Category: Examiner News

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties wants to bring the community together to ensure that every New Jersey family has food on its table. The food bank will host its 2015 Boots and Bling Humanitarian Food Bank Gala on April 24 at the Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center,…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Three residents will seek two seats on the Township Committee in November. Incumbent Republicans Nancy Grbelja and Gary Dorfman will seek to remain on the governing body, while Democrat Raymond Dothard will seek to give his party a voice in Millstone Township. The deadline to file a nominating petition…

TOP PICK Center Players, Freehold’s award-winning resident theater company, brings a little bit of old Brooklyn to downtown Freehold with its production of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” written by Neil Simon and directed by Leslie Hochman of Matawan. This comedy-drama is an autobiographical play set in 1937, when Neil Simon was a teen living in Brighton…

MATT DENTON Aeden Smillie, 4, and Gabby Tate, 4, show the medals they received upon finishing the ninth annual Run With the Eagles Fun Run and 5K held at the Cream Ridge Winery, Upper Freehold Township, on April 11. The event was sponsored by the Allentown Lions Club and promoted an active lifestyle and fitness.

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Broad St. Diner, Keyport PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL C. GABRIELE New Jersey diners represent more than hamburgers and French fries; they are emblematic of an entire history and mythology of the state, according to historian Michael C. Gabriele. “It’s who we are,” Gabriele said. “It’s in our DNA.” New Jersey’s…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer More than two decades of service as Allentown’s mayor will end for Stuart Fierstein in December. Fierstein and two fellow Republicans did not file nominating petitions to run in the Nov. 3 general election. Allentown Borough Council members Daniel Wimer and Margaret Rose will leave the governing body at the…

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Jane Lynch Jane Lynch has been to a number of different places in her career, from playing Sue Sylvester on Fox’s mega-hit “Glee” to Charlie Sheen’s therapist on “Two and a Half Men.” But where’s one place the Chicago native hasn’t yet been? The Jersey Shore. “I’ve heard about Bruce…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Speaking at the April 2 meeting of the Township Committee, Township Committeeman Stephen Alexander thanked the New Jersey State Police for their effort in responding to a 911 call that officials later said appeared to be a false alarm. “I want to thank the police for…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that, as of 2014, autism spectrum disorder affects 1 in 68 children across the country. This new estimate is 30 percent higher than previous reports, which may be indicative of better measuring devices, more people coming forward or a greater prevalence of autism across the board. “Autism…