Category: Examiner News

  • School regionalization talks resurface

    By louis c. hochman Representatives of school boards in the Upper Freehold Regional, Roosevelt and Millstone Township school districts are discussing topics ranging from sharing services to forming a new regional district. While the idea of creating a new regional district has been discussed in the past, renewed talks were given a push after a…

  • Cabinet has a little piece of land to call its own

    By louis c. hochman MILLSTONE — No residents have objected to keeping a telephone cabinet at Rocky Brook Park, Sweetmans Lane. In order to comply with state Green Acres regulations, Township Committee members held a July 5 public hearing on the telephone cabinet. Millstone received funding from the Green Acres program for Rocky Brook Park,…

  • Millstone Girl Scout Troop

    Youngsters from Millstone Girl Scout Troop 1107 enjoyed a recent summer visit to Washington, D.C., and visits to the Capitol, Arlington National Cemetery, the American History Museum and other national monuments. Troop leaders are Kathy Paige and Diane Kepich. Pictured (l-r) are Meaghan Paige, Kirsten Melander, Becca Wishbow, Dara Servis, Brittany Gazzigno, Emily Holmes, Danielle…

  • Allentown man honored for act of heroism in Trenton

    By bob fleming Allentown man honored for act of heroism in Trenton Trenton police officer Bob O’Hare Jr. of Allentown, who serves on the Allentown-Upper Freehold Drug-Free Municipal Alliance, was recently honored by Trenton authorities for acts of valor in rescuing residents from burning row houses. ALLENTOWN — Service above and beyond the call of…

  • Looking for the big one…

    Looking for the big one… Independence Day in Allentown provides the perfect setting for Justine Janczewski, 8, of Upper Freehold, to try her luck in the borough’s annual fishing contest.

  • Environmental center sets special feast day

    Environmental center sets special feast day Kateri Environmental Center, Wicka-tunk section of Marlboro, will celebrate the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekak-witha, the patroness of ecology. The event will be held at 7 p.m. July 13 at the center. The evening will begin with a short walk in the forest and will include meditation and…

  • In Brief Author to present seminar on intuition

    In Brief Author to present seminar on intuition Dr. Susan Shumsky, author of Divine Revelation, will conduct a workshop on developing intuition. The seminar, presented by Religious Science Church of Princeton, will be held from 12:30-3:30 p.m. July 9 at the Central Jersey Masonic Center, 345 River Road, on the Princeton-Kingston border. Tickets are $35.…

  • Rec’s goal: Develop sites with residents

    Rec’s goal: Develop sites with residents By louis c. hochman MMillstone Township residents should not worry about facilities for active recreation being placed near their homes, according to the chairman of the recreation commission. Don Powell, commission chairman, said recent public discourse about the panel using three open space parcels for recreation has blown the…

  • Millstone environmental panel seeks volunteer

    By louis c. hochman MILLSTONE — The environmental commission has an open seat following the resignation of Jerry Ostrander. Ostrander resigned from his post as a commission member last month because of personal obligations. Township Committee members said on June 21 that they were sorry to see Ostrander leave the commission. "He has always been…