiner News

  • Zoning board changes calendar, selects new head

    BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has a new chairman, and a new meeting date for 2005. The nominations for board chairman followed the swearing in of new members William Kastning, Steve Morrelli and alternate Steve Sico, as well as Mark Cascella, who was appointed…

  • Rec. board opposes using land for station

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners has decided a 3-acre preserved track of land should not be used for a fire substation, at least until other options have been investigated. Monmouth County Park System Director James Truncer, who is also the secretary/director of…

  • District negotiates $2.6M deal for Upper Freehold school site

    Negotiations negate need for eminent domain proceedings BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District has successfully negotiated with Crosswicks Farms to purchase land for the recently approved middle school. The Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution at its Jan. 19 meeting approving a Letter of Intent…

  • Inspectors to soon begin property re-evaluations

    Tax assessor said township officials would receive more scrutiny BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Upper Freehold residents should expect to hear a knock on their doors in the next several weeks. Monmouth County officials had ordered a reassessment last year of the properties in the town because of the disparity between…

  • Winter wonderland

    PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Top, Erin Magee, 6, attempts to carry her sled up a hill at Millstone Elementary School; bottom, Dylan Magee, 8, of Millstone, falls off his sled while trying to enjoy the results of the weekend snowstorm.

  • Greater Media Newspapers purchases Latinos Unidos

    Greater Media Newspapers Inc. has announced the purchase of Latinos Unidos, a 25,000 circulation, monthly Spanish language newspaper serving Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Greater Media Newspapers currently publishes 12 weekly newspapers serving Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, with a combined weekly circulation of 305,000. Latinos Unidos, founded and owned by Jackson resident Jorge A.…

  • ‘Hair-raising’ efforts assist tsunami victims

    High school students employ unique fund-raising incentives BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Allentown Principal Christopher Nagy (l), and vice principals Connie Embley and Brian Myslinski agreed to dye their hair if students raised at least $1,000 toward a tsunami relief fund, a promise that they made…

  • State aims to improve nutrition in schools

    New guidelines only affect items available during school hours BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Schools will now have to abide by stricter nutritional guidelines. At the Jan. 10 Board of Education meeting, board member Mary Ann Friedman provided an outline of the new state and federal school nutrition policy.…

  • Roosevelt ex-councilwoman takes time for other causes

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Elly Shapiro ROOSEVELT — Elly Shapiro’s decision not to run for Borough Council re-election is not a reflection of a desire to stop volunteering. “I chose not to run for re-election because I do other volunteer work, work full time, and try to keep fit,” Shapiro…