Category: Examiner News

  • As Afghan war continues, so does local supply drive

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY United States Marine Corps. Capt. (ret.) Ken Springer has only been volunteering with the nonprofit American Recreational Military Services (ARMS) for one year, but he knows all too well how important the organization is to the morale of the country’s military service members. Springer, a Freehold resident, served his nation during the…

  • Redbirds cheerleaders going to Disney World

    Community helping team achieve their dream with various fundraisers The Allentown Redbirds Junior Pee Wee cheer team can’t be stopped. The team earned its third consecutive first-place win at the Eastern Region Finals competition at Sun National Bank Arena on Nov. 13 and will advance to Pop Warner’s National Cheer Championship at ESPN Wide World…

  • Helicopter lands near Millstone middle school

    State police, firefighters help educate students about emergency preparedness BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Since the opening of school, administrators, teachers and the state police have been meeting to discuss, improve and modify school safety and security procedures. Given the new state requirement for a safety and security drill each month, the Board…

  • In honor of those who lost their lives

    Clockwise from top left: Scott Palmer salutes the flag during the Veterans Day ceremony in Millstone on Nov. 11. Veterans Rick Brody, Jerry Gottlieb and Bill Nurko salute the flag. Millstone’s Betty Bailey makes her way to the Millstone Veterans Memorial. The ceremony included a rifle salute and playing of “Taps.” Those in attendance signed…

  • Two Millstone cheer squads will advance to nationals

    Millstone’s Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee and Junior Midget cheerleading squads won first-place trophies at the Eastern Regional competition and will advance to the national competition in Walt Disney World on Dec. 6-8. MILLSTONE — Both of the township’s competing Pop Warner cheerleading squads will advance to the national competition at Walt Disney World in…

  • Horse-racing dates awarded but legislation still pending

    The New Jersey Racing Commission awarded horse-racing dates for 2011 but changes are expected before they are finalized by the end of the year. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA)’s General Counsel Ralph Marra asked that the award of dates be tabled until the completion of legislation that would restructure racing at the…

  • Bridge to be closed for one year

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Sweetmans Lane, Manalapan, just south of Route 33, has been closed and will remain closed for a year while a new bridge over Manalapan Brook and a new dam and spillway are constructed. AMY ROSEN MANALAPAN — A long-awaited bridge reconstruction and dam rehabilitation project on Sweetmans Lane (Monmouth County…

  • Holiday events begin in downtown Freehold Dec. 1

    FREEHOLD — Richard Gatto, CEO of Downtown Freehold, which coordinates activities in downtown Freehold Borough, has announced the Holiday 2010 schedule. The Christmas tree lighting will take place on Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. on the plaza in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records building, Main Street. There will be caroling and a…

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    Millstone Township honored veterans with a ceremony at the Millstone Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11. For more photos, see page 28. JEFF GRANIT staff