Category: Examiner News

  • Astronaut to speak at library HQ

    The New Jersey Center for the Book will sponsor a day of science on Sept. 26 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan, that will launch a month-long series of science events, presented by the Monmouth County Library System. The mission of the “Science is FUNdamental” program initiative is “to underscore the importance…

  • Jersey Syndicate plans CD release party at Stone Pony

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The Jersey Syndicate has been busy making strides and gathering a following since Greater Media Newspapers last reported on the Manalapan-based band in January 2008. The band will celebrate the release of its self-titled CD on Sept. 17 at the Stone Pony, Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, and the public is…

  • Inaugural Wild Outdoor Expo in Assunpink this fall

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Assunpink Wildlife Management Area will be the site of a new event to get more New Jersey residents outdoors. The first Wild Outdoor Expo will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25-26. The free event was designed to build appreciation for New Jersey’s bountiful natural resources and to encourage…

  • The late Ed Schlinski gets a chance to provoke again

    Art show at the factory 1-7 p.m. Sept. 25-26 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Many Rooseveltians lost their devil’s advocate, sports commentator, dirty-joke teller and all-around-themulberry bush talker when Edward Schlinski passed away at the age of 63 in 1983. Roosevelt’s Margaret Schlinski looks at a self-portrait created by her late husband, Edward Schlinski, in…

  • U.F. officials split over supporting open space project

    Resolution of support fails in 3-2 vote BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Despite Upper Freehold Township’s lack of support, the second phase of the Breza Road land preservation project refuses to die. The township had entered into a partnership with Allentown, the Trust for Public Land (TPL), New Jersey Green Acres, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation, Monmouth…

  • Restoring Roosevelt’s head

    Donations sought for memorial preservation project BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Fund for Roosevelt is acting to conserve and preserve a significant piece of the borough’s history — the sculpture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Above: A member of Aegis Restauro, an art and architecture conservation firm based in Belle Meade, works on the restoration…

  • Vacant house goes up in flames

    Millstone Township firefighters extinguish a vacant house that caught fire on the afternoon of Sept. 5. MILLSTONE — A vacant house on unkempt property caught fire on Sept. 5. The Millstone Township Fire Department and First Aid Squad responded to the structure fire across the street from 46 Charleston Spring Road at 3:10 p.m., according…

  • Upper Freehold reviews emergency response plan

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — On the eve of when New Jersey’s coastline expected some of Hurricane Earl’s wind and rain, Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Wentzien and Deputy Coordinator James Rosenbauer attended the Township Committee meeting to go over the town’s emergency response plan. Wentzien explained emergency management coordinator responsibilities to the governing…

  • New school expected to serve community for over 100 years

    Public invited to Stone Bridge Middle School dedication ceremony Sept. 25 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ‘Oohs” and “ahs” echoed down the halls of the new Stone Bridge Middle School when the Upper Freehold Regional School District held an open house for the community. Eighth-grader Luis Ferreira (l-r), 13, sister Hallie, 3, mom Anna, and…