Category: Examiner News

  • New Royalty one of five finalists in radio contest

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A local band seeks community support in fulfilling a dream to play at Madison Square Garden. The New Royalty, a band of young musicians from Millstone, Monroe, East Brunswick and Milltown, made it to the final round of the Z100 Jingle Ball Hometown Hero Contest. The New Royalty, an indie…

  • Perl Acres development to continue in Upper Freehold

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The two portions of the Perl Acres development will not have an internal connecting road. The board agreed with the developer that changing a proposed box culvert to a cul-desac in the approved subdivision was not a substantial change. The 56-lot Perl Acres development off Sharon Station Road…

  • Carols, contests, Santa and more in Allentown

    ALLENTOWN — ’Tis the season to sing, celebrate and shop downtown. The Allentown community will host a holiday open house full of festivities and cheer 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 4-5. Sponsored by the Allentown Business Community Association, the event will feature caroling, a tree lighting, baking contests and special sales throughout the downtown area. A…

  • Peter Warshaw nominated for prosecutor post

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Aveteran member of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is in line to become the county’s next prosecutor. Gov. Chris Christie has nominated Peter E. Warshaw Jr., the current first assistant prosecutor, to serve a five-year term as the county’s top law enforcement official. The nomination was made on Nov. 22…

  • AHS emphasizing success in character

    ALLENTOWN — A chicken and a packet of ramen noodles pushed shopping carts around the high school halls the week before Thanksgiving in search of food. On Monday morning Nov. 22, during homeroom, Allentown High School began its annual food drive. Students on the school’s Character Education Committee dressed in costumes and collected food donations…

  • Horse racing enthusiasts react to recent gaming recommendations

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Municipal officials and those who make their living in the horse racing or breeding industry reacted to the supplemental Hanson Report issued Nov. 15. Anthony Perretti is general manager of his family’s Perretti Farms in Cream Ridge, the largest horse farm in New Jersey at over 800 acres. According to Perretti,…

  • Community called on to help search for superintendent

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The school district would like to gauge the community’s wants and needs in a new superintendent of schools. Millstone seeks someone to lead its pre-K-8 grade district with three schools. The district has placed an ad with the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) and hopes to fill…

  • Accident traps driver in truck

    The New Jersey State Police responded to a call from the Millstone Township Fire Department to investigate a one-car accident on Trenton-Lakewood Road on Nov. 15. MILLSTONE — A driver suffered serious injury and was trapped in his vehicle after reportedly hitting a tree and a telephone pole on Trenton-Lakewood Road. On-duty Millstone Township firefighters…

  • AHS helped shape lives of prominent alumni

    School inducts two former students and one longtime staff member into Hall of Fame BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Those who graduated from Allentown High School more than 50 years ago and rose to prominence in their fields recalled some of the teachers who helped them to succeed. Left: Allentown High School Hall of Fame inductee…