Category: Examiner News

  • Time for school – 1830s style

    A llaire Village Inc. will present “School Days at the 1830s Howell Works” on July 17. Children of all ages (and curious adults) will get a taste of what it was like to attend school in 1836 at the historic village’s carriage house. Two separate 45-minute sessions will be conducted. School sessions are at 1…

  • To no avail, neighbor skips vacation to protest family’s pool creation

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — A Laurel Court family will be able to construct a new swimming pool in their backyard, even though doing so will require disturbing steep slopes and removing trees. The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously voted in favor of Thomas and Kristen Saker’s development application at the June 22 meeting.…

  • Millstone musician puts his heart and soul into ‘The Atmosphere’

    Kevin Basko releases debut album produced by Glenn Stuart BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Musician Kevin Basko, 18, of Millstone, recently released his debut album, “The Atmosphere.” He will attend Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts in the fall. PHOTO COURTESY OF JON MACAPODI MILLSTONE — When Kevin Basko, 18, first picked up a guitar…

  • CentraState Associated Auxiliaries awards scholarships

    The CentraState Healthcare System’s Associated Auxiliaries recently awarded $500 scholarships to eight individuals in the community who are pursuing careers in the medical field. The auxiliaries usually offer three $500 scholarships each year to community volunteers pursuing a career in the health care field. Two go to graduating seniors and one goes to an adult…

  • Photos

    Artist Melissa Mannino, 18, of Millstone, created a self-portrait with oil pastels (above) and captured Michael Jackson’s passion for performing in a pencil drawing (right).

  • Artist finds courage to create a future

    After giving up on art, student rediscovers talents at AHS and is now off to NYC design school BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Melissa Mannino has found the courage to follow her art. Mannino graduated from Allentown High School on June 22 and plans to major in the fine arts at Parsons School…

  • County expects savings from energy contract

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a resolution accepting a bid by Hudson Energy Services of Ramsey to supply electricity to all county-owned buildings, including Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The sale marks the second time that Monmouth County has used the World Energy Online Reverse Auction Platform to purchase electricity. Monmouth County’s…

  • Allentown Redbirds and Robbinsville Ravens will swim together

    Shared service pact provides for competitive Robbinsville-Allentown swim team BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Allentown High School’s Jillian Galindo (l-r), Samantha Hynes, Pam Owens, Alexia Hynes, Taylor Owens and Delaney Bader represented the school in this year’s Mercer County swim championships. With Owens supervising, the swimmers took fifth place in the competition. For the past…

  • Conservation projects could gain funding

    State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) announced the unanimous passage of her Green Acres bill by the state Senate on June 9. The bill, S-2859, appropriates $45 million from the 2009 Green Acres Fund and $12 million from the 2009 Blue Acres Fund for state acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, according…