Category: Examiner News

  • Daughter of baseball great visits local school

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Before the civil rights movement, before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., before Rosa Parks, there was Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sharon Robinson (above), the daughter of Hall of Fame baseball player Jackie Robinson, introduces Myles Hutcherson to his schoolmates at the West Freehold School in Freehold Township.…

  • ’Tis the season to farm and eat fresh food

    Local growing kicks off with produce sales starting at community markets BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Red and green are the hues of the holidays but they’re also the telltale colors of the start of another bountiful season — farming season. Millstone farmer George Asprocolas harvests some lettuce at Asprocolas Acres off Dressage Court on…

  • Millstone will add to central recreation site

    Public hearing on acreage purchase June 16 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Millstone Township will pay $85,000 to add 3 acres to its large recreation tract on Red Valley Road. The Township Committee unanimously approved an ordinance May 19 to acquire a 3-acre parcel from William E. Antonides. The property is adjacent to the 18.5-acre Boris…

  • Moonwalker turned globetrotter

    24-year-old born with hearing impairment dances her way onto T-Pain’s world tour BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone’s Christina “C-Bunny” Sarni has always been a moonwalker, but now she’s on her way to becoming a globetrotter. Christina Sarni, of Millstone, gets ready to enter the dressing room for T-Pain dancers at the Myx Mash concert…

  • State Fair to open June 17 at Meadowlands Fairgrounds

    150-plus rides, Piccadilly Circus, aerial stunts and sea lion show among featured attractions State Fair Meadowlands will return, bigger and better than ever, to East Rutherford this summer, with 19 days full of action-packed fun for all ages. A family enjoys one of summer’s favorite treats at last year’s State Fair. New Jersey’s largest, annual…

  • Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival at Monmouth Park June 5-6

    OCEANPORT — More than three dozen jazz and blues artists and their bands will perform Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6, at the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport. Music legends John Pizzarelli and Smokin’ Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King will headline the two-day event as 19 different…

  • Seasonal World denied expansion

    Plan to construct enclosed canopy around building rejected by 4-3 votesubhead BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Seasonal World cannot expand its store on Route 537. At the May 26 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, the board voted 4-3 to deny the business’ application for a use variance to expand the building with a canopy.…

  • Act with lots of flash earns passionate reaction

    Aspiring actress wins role in Broadway’s ‘Chicago’ after fans vote for her online audition BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone’s Ashley Rose Folino won the “Be Sensational and Win Contest” and will be making her debut on Broadway in July. MILLSTONE — Ashley Rose Folino gave ’em that old razzle-dazzle and won. The 19-year-old Millstone…

  • Social skills are predictors of success for children with autism

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Learning social skills is the master key to success for children with autism spectrum disorder, according to the clinical director of Autism New Jersey. “Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is truly a public health concern and a complex issue,” said Dr. Suzanne Buchanan, speaking at the Jackson Branch of…