Category: Examiner News

  • Perpetuating an ancient martial art

    Roosevelt resident recognized as Tai Chi Instructor of the Year BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Roosevelt’s June Counterman has taken her place on the timeline of an ancient martial art. Roosevelt’s June Counterman, recently named Tai Chi Instructor of the Year, teaches a tai chi class at Roosevelt Borough Hall on March 17. JEFF GRANIT…

  • Monmouth County Park System slates free activities

    Area residents are invited to join the Monmouth County Park System for the following free activities. • Milling at Walnford, 1-4 p.m. April 3, Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, Upper Freehold. Mill demonstrations resume every weekend afternoon from April through November. Experience the rumble and clack of the restored 1872 gristmill. • Reptiles of New Jersey,…

  • Storm wreaks havoc on U.F. and its budget

    Temporary funds spent, not leaving enough to cover Four Seasons snow-removal costs BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent After a winter for the record books, spring is finally here. With the heavy rain and winds on Saturday, March 13, power went out throughout the area, with some Upper Freehold residents and businesses not having their electricity restored…

  • Millstone assessing damage to roadways

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — It’s a safe bet that residents are happy to see the end of the winter of 2010. Mother Nature unleashed her fury in the form of snow and rain this season, with Saturday, March 13, being an especially fierce day of torrential rain and high winds. At the March…

  • Millstone’s got talent

    PTO fundraising show to feature 85 local performers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The hidden spring of Millstone talent is ready to erupt. The Millstone PTO discovered the geyser this past week while holding auditions for “Millstone’s Got Talent,” a new fundraiser for the primary and elementary schools. The talent showcase scheduled for 4 p.m.…

  • Winter softball tourney was snow much fun

    ALLENTOWN — Eighteen teams played softball in 8 inches of snow to raise a record $3,800 for the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation’s grants program this winter. Softball teams from as far away as Bethlehem, Pa., descended onto the Allentown High School playing fields on Feb. 20 for the third annual Sno-Ball Softball Tournament. “It…

  • U.F. makes changes to summer rec programs

    Twp. must move forward on soccer complex project or risks losing grant money BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The Upper Freehold Regional School District’s decision to switch to a four-day workweek during the summer will affect the township’s summer camp and basketball programs. Recreation Director Gail Mele told the governing body at its…

  • Community farm market set to start season in May

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — For its third season, the township’s Open Farm Market will move from Wagner Farm Park to the municipal building parking lot on Stagecoach Road. The Township Committee approved the move in a 3-0 vote at the March 17 meeting. Mayor Nancy Grbelja, who is still recuperating from a…

  • Massive $10M pot bust spans three counties

    Police: Marijuana was being grown in Monroe, Millstone, Manalapan, Middletown BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Call it a different take on “Jersey Fresh.” Authorities are crediting a Monroe Township police officer with sniffing out what turned out to be the locus of an alleged $10 million indoor marijuanagrowing operation, the largest in the state’s…