Category: Examiner News

  • Horse Park to host major event in 2005

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Horse Park of New Jersey will be the site of a new, internationally rated, three-day competition in the spring of 2005. The event — known as the Garden State CCI Three Star — will bring near-Olympic-level competition to New Jersey, park officials said. Park officials recently got word that their proposal…

  • Township official pleads guilty to charges

    Judge fines Miscoski $500 for state police scuffle BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Upper Freehold Township Committeeman William Miscoski pleaded guilty last week to two charges stemming from a June altercation with state troopers at the scene of a fire at his father-in-law’s house. "I did what I had to do [regarding his…

  • Students teach seniors computer basics

    BY EVAN NATELSONStaff Writer BY EVAN NATELSON Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Bess Tremper, 90, learns the ins and outs of computers from fifth-graders Ben Adlerman, 11 (l), Jamey Silverstein, 10, and Samuel Lopez, 11, at Roosevelt Elementary School. ROOSEVELT — Roosevelt Elementary School is attempting to bridge the age gap between Roosevelt’s youth and…

  • Farmer vows to appeal Planning Board denial

    BY EVAN NATELSONStaff Writer BY EVAN NATELSON Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Planning Board denied an application for a preliminary subdivision, a decision that farmer Anthony Scotto said took away "all his potential." "I’ve been a farmer all my life," Scotto said at the Feb. 25 board meeting. "But I’m 75 years old, and I…

  • Notre Dame H.S. to present musical ‘Grease’

    Notre Dame H.S. to present musical ‘Grease’ (l-r) Casey O’Sullivan, of Lawrenceville, Elizabeth Roe of Mercerville, Regina Natale, of Yardley, Pa., Meghan Algeo of Millstone, Nora Boronkay of Lawrenceville, and Meredith Leonard of Clarksburg rehearse for “Grease.” Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville, will present "Grease," the musical dedicated to the rock ‘n’ roll era of…

  • Pomona Grange Awards presented to 4-H’ers

    Several Monmouth County 4-H’ers received Pomona Grange awards for their achievements. The Pomona Grange Certificate of Merit is given to 4-H’ers who have completed at least two years of outstanding 4-H work and have shown progressive achievement in citizenship. The Pomona Grange Advanced Awards are granted to 4-H’ers who have demonstrated continued growth in leadership…

  • Bogus township Web site misleading

    Officials worried residents will tap into misinformation BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer At first glance, the millstonetownship.com Web site looks like the township’s official Web site. It’s only when the reader gets to the fine print at the bottom of the page that he or she finds out that it’s not.…

  • Nine sex offenders arrested in county

    All immigrants, six incountry illegally, facedeportation for crimes All immigrants, six in country illegally, face deportation for crimes Nine Monmouth County sex offenders were arrested on Feb. 11 by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. ICE agents worked with the Megan’s Law Unit of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office along with local police departments…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Traffic comes to a halt while ducks from Crosswicks Creek take a leisurely stroll across Main Street in Allentown over the weekend.