Category: Examiner Calendar

  • Outdoor seating linked to septic system upgrades

    Staff Writer By ruth calia stives MILLSTONE — With warm summer months and Six Flags Great Adventure crowds close at hand, McDonald’s franchise owners appealed to the Millstone Planning Board last week for permission to add six outdoor tables to provide seating for an additional 48 patrons. The Route 537 fast-food restaurant, described by board…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ This horse appears to be enjoying Tuesday’s unusually warm weather at a farm on Baird Road in Millstone.

  • Society to host kickoff events for Relay for Life

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ The Tribute in Light memorial to victims of 9/11 reaches out to the stars from the site of the former World Trade Center twin towers.The memorial lights were turned off over the weekend. The American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life will return to Freehold Raceway on June 1-2. Interested individuals, businesses and…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Artist Larry Chestnut works on an oil painting of some daffodils at Historic Walnford in Upper Freehold Sunday.

  • Bulletin Board Benefit art auction slated for April 20

    Bulletin Board Benefit art auction slated for April 20 The Millstone Township Women’s Organization will sponsor a fund-raising art exhibit and auction by Avatar Galleries on April 20 at the Millstone Elementary School, Schoolhouse Road. The art preview will begin at 7 p.m. and the auction is scheduled for 8 p.m. Admission is $5, which…

  • AHS band parents to hold ‘attic auction’

    Redbird band members (l-r) Chris Remm, Chris Wallin, Ashley Shaffer and Andrea Struk help load furniture to be sold at the Grandma’s Attic Auction Saturday. Allentown High School’s Redbird Marching Band Parent Association will sponsor a Grandma’s Attic Auction April 20 at the high school, 27 High Street. Preview of the merchandise will be held…

  • Tuition waived for families of September 11 victims

    Gov. James E. McGreevey signed an executive order April 9 to require that tuition at state colleges be waived immediately for the children and spouses of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The executive order is retroactive, and will provide families with reimbursement for tuition payments for the fall 2001 and spring 2002…

  • Recent burglaries prompt reminder

    HIGHTSTOWN — In view of several complaints regarding home and vehicle burglaries, Detective Sgt. James D. South of the Hightstown State Police Barracks is encouraging residents to lock their homes and vehicles. "I again am advising everyone to lock your home and car doors," South said in a notice issued Monday. He further encourages residents…

  • ‘Grandma’s Attic’ to support ‘Redbird’ band

    The Allentown High School "Redbird" Marching Band is sponsoring a "Grandma’s Attic" auction on April 20. Donations of "gently used" furniture, tools and collectibles are now being accepted. Arrangements can be made for a pickup of your items. The value of all donations is tax deductible. The auction will be held in the auditorium of…