Category: Examiner News

  • Roosevelt to increase tech savvy this year

    By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — Students at the public school will be "wired" — even when they are at home. According to Superintendent Dale Weinbach, the school is "really moving technologically. "There will be a lot of communication going on at home through the computer. All the teachers are…

  • Allentown horse dies from West Nile virus

    By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — As the signature trail of dead crows spreads toward western Monmouth County, the virus has claimed its first equine victim of the year. According to state Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Hope Gruzlovic, a 6-year-old mare on an Allentown farm became sick on Aug. 16…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI New students at Millstone Middle school listen intently during an orientation last week in the library. Opening day for students was slated for yesterday. See story, page 3.

  • Bike tour/walk to benefit seriously ill children

    "Wheel to Heal," a bike ride and walking tour to help raise funds for children diagnosed with cancer, will be held Sept. 21, beginning and ending at Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The bike tours will also travel through parts of Millstone and Roosevelt, depending on the tour. The event is organized…

  • Manalapan friends get clipped for good cause

    Young womendonate hairto Locks of Love By linda denicolaStaff Writer Young women donate hair to Locks of Love By linda denicola Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Elyse Bernstein receives moral support from her friend, Christine Luhrs, as she has her hair cut by Gloria Hruszczak at Mainly Hair, Freehold, and donates it to Locks…

  • Trailblazers continue preservation efforts

    By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Members of the Millstone Trailblazers say they have had a great deal of success in their drive to preserve and create equestrian trails in the township, but they aren’t resting on their laurels. Their second annual fund-raising dinner is scheduled for next month, at…

  • New classroom space open in Upper Freehold Regional schools

    District may push back project By Jane meggitt &Staff Writers District may push back project’s completion due to weather delays By Jane meggitt & Alison granito Staff Writers According to Upper Freehold Regional Schools Superintendent Robert Connelly, "the worst is over." "Last year [the district] had to deal with a lot of construction but didn’t…

  • Boy Scout Troop 624 holds Court of Honor

    Boy Scout Troop 624 of St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, Allentown, held its summer Court of Honor Aug. 14. The troop had just returned from a week at Kittatinny Scout Reservation, where the boys went to summer camp. The troop earned all of the summer camp awards, including Leader Service, Director’s Discretion, Ecology Project, Troop…

  • Health, planning boards agree on cooperation

    Officials seek waysto streamline building application process By jane meggittStaff Writer Officials seek ways to streamline building application process By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township Board of Health and Freehold Area Health Department would like to "get on the same page" as the Planning Board, officials said. Board of Health Chairman…