Category: Examiner News

  • State pledges to increase aid to all three local school districts

    School election will take place on a Wednesday this year BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent State aid allocations for local school districts are not as bad as some school officials feared, but aid amounts are still far below what districts received in previous years. The Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) is slated to receive $4,054,279…

  • No one injured in car fire

    Millstone Township firefighters extinguish a motor vehicle fire at the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Ephraim Road on Feb. 20. MILLSTONE — A car caught fire on Stagecoach Road the night of Feb. 20, but the occupants escaped safely. Millstone Township firefighters and the First Aid Squad responded to the car fire near Ephraim Road…

  • Upper Freehold may take legal action against Allentown

    U.F. and fire company press borough to pay outstanding fire service costs BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Upper Freehold Township plans to sue Allentown if the borough does not pay its fair share of fire service costs. Township Administrator Dianne Kelly hand-delivered a letter to the borough on Feb. 22. The letter contained an invoice for…

  • Holocaust survivor recounts ‘voyage of the damned’

    Eva Weiner connects with students during first interactive videoconference BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Above: Millstone Township Middle School eighth-graders take part in an interactive video conference with Eva Weiner, one of the Jewish refugees aboard the M.S. St. Louis in 1939. Left: A panel of students asks Weiner questions during the assembly on Feb.…

  • No truth to rumor of threats made at AHS

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Despite a rumor circulating in the community, no threats were made to the safety of Allentown High School students or staff. A concerned parent notified the Upper Freehold Regional School District of the rumor that a threatening message had been written on a classroom chalkboard on Feb. 17.…

  • Public invited to HONJ chorus’s dress rehearsal

    Cindy Raia (l) and June Farkouh of the Heart of New Jersey Chorus get ready to sing. The Heart of New Jersey Chorus invites the public to attend its dress rehearsal Wednesday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at the Millstone Primary School cafetorium, 18 Schoolhouse Road, Millstone, as the chorus prepares for the annual spring…

  • Budget constraints could mean fewer twp. employees in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — In light of the state-mandated 2 percent budget cap, the township remains on the fence about replacing municipal employees who recently retired or resigned. The governing body accepted “with regret” the retirement and resignations of several employees at the Feb. 17 meeting. Kathleen Freiberger, who serves as technical…

  • Veterinarian with Millstone practice honored for promoting racehorse safety

    Veterinarian Scott E. Palmer, owner of the New Jersey Equine Clinic in Millstone, has received an award for his leadership in developing guidelines to promote racehorse safety. The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) honored Palmer and veterinarian Foster Northrop with its 2010 President’s Award. The award, established by the association’s past president Eleanor Green…

  • Redbirds ready to rock with their robot

    Robotics team gears up for FIRST competition on March 4-5 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Redbird Robotics team members put the finishing touches on their competition robot at Allentown High School on Feb. 18. For story, see page 34. ERIC SUCAR staff Allentown High School students are ready to demonstrate their engineering prowess, innovation and…