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  • JAR of Hope partners with Steiner Sports

    JAR of Hope partners with Steiner Sports

    JAR of Hope is embarking on a new partnership with Steiner Sports, a producer of authentic hand-signed collectibles and sports experiences. Steiner Sports holds relationships with more than 2,000 athletes and works with corporations to help raise their profiles, and with select charities to help raise funds, according to a press release. JAR of Hope…

  • Monmouth freeholders unanimous in county budget approval

    Monmouth freeholders unanimous in county budget approval

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has unanimously approved the county’s 2016 budget which totals $469.85 million, according to a press release. County officials said the 2016 budget reflects a decrease in spending of $18.2 million from 2015. The new budget takes effect immediately. “Responsible fiscal management is the reason we are able to deliver…

  • Greater Media radio host stars in Asbury Park film

    Greater Media radio host stars in Asbury Park film

    Greater Media radio personality Keith Roth,  the host of WRAT-FM’s (95.9) Electric Ballroom for 18 years, is achieving recognition in another medium – film. Roth, a Tinton Falls resident, makes his screen debut as the star of William DeVizia’s feature film “Let Me Down Hard.” The storyline follows one-hit wonder Jack Ainsley as he returns…

  • Scholarships will reward those committed to conservation

    Scholarships will reward those committed to conservation

    The Freehold Soil Conservation District will award three $2,000 scholarships to students majoring in a conservation-related field in the summer of 2016. The Neal Munch, Mac Clark and Bill Schauer Scholarships are awarded annually to honor their years of dedicated and distinguished service to conservation. Applicants must be a New Jersey resident of Monmouth County or…

  • Expo highlights home-grown products

    Expo highlights home-grown products

    A record number of vendors and visitors participated in Monmouth County’s fifth “Made in Monmouth” expo on April 9. Approximately 240 county-based companies displayed their goods or services with more than 5,000 people sampling and purchasing. The event was held in the Multipurpose Activity Center at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, according to a press…

  • Research library volunteers wanted

    Research library volunteers wanted

    The Monmouth County Historical Association is looking for volunteers with backgrounds in library, genealogy or historical research to assist at the association’s research library at the headquarters building, 70 Court St., Freehold Borough. “This is an opportunity not only to assist the association in preserving and cataloging the vast wealth of information and treasures we…

  • Libraries introduce Playaway Launchpad

    Libraries introduce Playaway Launchpad

    A new tech tool, Playaway Launchpad, has been introduced in the Children’s Department of the Monmouth County Library. Available in all 13 library branches, these child-friendly tablets are pre-loaded with 10 high-quality, ad-free learning applications (apps) grouped by age and grade level, according to a press release. Each simple-to-use bright orange tablet has a 7-inch…

  • Examiner On Campus, April 21

    Examiner On Campus, April 21

    Alexandra Tendler of Millstone Township, a sophomore at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., has received the McFarland Scholarship in the amount of $23,000 for a year of study at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She earned the award from the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia. Alexandra is an English and finance double major, a Cardinal…

  • News Transcript On Campus, April 20

    News Transcript On Campus, April 20

    Alexis Janoczkin of Freehold was named to the President’s List for the 2015 fall semester at Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina. Alexis, who is the daughter of Donna Swenticky, is a biology major. She is a graduate of Freehold Twp High School. Emma Iavaroni, the daughter of Bill and Jeryl Iavaroni of Freehold Township,…