Category: Examiner News

  • Library visitors can meet ‘Mozart’ and ‘Beethoven’

    Performer acquaints audiences with composers’ stories and music BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer MONROE — At 6 foot 5 inches and wearing tights and a wig, Dennis Kobray will be sure to catch an eye or two at the township library this weekend. An actor and pianist, Kobray will take Monroe Township Public Library visitors…

  • Samaritan Center seeks donations to provide assistance to residents

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Samaritan Center, a local food pantry with headquarters in Manalapan, is currently participating in the Feinstein Foundation Challenge to end hunger. The Feinstein Foundation was founded in 1991 by Alan Shawn Feinstein and it is dedicated to the alleviation of hunger, the importance of community service in education…

  • Green Acres program marks 50th anniversary

    New Jersey’s Green Acres program, which began in 1961 as a result of a bond referendum aimed at doubling New Jersey’s open space and recreational lands, is now celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the most successful land conservation efforts in the nation, according to a press release from the state Department of Environmental…

  • Run with Eagles slated for April 9

    ALLENTOWN — Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180 is busy preparing the fifth annual RunWith Eagles 5K race and one-mile fun run. The event will be held at Byron Johnson Park in Upper Freehold on April 9. The fun run will start at 9 a.m. and the 5K race will start at 10 a.m. Ellisdale Road…

  • Civil War programs slated for April 10

    MANALAPAN — To mark the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, will host “Muster in Manalapan,” an afternoon of Civil War programs for the whole family, from 1-5 p.m. April 10. The muster will give event-goers the chance to sample authentic food of…

  • Teacher wants love of literacy to permeate children’s lives

    Millstone educator motivates families to read together for fun to help ensure students’ success BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Third-grader Vanessa Urban (l) and her mother, Kathleen, enjoy reading together during the Big Book Bash at the Millstone Township Elementary School on April 1. For more photos, see www.gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff In an era…

  • Historic county sites to be open for visits

    ‘W eekend in Old Monmouth” returns again with 40 historic sites throughout Monmouth County opening their doors to visitors interested in local history. Hours for most sites are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 30 and from noon to 5 p.m. May 1. “Forty historic sites will participate in the third ‘Weekend in Old…

  • Bill comes due for state-restored funding to Millstone schools

    Average tax bill will increase $567 this year BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent A lthough the Millstone Township School District’s proposed budget does not rely on increasing the tax rate, taxpayers will receive higher bills this year as a result of school spending. The school district has to collect $960,683 that the state restored to the…

  • Remembering the children who perished in Holocaust

    Butterflies made at local library to be featured in Houston museum’s 2013 exhibition BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Madi Murphy, 12, (l-r) Alaina Stampe, 12, and Jordana Paris, 11, create butterflies in memory of the 1.5 million children killed in the Holocaust. The program was held at the Allentown Public Library on March 31. SCOTT…