Category: Examiner News

  • U.F. hopes for a new hoop shoot

    Community basketball program proposed BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Basketball may help Upper Freehold Township save money and build community. A proposal for an independent, nonprofit volunteer organization to run basketball programs in Upper Freehold was made at the Aug. 13 Township Committee meeting. Resident Bill Byrnes came before the governing body to outline the…

  • Roosevelt proposes $1M municipal budget

    Public hearing on spending plan set for Aug. 24 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The borough of Roosevelt has proposed a 2009 budget totaling just over $1 million. The Borough Council unanimously voted July 27 to introduce this year’s spending plan, which amounts to $15,274 more than last year’s budget. Council President Peggy Malkin said…

  • Tribute to a man who touched many lives

    Family and friends remember the late Michael Campion BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The late Michael Campion of Millstone snuggles with Tigerlily, one of the many strays he took under his wing during his lifetime. Campion is remembered by family and friends as a man who helped many creatures, great and small, in need. MILSTONE…

  • A birthday to remember

    8-year-old forgoes gifts to collect shoes for needy girls in Guatemala BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Charitable gifting in lieu of presents isn’t just a holiday season phenomenon. Georgia Borkowski, 8, of Allentown, arranges shoes bound for elementary-school-age children in Guatemala that she asked to receive from her friends in lieu of birthday gifts. Children…

  • Federal, state courts file opinions in yeshiva case

    Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah urged to seek variance for school in Homestead Lane synagogue BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer In the past two weeks, federal and state courts weighed in on whether Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah should seek a variance for operating in the Homestead Lane synagogue in Roosevelt. The Superior Court of New Jersey Monmouth County…

  • Shelter renovation nears completion

    MCSPCA must raise $3M more to cover cost of project BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer After nearly two years of hard work and dedication, a multi-million dollar renovation project at the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) Eatontown shelter is nearing completion. Above and below: Living accommodations for dogs and…

  • More wireless Internet access now available in Allentown

    ALLENTOWN — Cablevision Systems Corp. has activated Optimum WiFi wireless Internet access in commercial and high-traffic locations in Allentown and the surrounding area.T he activation is part of Cablevision’s larger initiative to provide Optimum WiFi wireless Internet access across its service area as a free enhancement for its Optimum Online high-speed Internet customers. In addition…

  • Global change campaign launched in Emily’s memory

    Friends host benefit concert Aug. 14 to kick off The Emily Fund’s ‘Do One Thing’ BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Family and friends of the late Emily Rachel Silverstein, of Roosevelt, have launched a “Do One Thing” campaign in her honor. The global campaign will have an official kickoff during an Aug. 14 benefit concert…

  • ReRun hosts charity thoroughbred show

    ReRun, a nonprofit adoption program for thoroughbred ex-racehorses, will host its annual show at the Horse Park of New Jersey on Aug. 29. UPPER FREEHOLD — It’s time to saddle up for ReRun’s annual horse show. The show, which features Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association sanctioned dressage and New Jersey ProfessionalHorsemen’sAssociation pointed classes,…