Category: Examiner News
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Dragons host first Lacrosse Fun Day for kids in the community
During the inaugural Lacrosse Fun Day, the Allentown/Upper Freehold Athletics Association’s Dragons lacrosse program opened up the fields for all of the children in the community. Above: Dragons lacrosse player Connor Sullivan helps teach a child the basics of lacrosse during the first-ever Lacrosse Fun Day in Allentown on Nov. 13. Left: A future Dragons…
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Planting the seeds of service
Members of Cub Scout Den 15 out of Pack 180 in Upper Freehold earned their citizenship belt loops by cleaning up a garden at St. John the Baptist Church in Allentown on Nov. 7. The Scouts also planted a blue spruce in the garden.
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Fall online auction raises $310,000
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the fall Monmouth County surplus auction generated $310,802, bringing the combined total of the county’s online surplus property auctions to $1,922,283. The county began conducting its surplus property auctions completely online in 2008, according to a press release. Surplus property from the county’s Fleet Services, Bridge…
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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, an indie pop band of five young musicians from Millstone, Monroe, East Brunswick and Milltown, has made it to the final round of the Z100 Jingle Ball Hometown Hero Contest. The…
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Colts Neck house tour includes ‘Monticello’
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent COLTS NECK — A replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home that has been decorated for Christmas will be included on the 11th annual house tour to be presented by the Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee. The tour includes the Monticello house as well as historic and modern houses, a one-room schoolhouse…
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Charging the next generation with finding a means for peace
Veterans return to Millstone school to further students’ education about military service BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Local veterans continue to teach Millstone youths about military life and life and as veteran. Veterans Coalition Millstone Post 03 Commander Rick Brody (l) and veteran Barry Rosenzweig talk to Millstone Township Middle School students about life in…
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Working with the grain
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Left: Roosevelt artist Gary Edelstein had some of the face cabinets he has created over the years on display during the “A Life in Craftsmanship” show at the Roosevelt factory on Nov. 13-14. Above: The first wooden spoon the carpenter made. JENNIFER KOHLHEPP ROOSEVELT — Gary Edelstein, who has dedicated…
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N.J. mulls heaving horse racing out of Meadowlands for off-track wagering site
Horse industry up in arms over latest recommendations from state gaming commission BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Live horse racing at the Meadowlands would end if the state implements recommendations in a supplemental report issued Nov. 15 by the Gaming, Sports and Entertainment Advisory Commission. The commission is commonly referred to as the Hanson Commission after…
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Helping veterans get services they are due
Monmouth Co. hopes to offer one-on-one help to as many veterans as possible BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Veterans in Monmouth County will now get help accessing benefits and programs that they are entitled to at the newly named Office on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services located at 21 Court and Main streets in…
