Category: Examiner News

  • Roosevelt may force all taxpayers to help pay down $2.1M utility debt

    Water/sewer fund operating at a deficit BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The borough of Roosevelt is considering making all taxpayers responsible for paying down debt owed for repairs and upgrades made to the public water and sewer system. The majority of residences and businesses in the borough are hooked into the municipality’s water and sewer systems.…

  • Life after the racetrack: Thoroughbreds retrained for diverse disciplines

    Millstone farm partners with rescue organization to help retired racehorses BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Bourbon N Branch, a retired racehorse in ReRun’s retraining program at Nearaway Farm in Millstone, has learned to walk, trot and canter under saddle. PHOTOS COURTESY OF JENELLE KAPPENearaway Farm, tucked far back along Bittner Road in Millstone, borders Monmouth County’s…

  • First and foremost focused on RPS students achieving personal best

    Joseph Campisi hired to take on district’s new superintendent/principal role BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Joseph Campisi ROOSEVELT — For the past 15 years, Joseph Campisi has had butterflies in his stomach every day he’s gone to work. His new role as superintendent/principal at Roosevelt Public School has him so eager and excited that he…

  • Boil water advisory ends when more tests show no signs of E. coli

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — When a routine water sample tested positive for E. coli bacteria last week, borough officials erred on the side of caution and advised residents to boil all tap water before using it for drinking or cooking. Emergency services personnel drove through the streets of town before dark on Aug.…

  • Rutgers visiting student program offers nondegree study

    NEWBRUNSWICK— Working adults looking to jump-start their careers or gain new skills, as well as college students attending other institutions can take courses on campus or online at Rutgers University through the Visiting Student Program. The Rutgers Visiting Student Program, administered by the Division of Continuing Studies, offers the opportunity for graduate and undergraduate study…

  • New exhibit focuses on tree-killing insects

    Visitors to the state’s Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) in Jackson Township, Ocean County, can learn about five insects that kill trees and what to do if they see these pests through a new, interactive exhibit, part of the center’s interpretive trail. The joint project between the departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection was funded…

  • Three transported to hospital after minivan hits tree

    Millstone Township firefighters respond to the scene of an early morning car accident along I-195 on Aug. 7. MILLSTONE — A minivan hit a tree along I-195 early in the morning on Aug. 7. The Millstone Township Fire Department and FirstAid Squad responded to the accident on the eastbound side of the highway near exit…

  • County seeks employers for Sept. 22 job fair

    Monmouth County will again offer employers and job seekers the opportunity to connect at the Monmouth County Job Fair scheduled for Sept. 22. The event is free for employers to reserve a table and for job seekers to attend. The 2011 Monmouth County Job Fair will be held from 4-7 p.m. at Brookdale Community College,…

  • County officials create Office of Shared Services

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has amended the administrative code to create the Monmouth County Office of Shared Services and realign some other staff positions. “The shared services initiatives spearheaded in Monmouth County have been extremely successful, allowing us to achieve, and even surpass, the core objectives of providing key services and providing very…