Category: Examiner News

  • Trail benefits discussion

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The Crosswicks Doctors Creek Watershed Association (CDCWA) is hosting a lecture titled “The Benefits of Trails” on June 25. The event will start at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Allentown. Admission to the lecture is free and light refreshments will be served. The…

  • Federal stimulus money will fund county projects

    Monmouth County stands to receive nearly $11.7 million in federal stimulus money for a variety of road and bridge projects throughout the county. According to a press release from the county, the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 follows news that the county is eligible to receive $4.2 million in stimulus…

  • Plaintiff lauds ruling on govt. records requests

    T he Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court ruled on May 21 that people requesting access to government records under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) are not required to obtain, fill out or submit government agencies’ official request forms. To be valid, the request need only be in writing, including letters,…

  • OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…

  • Luchento addresses Freehold horsemen on closing day

    Tom Luchento, president of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey, spoke to about 70 horsemen on the morning of June 6, prior to the final card of the Freehold 2009 winter-spring meet. The first thing he did was dispel rumors that this might be the last closing day at Freehold. “Freehold is…

  • Grbelja, Dorfman prevail

    No Dems will be listed on November ballot despite write-ins BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Millstone voters decided in the June 2 Republican primary that change is not needed right now. Although Scott DeMonte and Michael Campion had campaigned on the slogan that this is the time for change, incumbent Nancy Grbelja and her running…

  • In the Service

    Steve C. Glowzenski, an Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer (3) and 1987 graduate of Allentown High School, has returned to the 104th Aviation Battalion, Lakehurst, after being deployed to an overseas forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the official name given to military operations involving members of the…

  • Princeton Nurseries deal takes another step forward

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The preservation of the Princeton Nurseries property came one step further to fruition when the Township Committee unanimously passed a resolution at its June 4 meeting approving and endorsing the acquisition of development by the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC). Princeton Nurseries is the largest landowner in…

  • BlueClaws make plans for eight flea markets

    On eight Sundays this summer and fall, FirstEnergy Park will host another year of flea markets and vendors are encouraged to sign up for their locations now. Each flea market will take place in the large parking lot outside the ballpark. “We have always received a great response from both vendors and buyers at our…