Category: Examiner News

  • Threatened hawk a threat to development progress

    DEP officials to decide if buffers must be changed BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Is a planned housing development jeopardizing the existence of an already threatened hawk, or is it the other way around? The possible presence of a threatened state bird species — a Cooper’s hawk —…

  • Auditions

    Eatontown Playhouse will hold auditions for “The Redemption of Fawler Mulrae,” a new drama by M. Lennon Perricone to be staged in March at the Eatontown Playhouse, Route 35, Eatontown.. There is an opening for the role of Canada Sheckoski, a poor, athletic youth from a rural environment. Actors ages 15-22 are welcome to audition.…

  • Barham defeats Merla for open freeholder seat

    Harry Larrison resigned his seat after 39 years due to failing health BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer William Barham will replace Harry Larrison Jr. as Monmouth County freeholder. Barham beat out John Merla, mayor of Keyport, 347 to 139, in a special Monmouth County Republican Committee election held Saturday…

  • Local tree farm gears up for the holidays

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Michael and Nicole Fogarty, of Jackson, stroll through the grounds of the Bullock Farm in Upper Freehold searching for the perfect tree with daughters Emily, 5, and Caitlin. Christmas is truly a family affair at the Bullock Farm on Emley’s Hill Road…

  • Township engineer plans to leave U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Longtime Township Planner Richard Coppola has a new plan of his own that doesn’t include working for Upper Freehold. At the Dec. 9 Planning Board meeting, Coppola announced his plan to resign. Coppola, who works with his wife, Cindy, as Coppola and Coppola…

  • Reflections of Red Bank as seen in shop windows

    BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer JERRYWOLKOWITZ staff Donald Rothman peers at his own reflection in the window of a downtown Red Bank shop. Pictured are images from “Red Bank Reflections,” an exhibit of his photographs of store windows that capture the reflection of the passing scene. There’s a common denominator in…

  • Burglaries send fearful neighbors into action

    Some residents support possible secession BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer A string of burglaries in the northern end of town has led several Millstone residents to demand better police protection. According to state police Sgt. Frank Jordan, at least six homes in the Indian Path subdivision were ransacked and burglarized sometime…

  • State police seek information on crimes

    BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Police are looking for help to solve two recent burglaries that may be related. Sometime during the night of Dec. 5 or early morning of Dec. 6, unknown persons cut a hole in the fence surrounding Stavola Asphalt on Old Bergen Mills Road, entered…

  • Plan calls for breakfast, shelter for immigrants

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Advocacy groups for Freehold Borough’s immigrant population have joined forces to provide some basic necessities during the winter months. Members of the Coalition for the Empowerment of Latinos and the Working Poor were expected to hold an informal meeting on Dec. 13 at the…