Category: Examiner News

  • Readers speak out about the life and death of Michael Jackson T

    The death and funeral of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson became one of the major media events of the 21st century. The Examiner asked residents about their reaction to the music icon’s death, and what they think his legacy will be. — Compiled by Jane Meggitt Michael Jackson will be on record as one of…

  • Carnival fun with a purpose

    Clockwise from top: Four youngsters get ready to do some slidin’. The inflatable slide was one of the most popular attractions at the Blue Waters Boutique charity carnival in Millstone on July 3. Christina and Angelina pause in between activities. Samantha (l) and Sam help out at a guessing game. A young boy enjoys an…

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    Nine-year-olds Amanda Greenstein (l-r) and Alyssa Jurgens, both of Upper Freehold, ride the Scooter at the annual Freedom Fest on July 9 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold. The fair featured a variety of family activities. More photos, page 3.

  • Arc’s Work Opportunity Center funding cut

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Too old for school but too young to retire. That’s the situation faced by individuals served by The Arc of Monmouth’s Work Opportunity Center (WOC) in Long Branch. Mary Jane Torrez, one of The Arc clients who went to Trenton to protest funding cuts to the Work Opportunity Center, packs…

  • New state police patrol unit to target speeding

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Asa Anderson, the new station commander at the Hamilton State Police Barracks, assured Township Committee members on July 9 that the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) would continue to provide the township with the same services as in the past. Anderson reported that the township had 390 calls for state police service…

  • 5,000 loads of dirt to be trucked to Rte. 33 site

    Commercial project straddles border between Monmouth, Middlesex counties BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Five thousand truckloads of dirt will be heading to a Route 33 site over the next year, as a developer was unanimously granted a soil removal permit at the July 8 Planning Board meeting. Riverside Center, owned by 33 Associates, will develop…

  • Zoners: Prove contaminated soil was properly remediated

    Soil was moved from Upper Freehold to Millstone side of tract BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment may subpoena a developer’s former employees to get information about how contaminated soil was removed from an Upper Freehold property and placed on a neighboring Millstone lot. Paramount Marinas has an application…

  • Experts advise there’s hope for some crops

    Although it seemed as if June had record-breaking rainfall, it was actually the third wettest June this decade. In the July 1 edition of the Plant and Pest Advisory, a Rutgers Cooperative Extension publication, New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson, Ph.D., writes, “As June draws to a close, preliminary statewide rainfall total is 6.61 inches,…

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    Edwin Gerdes, 6, cools off in Splash Park on July 2 at Western Monmouth YMCA’s Camp Topanemus in Millstone. Many area children are enjoying their summer vacations at day and sleep-away camps, which are in full swing. More photos, page 3.