Category: Examiner News

  • Ellisdale Road speed limit change delayed

    BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — It may still be a while before the speed limit on Ellisdale Road is lowered. The section of the road near the Hovnanian developments and Byron Johnson Park will remain at 45 mph until radar tests are done. Earlier this year, the Township…

  • Planning Board blasts referendum plan

    Officials cite lack of information regarding $37M proposal BY JANEMEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANEMEGGITT Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Planning Board criticized plans submitted for the proposed new middle school last week. The Board of Education named a 60-acre site on Walnford Road in Upper Freehold as the location for the new school in June. In…

  • Open space sought in warehouse agreement

    Agreement includes fiscal community impact report BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee is considering an agreement with a company wanting to build 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space. The Rockefeller Group plans to build the warehouses on a 260-acre parcel on Breza Road bordering Washington…

  • Immigrants rights seen as rising issue in nation

    Rally in Freehold shedslight on how immigrantsare starting to organize BY ANNIKA MENGISENCorrespondent Immigrants rights seen as rising issue in nation Rally in Freehold sheds light on how immigrants are starting to organize BY ANNIKA MENGISEN Correspondent ANNIKA MENGISEN Participants in a recent march for human rights make their way down Main Street, Freehold, after…

  • Dispute over signs spawns crusade

    Realtor claims sheis following theborough BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer Realtor claims she is following the borough’s ordinance BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff An Allentown police car passes an open house sign on Main Street, just south of High Street July 25 in Allentown. ALLENTOWN — A virtual tug-of-war over signage has the…

  • Federal grant results in tax reduction

    BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The municipal tax increase won’t be as high as first thought, thanks to a recent grant. Mayor Stuart Fierstein announced at the July 21 Borough Council meeting that the borough has received a $25,000 grant for Federal Homeland Security that would reduce the original…

  • Class of ’68 returns to Roosevelt Elementary

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer The class of 1968 poses for a picture in the “gymnatorium” of their old school, now Roosevelt Elementary School, at a recent reunion. ROOSEVELT — A former resident had her heart set on celebrating a milestone with some old friends. Students of the Roosevelt Elementary School…

  • Architect presents plan to larger group

    Each grade would be divided into two teamsas part of the plan Each grade would be divided into two teams as part of the plan UPPER FREEHOLD — Architectural plans for the proposed 940-seat middle school were presented at a special meeting last week for the second time. The Feb. 25 meeting where plans were…

  • Committee mulls 6-acre zoning option

    Some linkzoning changeto reducing taxes BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Committee mulls 6-acre zoning option Some link zoning change to reducing taxes BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Township Committee is moving forward, just one meeting after it took the controversial issue of 6-acre zoning away from the Planning Board. The committee voted 4-1…