Category: Examiner Calendar

  • Greater Media Newspapers wins 29 NJPA awards for ’01

    Greater Media Newspapers wins 29 NJPA awards for ’01 Greater Media Newspapers has won 29 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2001. The group tally, one of the best in the company’s history, included 10 first-place awards and the prestigious Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award for…

  • Monmouth park system has summer camp directory

    The Monmouth County Park System will issue a summer camp edition of its Activity Directory, listing all of the Park System’s summer camps. The issue will be available in the county parks beginning Feb. 11. Registration for summer camps will open on Feb. 24 for telephone registrations only (no walk-ins, faxes or mail registrations), from…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ A GOOD CAUSE — Stefanie Miller, Roosevelt, donates blood during a blood drive Thursday at the Roosevelt municipal building.

  • Local wells are mostly shallow

    Staff Writer By ruth calia stives MILLSTONE — Although the entire state of New Jersey is being hit hard by a drought, which began more than a year ago, Millstone, which is dependent on wells for all of its water supply, is especially vulnerable. At Monday’s meeting, members of the Environmental Commission discussed recent findings,…

  • Pythians to reward students’ civic service

    Pythians to reward students’ civic service The Knights of Pythias Foundation is accepting applications from graduating high school seniors to earn the Norman and Gertrude Wolf Memorial Community Service Award. To qualify, graduating seniors from public, private and parochial high schools must present their achievements in community service activities in typewritten form, and submit news…

  • Veterans memorial expanded

    Staff Writer By linda denicola Veterans memorial expanded MILLSTONE — Two benches will be added to the Millstone Township Veterans Memorial’s original design. The change to the design was approved last week at the Township Committee meeting. The two 7-foot granite benches will increase the original contract amount by $18,000. The memorial, which will honor…

  • Regionalization phone survey targets 700

    Staff Writer By ruth calia stives The long-awaited phone survey of 700 residents in Millstone, Upper Freehold, Allentown and Roose-velt, to complete the Regionalization and Shared Services Study for the school districts is underway. The survey is the third and final portion of a study funded by a state grant of $75,000. Its purpose is…

  • Portion of Holmes Mill Road closed Resident wants more information about township crime

    Correspondent By jane meggitt Portion of Holmes Mill Road closed Resident wants more information about township crime VERONICA YANKOWSKI Cream Ridge search and rescue dog Chewbacca, or Chewy for short, will be honored Sunday at the New Jersey Veterinary Foundation’s seventh annual Hall of Fame luncheon. For the story, see page 6. UPPER FREEHOLD —…

  • Program sensitizes students

    Staff Writer By ruth calia stives MILLSTONE — When teachers and administrators at Millstone Middle School became aware of swastika graffiti in the rest rooms, they realized it was the perfect time to implement a program that is state mandated: Holocaust studies. Through a speakers program organized by Alvin Elkins, West Windsor, for the Henry…