Category: Examiner News

PLUMSTED — Reindancer Therapeutic Riding Center is giving children ages 6- 18 and collegiate riders the chance to win a free week at one of three summer horseback riding camps. The riding center at 31 Archertown Road will hold a free drawing for the camp experience, open now through June 19.. One entry will be…

TOP PICK More than three dozen of the area’s best food trucks will converge on Monmouth Park for three days of food, fun and racing. The Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival will be held May 23-25 at the Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport. The participating food trucks include Ahh! La Cart, Amanda’s Bananas, Betty’s Icebox,…

MILLSTONE — Members of the United States armed forces who died while serving the nation will be honored in Millstone Township on Memorial Day, May 25. Several hundred people are expected to line the parade route as the community hosts its annual Memorial Day parade, according to William Nurko, who chairs the Millstone Township Veterans…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Two local residents will serve time for burglaries and thefts that occurred in several municipalities across Monmouth County from April to June 2014. Zachariah T. Famula, 26, of Manalapan, and Eugene A. Reeves, 27, of Freehold Township, were indicted in September on numerous counts of burglary and theft. Charles…

MILLSTONE — The vice chairman of the Millstone Township Environmental Commission is calling the community’s ninth annual stream cleanup a success. In a letter to the editor of the Examiner, Doug Lischick said the April 18 event “was a huge success, thanks to all the volunteers who helped by donating their time to make Millstone…

UPPER FREEHOLD — Visitors will have a chance to travel back in time and interact with aspects of the past as Historic Walnford celebrates Walnford Day. The Monmouth County Park System will celebrate Walnford Day on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, off Route 539, Upper Freehold Township.…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer With the adoption of the 2015 Monmouth County budget, property owners will pay a total of $4.53 million more in taxes to support the operation of the county. During a meeting held on April 23 at Spring Lake Borough Hall, the Board of Freeholders adopted the budget in a…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Community organizations that want to participate in the annual Millstone Township Memorial Day parade and Honors Ceremony on May 25 are being asked to contact the event’s organizers now. William Nurko, who chairs the Millstone Township Veterans Memorial Council, is inviting everyone in the community to attend the parade…

The Central Jersey Irish Festival, sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, will make its debut at Lake Topanemus Park, Pond Road, Freehold Township, on May 16. The festival will commemorate Irish culture and is a partnership between the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 16, Freehold Borough, and the Ancient Order of Hibernians Michael Davitt…