Category: Examiner News

  • Bening shows great ‘verve and energy’ in ‘Being Julia’

    BY ROGER EBERT Movie Critic BY ROGER EBERTMovie Critic Old Jimmie Langdon, the impresario who taught the young Julia Langdon much of what she knows about the world, refers at one point to “what civilians call the real world.” Theater people know better. All the world’s a stage, and Julia is but a player on…

  • Tensions rise again with 6-acre motion

    Drafting the ordinance is not the same as making changes, mayor says BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Township Committee made another zoning move without putting it on the agenda. Zoning continues to be a controversial and divisive issue in the township. At the Oct. 28 Township Committee meeting, Committee-man Stephen Alexander made…

  • Proposed animal haven angers some residents

    Planning Board decides to ask the Zoning Board for interpretation BY TARA PETERSEN and JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN and JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — A proposed pet clinic has gotten some neighbors barking. Alan and Sharon Gaboff, who live on Ely Harmony Road, at the intersection of Stagecoach Road, have applied to…

  • Official touts transfer of development rights

    TDR plan includes bonus housing allowances for developers BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The transfer of development rights (TDR) helps prevent sprawl and uses private funds rather than taxpayer money to do it, according to one expert. At the Oct. 26 Planning Board meeting, Courtenay Mercer, TDR coordinator…

  • Officials disagree on effects of rezoning

    Township planner defends 6-acre zoning report findings BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township Planner Richard Coppola addressed questions from the governing body and the public at a second special meeting regarding his report on potential 6-acre rezoning. The Oct. 27 meeting was held at Allentown High School the…

  • ‘Ray’ offers insight into the man and his music

    BY ROGER EBERT Movie Critic BY ROGER EBERTMovie Critic Ray Charles became blind at age 7, two years after witnessing the drowning death of his little brother. In a memory that haunted his life, he stood nailed to the spot while the little boy drowned absurdly in a bath basin. Why didn’t Ray act to…

  • Candidates face off in televised local debate

    Forum includes talk on PRCs, sewers, recreation, taxes & behavior BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer The first televised election debate in Millstone’s history went off without a hitch. “This is a monumental moment,” Mayor Nancy Grbelja said in her opening remarks. She also urged everyone in attendance to refrain from outbursts and disrespectful behavior. The…

  • Roosevelt candidates agree on top priorities

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Pat Moser ROOSEVELT — The Borough Council looks to remain 100 percent Democratic. Two Democratic candidates, an incumbent and a newcomer, are running unopposed for the two available three-year council seats. The remaining council members are also Democrats. Patricia E. (Pat) Moser, is running for her…

  • Running for the gold

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Rachel Provost, 15, of Millstone, crosses the finish line as the first woman in the third annual Witches Hollow 5K race Sunday in Millstone.