Category: Examiner News

  • Township to ATV owners: keep it down

    Officials want to curb noise, set limits on use BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer After receiving a myriad of complaints about all-terrain vehicle (ATV) users, Millstone officials plan to introduce an ordinance that spells out where the vehicles can and cannot be ridden. The ordinance will limit where the…

  • Resident holds local history in his hands

    Sam Venti, 90, workedon farms, in rug mill,saw century of change BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Sam Venti, 90, worked on farms, in rug mill, saw century of change BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Sam Venti circa 1932 FREEHOLD — Sam Venti loves reading the Yesteryear column that appears in the News Transcript every…

  • Sheriff renewing efforts to warn of identity theft

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Sheriff renewing efforts to warn of identity theft BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer People who commit the crime of identity theft are becoming more and more creative. And, unfortunately, technology is making it easier for them to gain access to an individual’s personal identification documents. With that sobering news in mind,…

  • Armies clash once more at Monmouth

    Armies clash once more at Monmouth FARRAH MAFFAI staff Morgan Turner, 5, of Pennsylvania, enjoys an apple during the re-enactment of the Battle of Monmouth. MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Two injured men walk away from the battle as the Americans retreat to a better position during the re-enactment. MIGUEL JUAREZ staff British forces fire on the…

  • DWI reform bills clear another hurdle

    DWI reform bills clear another hurdle TRENTON — A package of legislation to reform the state’s penalty system for drunken driving offenses cleared the Senate June 21. Currently, the bills are await consideration by the Assembly. The bills, sponsored by state Senator Barbara Buono (D-18), would increase mandatory prison time for driving while revoked from…

  • Homeless cats topic of public forum

    BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — The Borough Council plans to meet on July 19 to brainstorm on what should be done with a feral cat colony in town. "We have a problem with feral cats, [or] cats that don’t have an owner," said Mayor Neil Marko. "They congregate at…

  • Residents bash proposed tree-cutting ordinance

    Ordinance limits number of trees that could be cut down without permit BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer A proposed tree ordinance that would limit the number of trees a homeowner can cut down each year without a permit was met with jeers and objections by most of the audience at the June 17…

  • County spending practices focus for Pringle, Morlino

    Two Democrats seekseats on freeholderboard in Nov. election BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Two Democrats seek seats on freeholder board in Nov. election BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer Jeff Pringle, 36, of Tinton Falls, and Steve Morlino, 52, of Howell, the Democrats running for two open three-year seats on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, figure this could…

  • Adoptees seek access law to provide a ‘sense of self’

    BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Thomas McGee of Ocean Township is a proponent of legislation that would give adopted children access to their original birth certificates. For decades, information as basic as their mothers’ and fathers’ names, their true nationality and cultural heritage has been denied to adoptees in New Jersey.…