Category: Examiner News

  • Photo

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Allentown resident Benjamin Dawes, 10, attempts to sink a putt at the Hole in One golf center in Millstone last week.

  • Speedway’s summer effort gives boost to Toys for Tots

    Correspondent By adam riback Speedway’s summer effort gives boost to Toys for Tots DAN SCHAFER Rick and Nancy Grosso, owners of New Egypt Speedway, Plumsted, display gifts donated by Plumsted resident Gene Stravinsky and others who attended the Toys for Tots Christmas in July event. PLUMSTED — New Egypt Speedway was recently home not only…

  • Twp. employees vote to unionize

    By alison granitoStaff Writer By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Municipal employees recently voted to become part of one of the largest unions in the nation. "[Millstone employees] voted to organize and will be part of Local 1034 in Trenton," Ken Peres, a spokesman for the Communications Workers of America (CWA), District 1, New…

  • ‘Turkey Trot’ raises funds for horse park

    Volunteers are needed to work annual fund-raising event in November By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Preparations are under way for this year’s "Turkey Trot," the largest fund-raising event for the Horse Park of New Jersey. Each November, hundreds of riders and dozens of carriages descend on the park…

  • Benefit blues show to make debut at Freehold VFW hall

    Scholarship fundfor Howell High School to benefit from event By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Benefit blues show to make debut at Freehold VFW hall Scholarship fund for Howell High School to benefit from event By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — If you’re looking for a change from rock ’n’ roll, if you’re tired…

  • Millstone public forum uncertain

    Control of Township Committee at stake in Nov. 4 election By alison granitoStaff Writer Control of Township Committee at stake in Nov. 4 election By alison granito Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Whether township voters will get to hear the candidates for local office debate the issues in a public forum remains uncertain. Republican candidates Elias…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT Allentown residents Sydney Martens (l), 8, and Alexa Johnson, 11, practice their best gymnastics routines on the playground bars at the Allentown-Upper Freehold elementary school last week.

  • Area farmers lamenting June’s rains, bad crops

    Spring weather called the worst in memory, but they hope for a better fall By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Local farmers say they have had a very tough time this year — one of the worst in memory. Heavy rainfall in the spring had an adverse impact on…

  • Hope Fire Co. hires 2 new firefighters

    By jane meggittStaff Writer Hope Fire Co. hires 2 new firefighters By jane meggitt Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Officials want to make sure that there are enough firefighters on hand to handle emergency calls at all times. The Township Committee passed a resolution at its July 31 meeting which grants approval to hire two…