Category: Examiner News
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Library’s Food for Fines effort fills shelves of local pantries
Generous patrons and a hardworking library staff made the Monmouth County Library’s Food for Fines drive a success as more than six tons of food items were collected for local food banks and food pantries. Food for Fines was held during National Library Week, April 11-16. The drive offered a trade-off: Bring in a nonperishable…
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Another bear sighting in Millstone
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Coffee may go the way of the dodo if the recent trend of morning bear sightings continues in Millstone. Resident John Gordon just turned onto Burnt Tavern from Route 571 at 8:45 a.m. on June 15 when a black bear crossed in front of him and headed east, according to…
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Author to speak on Battle of Monmouth
A s part of its “Historically Speaking” lecture series, the Monmouth County Historical Association will welcome Joseph G. Bilby to speak on June 26 at 2 p.m. The lecture will be held at the association’s headquarters, 70 Court St., Freehold. Bilby will speak about his recent publication, “Monmouth Court House: The Battle that Made the…
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Another bear sighting in Millstone
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Coffee may go the way of the dodo if the recent trend of morning bear sightings continues in Millstone. Resident John Gordon just turned onto Burnt Tavern from Route 571 at 8:45 a.m. on June 15 when a black bear crossed in front of him and headed east, according to…
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Education evolves for the ‘iGeneration’
iPad poised to change the learning landscape BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone Township Elementary School students Alivia Caba (l-r), Ayla Dlugosz and Julianna Conforti use an iPad to complete a lesson in third-grade teacher Jennifer Kohn’s class on June 15. JEFF GRANIT staff The day will come when today’s students talk about heavy backpacks…
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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…
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Car overturns on Stagecoach Rd.
Millstone Township firefighters secure the site along Stagecoach Road where a vehicle overturned on June 14. MILLSTONE — One of the vehicles in a two-car accident along Stagecoach Road on June 14 rolled over and left the roadway. Both drivers got themselves out of their cars before emergency personnel arrived at the scene, but the…
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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…
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Fun activities at Monmouth County parks in July
To commemorate July being Parks and Recreation month, the Monmouth County Park system has filled the month of July with activities for county residents to enjoy. Here’s what’s planned: Fishy Fun, July 2-3 at 10:30 a.m. at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell. Attendees will make a fish print or a paper fish craft…
