Category: Examiner News

  • 9/11 observances

    A time to remember … reflect … and heal PHOTO BY FARRAH TOMASELLI Listed are some of the events being held to commemorate this solemn day. monmouth county Memorial Ceremony Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. Monmouth County’s 9/11 Memorial Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook Atlantic Highlands rain or shine guest speaker will be Capt. David J.…

  • Flea market to benefit historic village

    Shop a late summer flea market and help fund the educational programs presented at the historic village at Allaire State Park in Wall. The nonprofit Allaire Village Inc. will host the fundraiser in the show field at the village from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 17. More than 125 vendors will display old,…

  • Laundromat helps single mom live dream, achieve financial security

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Sometimes the bad things that happen turn out to be the best things that could have happened. For township resident Stephanie Anderson, getting laid off from her corporate job in October 2009 led to fulfilling a lifelong dream. The 51-year-old opened her own business, the Hamilton Washery in Hamilton…

  • County officials reviewing plans for nuke emergency

    This summer, some Monmouth County municipal and county officials have been dusting off their various plans and meeting to discuss the current knowledge about the risks of nuclear emergencies. The concern was largely inspired by the recent nuclear plant disaster in Fukushima, Japan, following an earthquake and tsunami, according to a press release from Manalapan…

  • Help improve quality of Millstone schools

    MILLSTONE— Community members are invited to have a positive effect on how children are educated in township schools. The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) gives residents the opportunity to enhance the public schools beyond the scope of the district’s budget. Those interested in volunteering their ideas, time, talents or community connections toward improving…

  • Hurricane Irene wreaks havoc in local towns

    Most of Millstone, quarter of Roosevelt and 500 in Allentown and U.F. left without power BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The millpond water rushed over the temporary bridge on Aug. 28 and started to pound the new bridge and dam that Monmouth County is constructing along Main Street in downtown Allentown. Hurricane Irene tore through…

  • Walk honors Joe Driscoll, passenger on Flight 93

    Community invited to attend 10th annual event to be held at Battlefield State Park BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Patrick “Joe” Driscoll, who was a resident of Manalapan for more than 40 years, loved to walk. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was on a plane making his way to Yosemite Park to walk with a friend on…

  • Millstone district hopeful kids will get to first day of school without a hitch

    Business administrator believes progress has been made with transportation planning BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent A s the first day of school draws near, bus drivers have been practicing runs. During theAug. 22 Millstone Township Board of Education meeting, Business Administrator Bernard Biesaida said his office has requested confirmation in writing from bus contractors that drivers…

  • Laws intended to help New Jersey veterans

    Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation that creates and enhances assistance tools that provide financial support and peer counseling services through the New Jersey National Guard State Family Readiness Council Fund and the Veteran to Veteran Peer Support Program telephone helpline. “Every day, the brave men and women of the New Jersey National Guard put…