Category: Examiner News

  • Students, driver injured after school bus hits tree

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Eleven middle school students and a driver were treated for minor injuries after a school bus accident on Monday morning. The Upper Freehold Regional School District bus hit a tree along Meirs Road at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 31 while en route to the Stone Bridge Middle…

  • Children encouraged to learn gardening

    Children ages 9 through 11 are invited to take part in Monmouth County’s Grow Team program that includes learning gardening basics through special hands-on activities on the way toward becoming a certified Junior Master Gardener. The deadline to register for the program is Jan. 31. Those interested in the program should contact the Rutgers Cooperative…

  • Horse racing legislation advances

    Legislation that Assembly Democrats John J. Burzichelli, John F. McKeon and Connie Wagner are sponsoring to help New Jersey’s horse racing industry continue to create jobs and economic development was released on Jan. 20 by anAssembly panel. According to a press release, the bills — all released 5-0 — would expand simulcasting, reduce the required…

  • Task force report rules out privatizing Monmouth jail

    The Monmouth County Correctional Institution should not be privatized, a county task force recommends, but steps should be taken to control costs and find efficiencies, reduce inmate population, enhance re-entry programs and increase reimbursements for out-of-state inmates. The facility, located in Freehold Township, is operated by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office with funding supplied by…

  • 2010 N.J. horse of the year sired by stallion at U.F. farm

    Rock N Roll Heaven, the 3-year-old pacer of the year, has been selected New Jersey Standardbred Horse of the Year for 2010. The son of Rocknroll Hanover will be honored at the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board’s 54th Annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon at Charley’s Other Brother Restaurant in Eastampton Township. The event starts…

  • Volunteerism: The heart of a community

    High school student starts special-needs basketball program for children in Millstone BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Jillian Ricci, 10, shoots for two during a basketball program for youths at Wagner Farm Park in Millstone on Jan. 23. SCOTT FRIEDMAN One teenager has made a world of difference in the lives of community children with special…

  • Dearborn market to host Deep Cut orchid show

    Orchids of many colors and varieties will be on display at Dearborn Farm Market in Holmdel during the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s annual show Feb. 10-13. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEEP CUT ORCHID SOCIETY Thousands of brightly colored, delicate orchids will surround visitors at the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s 14th annual show, scheduled Feb. 10-13. The…

  • Bills present new hope for horse industry

    Proposed legislation would keep Meadowlands open and pump $30M into racetracks BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande and Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders Director Lillian Burry visited Millstone Township last week to report on new legislation affecting horse racing, a major industry in the municipality and surrounding areas. During the…

  • U.F. to notify county about safety issues on Route 526

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A near miss on the morning of Jan. 20 brought a Forge Mill Estates resident before the governing body that night to express concerns about traffic problems on Route 526. The entrance/exit to the housing development along Route 526 is near the Allentown bypass, which carries a lot…