Category: Examiner News

  • Millstone one of 12 towns taking care of soldiers’ kids

    MILLSTONE — Hundreds of gifts have been sent to the children of military men and women through Project Little Soldiers. Millstone is one of 12 municipalities to participate in the annual project organized by District 12 legislators. The Trump National Golf Club in Colts Neck and Pistilli and Co. in Red Bank also made contributions…

  • District closely monitoring lead levels in drinking water since summer

    Sewer line backs up into science lab BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The middle school has been plagued with both water and septic problems. Like all development in the township, the school relies on wells and a septic system. Board of Education President Kevin McGovern said at the Dec. 13 meeting that the school’s…

  • Sharon Station Road safety redesign won’t happen in 2011

    Monmouth County asks U.F. to form committee with residents to oversee project BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Bids for the redesign of Sharon Station Road are not expected to go out until 2012. At the Dec. 16 Township Committee meeting, Mayor Stan Moslowski Jr. and Committeeman Steve Alexander reported on a meeting they…

  • The clock is ticking for N.J.’s horse-racing industry

    Christie allows three months for developing plan to save Meadowlands Racetrack BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Western Monmouth County is the epicenter of the standardbred racing and breeding industry. Industry members have been trying to put together a plan to keep the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford open and to keep the state’s racing and breeding…

  • Two Millstone cheer teams rank among top squads in nation

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Eagles cheerleaders brought silver home to Millstone from the Pop Warner National Cheer Championship. The Millstone Eagles Junior Pee Wee cheer squad celebrates taking second place in its division at the Pop Warner National Cheer Championship in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 6. The Junior Pee Wee and Junior Midget squads…

  • Bullying education could be leading to more incident reports

    BY JAN E MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — While bullying incidents increased in township schools during the past year, that’s not necessarily cause for alarm, according to school officials. School officials said the rise may mean more incidents are being reported, not that more are occurring. The school district reported 11 bullying incidents during the 2009-10…

  • Disabled in SureHands at Riding High Farm

    New lift helps wheelchair-bound teens, adults continue horseback riding BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer When Justin Kahn reached adulthood, he could no longer mount and dismount a horse. Riding High Farm Program Director Robyn Struz (l-r) assists rider Jeff Belpanno, of Hightstown, onto a horse with the help of Ann Kkas and the new SureHands…

  • ‘Homeward Bound’: 12 months of heartwarming stories

    MCSPCA calendar raises funds for shelter BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Kim Ruane’s 2-year-old purebred Maltese, Lilly, is the proverbial lucky dog. She was once confined to a cage in a home that housed 82 other animals, her white coat discolored and matted to her skin as a result of being forced to live in…

  • Millstone planners OK special meeting for solar farm project

    Error in published notice put project at risk to meet deadline for federal funds BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Enough members of the Planning Board to ensure a quorum agreed to attend a special meeting Dec. 22 so that the developer of a solar energy farm can have the application for preliminary and final…