Category: Examiner News

  • Taking strides to beat Alzheimer’s disease

    Join in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by participating in the Central Regional Memory Walk on Oct. 11 in Princeton. The Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter is inviting New Jersey residents to be among the thousands of individuals who will be walking singly or as part of a team in the annual event that…

  • Watershed association hosts stream cleanup logo contest

    Winning design sought for T-shirts and cleanup promotional materials The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is looking for artists with a love of the environment to enter its first-ever watershed-wide stream cleanup logo contest. The winning logo will be printed on the front of stream cleanup T-shirts and used in promotional material for the spring 2010…

  • Help for women experiencing trauma, life changes, addiction

    New local programs will help provide specialized care to women with mental health needs. Princeton House Behavioral Health in Princeton has expanded its women’s programs and has made them available at 300 Clock Tower Drive in Hamilton. The programs offer specialized care to women who may have experienced trauma, major life change or are in…

  • County recognizes citizens who answered call to service

    Several Monmouth County residents were presented with Citizen Service Awards at the county’s recent Call to Service Day event that recognized efforts to improve the community and challenged attendees to step up and do their part to make Monmouth County the best it can be. “Monmouth County’s Citizen Service Awards focus on thanking people for…

  • Roll tape: ‘I Love NJ Arts’ video contest launched

    In honor of Gov. Jon Corzine’s official proclamation declaring October as “Discover Jersey Arts Month,” the ArtPride New Jersey Foundation has launched a video contest for people passionate about arts in the Garden State. The foundation invites the public to submit 30-to-60-second videos about why they love the arts in New Jersey to www.JerseyArts. com.…

  • American Hotel closer to debut

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Rising from the ashes may be the only way to characterize the activity going on at the American Hotel on East Main Street, Freehold Borough. Steve Goldberg, the owner of the American Hotel, Freehold Borough, points to some of the work being done as the landmark on East Main…

  • Colonel takes command as joint base opens

    McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst combine to create nation’s newest military installation BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The countdown is over and day one has arrived. The long awaited transition from three separate military venues — McGuire Air Force Base in Wrightstown, Fort Dix (Army) and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst — to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has…

  • Strut Your Mutt Doggie Costume Parade Oct. 18 at Thompson Park

    Friends of the Monmouth County Parks and Garden State Veterinary Specialists, Tinton Falls, will host the sixth annual Strut Your Mutt Doggie Costume Parade and Pet Fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during Thompson Park Day on Oct. 18. The events will be held at the off-leash dog area in the Monmouth County Park System’s…

  • Riding High Farm celebrates 30 years

    Beef and Beer’ fundraiser hosted in therapeutic riding center’s honor Oct. 16 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer It’s been 30 years since a Brooklyn couple and their family moved to Upper Freehold and started a horseback-riding center for people with disabilities. JEFF GRANIT staff Erin Kelly, 10, of Allentown, demonstrates good balance as she rides…