Category: Examiner News

  • UFRSD board reorganizes

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Lisa Herzer and Joseph Stampe have switched roles on the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education. Herzer, nominated by Stampe, accepted the board’s unanimous vote to serve as president this year. Stampe, nominated by Herzer, accepted the unanimous vote to serve as vice president this year at the…

  • 1,500 pounds lighter after stream cleanup

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The town pulled more trash out of the watershed than any other municipality participating in the fourth annual cleanup. Millstone volunteers teamed up with Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association representatives to haul more than 1,500 pounds of trash away from stream crossings during the association’s fourth annual Stream Cleanup…

  • Millstone’s Miss N.J. carries on Meadowlands tradition

    Miss New Jersey 2009 Ashley Shaffer, of Millstone, will appear at the Meadowlands for the Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey Stakes on June 12. MILLSTONE — Ashley Shaffer, Miss New Jersey 2009, will meet the four-legged winner of the Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey Stakes at the Meadowlands Racetrack. The $175,000 Miss New Jersey for…

  • Millstone BOE reorganizes

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Tom Foley will again serve as the Board of Education president this year. The board unanimously voted for Foley to maintain the position during the May 3 reorganization meeting. Board member Brad Winfree nominated Foley for president. T he board also unanimously voted for David DePinho to serve…

  • Former mayor wants land rezoned for 3-acre lots

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — A former mayor told the Township Committee he is about to be evicted from the house he has occupied since 1951, and asked the governing body to reinstate 3- acre zoning on his farmland. At the May 5 meeting, William McNeill, who was mayor in 1969-70, asked the governing…

  • Suicide prevention bill a tribute to local veteran

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer After two combat tours in Iraq, Coleman Bean of East Brunswick sought treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but he did not receive the support that is in place for many returning veterans. Sgt. Coleman Bean Bean was a member of the U.S. Army’s Individual Ready Reserve, with which he…

  • Fine art exhibition features Roosevelt artist’s work

    The New Jersey State Museum is hosting the 2010 New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Art, a juried exhibition that features the works of visual artists currently living or working in the state. More than 288 artists representing every county in New Jersey submitted work to the jurors, who selected 85 works by artists from 16…

  • Public chimes in on Millstone’s school budget situation

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Members of the public voiced how they would like their elected officials to proceed with the defeated school budget at the May 5 Township Committee meeting. Mayor Nancy Grbelja said the committee would make a final decision on a total budget and supporting tax levy by May 10. While…

  • New legislation would increase track purses

    Abill aimed at increasing purses at racetracks in New Jersey passed out of the Assembly committee. The piece of legislation, sponsored in the general Assembly by District 12 Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, permits a reduction in the minimum number of racing dates at two racetracks. The bill passed out of the Assembly…