Category: Examiner News

By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Micheal Friedman Michael “Mikey” Friedman, 16, of Freehold Borough, will travel to Neverland when he appears in a featured role in Phoenix Productions’ upcoming revival of “Peter Pan.” Mikey will be playing the role of John Darling in a production of “Peter Pan” that will be staged at the Count…

The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board is offering a $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H and FFA members pursue their equine activities. Members of organizations that are represented on the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board are also eligible to apply. Applicants must be New Jersey residents and be between the ages of 15 and 19. The…

FREEHOLD — Artists and those who love the arts are invited to connect at the fall Arts Salon. “It is an informal networking event and a way for people who support the arts to come together,” said Mary Eileen Fouratt, executive director, Monmouth Arts. The evening, which is sponsored by Monmouth Arts, promises to bring…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Above, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni describes the services that are provided at the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center, Freehold Township. At left, guests mingle prior to the ceremony. Children who have been abused now have a refuge in Monmouth County. With the cutting of a ribbon to…

TOP PICK DooWop fans and fans of the Great American Songbook can relive the performances of their favorite artists when rock ‘n’ roll legend John “Johnny T” Tarangelo takes the stage at the Middletown Arts Center. “An Evening of DooWop & The Great American Songbook” will be presented Nov. 7, at the Middletown Arts Center…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Efforts to bring attention to pancreatic cancer are stepped up every November during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Progress is “desperately needed in the fight against pancreatic cancer,” said Jill Rothstein of Freehold Township, who lost her father to the disease in 2008. Many towns across New Jersey have joined the…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Vanessa Coppes (left) and Lynette Barbieri are the co-founders of the Entrepreneurial Think Tank for Women of Central Jersey. The Entrepreneurial Think Tank for Women (ETTW) seeks to connect likeminded women, network, build relationships and to learn from and support each other. ETTW members share experiences and ideas that include a…

REGIONAL INTEREST By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The living conditions at a residential healthcare facility in Manalapan have prompted a state legislator to say he will take action to address the situation. Assemblyman Robert Clifton (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington), whose district includes Manalapan, said he will draft legislation which will seek to make…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Monmouth County has sold two care centers that officials said have been losing millions of dollars each year. The John L. Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township, and the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall Township, have been sold to private owners. On Oct. 20, the county held three public auctions…