Category: Examiner News

  • Grandparents get a break

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved a new program to support grandparents who are raising children in Monmouth County. According to a press release, the county’s Office on Aging will oversee the new grandparent caregiver respite program, which gives grandparents who live in Monmouth County a break from the daily routine of raising…

  • ‘Tis the season for flu shots

    PTSA to hold clinic at middle school Oct. 10 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The school district is taking swine flu precautions and preparing for seasonal flu. At the Sept. 14 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue said that seasonal flu is expected to hit hard in October and…

  • Reap peachy keen bumper crop of New Jersey farms

    The weather was quirky this summer, but it was good for locally grown Jersey Fresh peaches and nectarines. The climate was so good, in fact, that growers have reaped a late crop of fresh, juicy, nutritious Jersey peaches, ripe for both picking and purchasing throughout September, according to the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council. “Growers…

  • Breza Rd. improved

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Members of the governing body praised the Department of Public Works (DPW) for improvements made to Breza Road. At the Sept. 17 Township Committee meeting, Deputy Mayor Stanley Moslowski Jr. said the DPW did an excellent job renovating the problematic road, which is unpaved. Moslowski and Committeeman…

  • Road costs approved in Millstone

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The township will spend $250,000 on road improvements. A bond ordinance for the 2009 road improvement program passed in a 4-1 vote at the Sept. 16 Township Committee meeting. Committeeman Elias Abilheira, who lives on Haviland Drive, cast the dissenting vote. The $250,000 appropriation includes, but is not…

  • Eating well to maintain life quality

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Seniors striving to maintain their independence as they age and to protect themselves from illness and disease need to eat well, according to results of a recent study about the effect of nutrition on older adults. The Boomer Project, a Virginia-based research firm, recently surveyed 1,279 caregivers in the United…

  • Bazer named county counsel

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has named Andrea I. Bazer to serve as the new county counsel. Bazer replaces long-time county counsel Malcolm V. Carton. Carton will stay on as a special counsel in a transitional role until the end of this year, according to a press release from the county. The county counsel…

  • Baby just couldn’t wait

    Millstone mom gives birth in front seat of family’s Suburban BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Carly Ann Craig will have quite a story to tell when she grows up. Millstone’s Craig family (l-r), Suzanne, Jimmy, Sydney, Jim and Tyler, celebrates the latest addition to their family, Carly Ann, who was born Aug. 18. Her mother, Suzanne, delivered…

  • New landscaping rules

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The township is trying its best to keep encroaching development scenic. A proposal for Millstone Commons East, a shopping center that may be built near PNC Bank on Route 33, is one of the first applications to come before the Planning Board since the township enacted its landscape…