Category: Examiner News

  • Motorist injured in early-morning accident

    Millstone Township firefighters work with firefighters from Allentown’s Hope Fire Company to extricate a driver injured in a motor vehicle accident on May 17. MILLSTONE— Asport-utility vehicle swerved off I-195 and struck some trees just before 7 a.m. on May 17. The motorist, trapped inside the vehicle, had to be extricated by local firefighters before…

  • Explore wildlife on guided boat tours of reservoir

    HOWELL— See turtles, egrets, herons, ospreys and other wildlife in their natural habitat during a boat tour of the Monmouth County Park System’s Manasquan Reservoir in Howell. Tours are offered on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend (weather permitting). Tours last approximately 45 minutes and begin at the top…

  • U.F. uncertain where $1.2M to build park will come from

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The township must be mindful when spending open space tax money, because voters approved the taxation for specific reasons. Voters approved three different referendums that affect the township’s open space tax. The first created a 1-cent open space and farmland preservation tax in 1999. The second increased the…

  • Allentown historian will lead Memorial Day parade

    Lions Club names Alice Wikoff grand marshal ALLENTOWN — Alice Wikoff, 84, can remember a time when the superintendent of schools rang the dismissal bell early so that the children could go ice skating before dark. TheAllentown millpond measured a full mile around at that time with 38 acres of fresh water suitable for swimming,…

  • Scout comes to the aid of animal rescue that put out call for help

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone Girl Scout Grace Giffen, 13, (l) delivers rabbit food and other items to Jody Caizza, of Kind Heart Rescue in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, on May 5. MILLSTONE — One kind heart deserves another. Grace Giffen, 13, felt her heart sink a little when she read…

  • County: Demand on Veterans Service Office is increasing

    I n the six months since the Monmouth County Veterans Services Office opened, the number of clients is steadily rising. A total of 850 veterans have contacted the Freehold office for help, according to a press release from the county. “Six months ago we opened our doors to veterans and they are coming for help…

  • BlueClaws will host nut-free game June 12

    The FAAN Walk for Food Allergy and the Lakewood BlueClaws have teamed up for the third annual nut-free game at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood. Buster, the Blue- Claws’mascot, poses with fans at a previous nut-free game. Does your child’s nut allergy prevent your family from attending a baseball game? If so, mark down June 12…

  • LADACIN Network plans casino night

    LADACIN Network will hold its Casino Night and Gift Auction at Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Farmingdale, on June 10. The event will support LADACIN’s educational, therapeutic, social, residential and support services that benefit more than 2,600 infants, children and adults with cerebral palsy and other multiple physical and developmental disabilities living in Monmouth…

  • Career Day helps eighth-graders start planning for future

    Nine professionals volunteer to provide students information about a cross section of careers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Professional dancer Christina Sarni, Millstone, demonstrates some moves after talking to Millstone Township Middle School students about her career path during Career Day on May 20. For more photos, visit www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff Don’t be seduced…