Category: Examiner News

  • Millstone’s current deputy mayor seeks re-election

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Bob Kinsey MILLSTONE — Republican Robert Kinsey will seek his third term on the Township Committee in the Nov. 2 election. The current deputy mayor will be the sole candidate listed on the ballot in the uncontested election for a three-year seat. Kinsey believes that he has demonstrated his ability…

  • Work on truck wash begins

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders put shovels in the ground last week to start construction on a fully automated truck wash facility that will help the county, municipalities and businesses comply with new waste water guidelines. As of February 2009, state law forbids the discharge of pollutants from vehicle and equipment washing into the…

  • There’s always Monday

    Book depicts journey of a yo-yo dieter BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent ‘Monday, Monday/So good to me/Monday morning/It was all I hoped it would be.” When The Mamas & the Papas recorded that song, they weren’t singing about a week in the life of a dieter, but they could have been. Most dieters start a diet…

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    Stone Bridge Middle School teacher Lisa Martell makes a catch in front of fellow teacher Dana Thompson during the Oct. 22 Redbird Rumble, which is an annual event that pits faculty against faculty, students against students and the best of each against each other. For the story and more photos, see page 24. More photos…

  • Horse euthanized after contracting equine encephalitis

    A2-year-old horse in Monmouth County was euthanized on Oct. 6 after coming down with eastern equine encephalitis, according to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. The rare and serious mosquito-borne illness causes inflammation of the brain tissue and has a significantly higher risk of death in horses than West Nile virus infection, according to the…

  • District reported 42 incidents last school year

    So far this year, six students reported for drugs/alcohol; two for bullying BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Incidents of violence and vandalism almost doubled in the public schools between the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years. While there were no incidents at the elementary school last year, the middle school had one fight, two assaults, vandalism…

  • Control of freeholder board at stake Nov. 2

    Democrats John D’Amico & Janice Venables face GOP’s Robert Clifton & Tom Arnone BY DAN HOWLEY Correspondent Political control of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is up for grabs in the Nov. 2 election and the four candidates vying for the board’s two open three-year seats are fighting for every last vote. The board,…

  • Pair puts new twist on Hanukkah story

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Kvetch is coming to Oyville and is spreading his disdain over the happy holiday of Hanukkah. But the Oyvillites know a way to dispel the gloom. Susan Isakoff Berlin and her husband, Bill Berlin, are the authors of a new children’s book “The Kvetch Who Stole Hanukkah.” DAVE BENJAMIN…

  • Millstone, Roosevelt schools seeking new superintendents

    Both boards hope to fill positions by July 2011 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Millstone and Roosevelt school boards are conducting superintendent searches. Both the Millstone Township School District and Roosevelt Public School have posted ads for new superintendents with the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA). While Millstone seeks someone to lead a…