Category: Examiner News

  • Run With Eagles 5K April 10

    UPPER FREEHOLD — It’s almost that time of the year again when eagles take flight. Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180 has begun preparing to hold its fourth annual Run With Eagles 5K and one-mile fun run. The event will take place at Byron Johnson Park on Saturday, April 10. The fun run will start at…

  • Fiore Masci’s contribution to Pop Warner recognized

    MILLSTONE — Resident Fiore Masci will join an elite set of award winners that includes several U.S. presidents, countless military, business and community leaders, and hundreds of football officials and scholar-athletes from across the nation. The Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame will honor Masci at its…

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    Ryli Amabile, 10, and Quincy Amabile, 12, decorate balloons, while Phillip Willis, 12, of East Brunswick, decorates a wine bottle during the “Fiesta Festival” to benefit the Foundation for the Assistance of Abandoned Children (FANA) at the Cream Ridge Winery in Upper Freehold on Saturday. The winery owner’s son, Jerry Amabile, adopted Ryli and Quincy…

  • District tries to make busing more efficient to save money

    State mandates districts provide bus seats for all students even if they have rides or vehicles BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — In an effort to reduce costs, the school district has been studying how to make busing more efficient. Upper Freehold Regional School District Transportation Coordinator Lynette Foulks said the transportation department conducted…

  • Millstone aims to distend drug-free zone

    Ordinance would help generate increased penalties for persons using drugs near public property BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Millstone Township will not only have a drug-free school zone like most municipalities in the state, but a drug-free public property zone if two new ordinances pass. The Township Committee introduced the ordinances at the March 3 meeting.…

  • New full-day kindergarten option available at UFRSD

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Starting this fall, the elementary school will offer a tuition-based option to extend students’ kindergarten day. Superintendent of Schools Dick Fitzpatrick said the district is eager to have parents register their children early for either the regular half-day or new full-day kindergarten program in order to plan effectively…

  • UFRSD can exceed tax levy cap

    Public hearing on proposed budget scheduled for March 31 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The school district has received the goahead to ask voters to approve a 9.88 percent tax levy increase in support of the 2010-11 budget. The Upper Freehold Regional School District submitted a proposed $34.3 million operating budget to the Monmouth County…

  • ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ at MPAC

    MILLSTONE — There’s no need to drive to New York City or Philadelphia to see professional theater. The Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will present off-Broadway’s popular musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” at 8 p.m. March 13. “This touring-company production highlights the level of professional theater appearing on the Millstone Township…

  • Historic Clarksburg Inn demolished

    New tavern/restaurant expected to open in about two years BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone lost a giant piece of its history on March 6 when the remainder of the Clarksburg Inn was torn down. Above: Ted Gibson, of Monroe, checks out the vision of the forthcoming renovation during the demolition party at the historic…