January 3, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

2007 marked start of new land use age in U.F.

Preservation, downzoning among top issues
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Land use planning has been one of the most important issues in the township in recent years, and 2007 was no exception. More...

U.F. agrees to buy Hope Fire Company a new truck

Purchase estimated to cost between $160K and $165K
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - While Township Committee members unanimously passed a resolution to purchase a new truck for the Hope Fire Company Dec. 20, they made it clear that Allentown has reneged on sharing the cost. More...

Photo

Water falls beneath Allentown's Main Street bridge, which will close for renovation for the majority of next year. The state has yet to determine if it will provide a temporary walking bridge or a temporary vehicle bridge during the closure. More...

Planner doesn't want job in '08

UPPER FREEHOLD- Just one week after the Planning Board adopted a new land-use element of the master plan that he helped devise, Township PlannerMark Remsa asked not to be reappointed in 2008. More...

Roosevelt's 2007 revisited

Borough's 70th year marred by litigation, uplifted by RAP
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - Throughout 2007, the borough was plagued with litigation and water systemwoes. More...

2007 Planning Board puts end to master plan revisions

Board recommends downzoning, development transfers
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The Planning Board finally adopted in 2007 the new land-use element for the master plan, which it had been considering for nearly three years. The decision did not come until the last Planning Board meeting of the year, on Dec. 13. More...

Opinion

Coda

A somber toast for the coming year (again)
GREG BEAN

This column first appeared Jan. 4, 2006. I think it's as appropriate today as it was then. Things haven't gotten much better in the last year, and there's no clear end in sight. More...

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Obituaries

Margaret Evelyn Butler Hugus

Mrs. Hugus, 90, of Freehold, died Dec. 21, 2007, in Holmdel of natural causes. She was born in Bayville and had resided in Freehold for most of her adult life. A graduate of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, Mrs. More...

Patricia Anne McKearney Howard

Mrs. Howard, 72, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 17, 2007, in Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to her retirement in 1999, she was employed as an office manager at Freedman Truck Center, North Brunswick. More...

Max Spanover

Mr. Spanover, 90, of Manalapan, died Dec. 19, 2007, at home. Born in New York City, he had lived in the Bronx, N.Y., and Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving toManalapan 34 years ago. Mr. More...

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The heart of downtown

CHRIS KELLY staff Downtown Allentown's restaurants, cafes and shops, including the longtime Village Hardware pictured, offer a friendly atmosphere and variety of foods, crafts and other items for after-holiday shoppers. More...

Dept. of Justice to investigate Roosevelt Boro

Review to determine if town has violated RLUIPA
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated an investigation of Roosevelt and its zoning and landuse practices. In a Dec. 28 letter to Bruce Shoulson, the borough's general attorney, R. More...

Three hopeful of filling Twp. Committee position

Millstone expected to select Dilfanian's replacement Jan. 2
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The Township Committee will have to choose one of three candidates to fill the seat Ray Dilfanian has vacated. More...

For the Record

An article in the Dec. 27, 2007, edition of the Examiner titled "Bruce Novozinsky hits a community hole-in-one" stated that the Allentown High School Parent Golf Association (AHSPGA) has brought in $1 million in goods and services for Allentown. More...

Bloopers

Hope you'll excuse our 'fowl' language
ADELE YOUNG

We like to start the new year by looking back at the typographical and grammatical errors that almost made it, and some that actually did make it, into some of Greater Media Newspapers' publications during the previous year. More...

A review of Millstone decisions made in 2007

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Looking back, the beginning of 2007 in Millstone seems to have set the tone for the story that would eventually unravel by year's end. More...

State fund helps pay for children's medical needs

On Dec. 13 Gov. Jon S. Corzine announced more than $3.3 million in financial grants awarded by the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission (CICRFC) to help families dealing with their children's extraordinary medical expenses. More...

2007: The year in photos

Clockwise fromtop: LennyRiccobona, 59, of Lakewood, listens as gospelmusic plays before a church food and clothing drive in Lakewood Sept. 20. Julia Fedor, 7, slips and slides during summer camp at Burke Pond in Sayreville. St. More...

Congressmen secure funds to advance rail line study

The U.S. House of Representatives passed funding for the Monmouth, Ocean,Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line on Dec. More...

Letters

Make a resolution to volunteer this year

During this season of resolution making, of course we are going to lose weight, clean closets, save money and live healthier lives. Consider an additional one, that encompasses the benefit of creating a legacy for the next generation. More...

Monmouth County should use humane alternatives to deer hunt

The Monmouth County Park System is implementing another deer hunt using bows and arrows starting Jan. 1 and lasting through mid-February. More...

Officials thanked for supporting HEART for Women Act

As a survivor of cardiac arrest and triple bypass heart surgery, and as an American Heart Association Go Red for Women survivor ambassador, I am one of the fortunate ones. More...

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Schools

New school may tap into borough wastewater plant

Tie-in could save school district cost of building a facility
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - The Upper Freehold Regional School District may tie its new middle school into the borough's existing wastewater treatment facility. More...

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Sports

BCC women would like '08 to copy '07

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

When Brookdale Community College's women's basketball team plays its first game of the new year on Saturday at Sussex, head coaches Marianne Campacci and Joanne Cobb hope that 2008 looks a lot like 2007. More...

Vianney girls hoops off to less than stellar start

Traditional state power has a 2-2 record
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer

With a starting lineup that usually includes two freshmen and five freshmen on the varsity roster, the St. John Vianney High School girl's basketball team is nonetheless off to a 2-2 start. More...

Perretti Farms receives bonus award from SBOA-NJ

Perretti Farms was the most successful standardbred breeding farm in New Jersey in 2007. More...

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