Category: Examiner News

  • Winter cleanup not over in Roosevelt

    Fire department to get new barricades BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — The fierce storm on March 13 and the rough winter have taken their toll on the borough. At the March 22 Borough Council meeting, Mayor Beth Battel congratulated the Department of Public Works (DPW) on dealing with “10 years worth of problems,” including…

  • Driver charged with DWI after crash

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A one-vehicle accident led to charges of driving while intoxicated being lodged against a resident of the New Egypt section of Plumsted Township, Ocean County, at 1:54 a.m. March 7. According to information provided by New Jersey State Police Detective Brian Polite, state troopers charged Gerald North, 52,…

  • Census 2010: Will Roosevelt be counted?

    Onus placed on residents due to unique mail situation By Jennifer Kohlhepp The U.S. Census Bureau claims the country can’t move forward until residents have mailed their census forms back, but it never sent questionnaires to Roosevelt. Census Day, the climax survey day for the rest of the U.S. population, came and went April 1…

  • Millstone tries to grapple with large state aid cut

    MTEA leadership decides against giving back 6 percent raise BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Teachers, bus drivers and parents crowded the March 22 Board of Education meeting to voice opinions about what the district should do in the face of sharp state aid cuts. In previous meetings, the board had envisioned a “worst-case scenario,”…

  • Roosevelt Public School rears responsive students

    New educational approach helps develop social and emotional competency BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Roosevelt Public School teachers have implemented a way of educating that emphasizes social and emotional growth. Roosevelt Public School second-graders participate in their morning meeting, a component of a new program called Responsive Classroom, on March 24. ERIC SUCAR staff The…

  • UFRSD reacts to 31.5% state aid reduction

    BOE considers outsourcing bus routes, having students pay to play, cutting more staff BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education found out last week that the state would reduce its state aid by 31.5 percent from last year’s aid, instead of the anticipated 10-15 percent. The school district…

  • Horse Park spring happenings

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The snow is gone and although the rains have come, the show must go on. The Horse Park of New Jersey’s schedule starts in April and continues with the Jersey Fresh CCI May 5-9. This April, Sharon Camarillo will host a barrel-racing clinic April 2-5. On April 10, a benefit dressage schooling…

  • Spring break brings theme park opening

    Six Flags Great Adventure, Route 537, Jackson, will kick off the 2010 season on March 27 with its two-week-long spring break presented by Stride Gum. Opening day will launch the Stride-A-Thon as 30 riders compete to be the last rider on the seven looping, floorless coaster Bizarro in this eight-hour ride-a-thon. Through a contest hosted…

  • Production focuses on women during wartime

    Join Georgian Court University and St. George Productions in a World War II canteen for an interactive, living history performance about the fascinating life of pioneer female photographer Toni Frissell. The performance will take place on March 29 at 6 p.m. in the Little Theatre on the Lakewood campus. Produced and written by St. George…