Category: Examiner News

  • Watch birds in Allaire State Park May 2

    What is “warbler neck?” The answer to this question and many others will be revealed when the Monmouth County Audubon Society hosts its annual field trip to Allaire State Park, Wall Township, on May 2. “At this time of year bird plumage is at its brightest and songs are loudest,” said Dena Temple, trip leader.…

  • U.F., Allentown voters say yes to school budget

    Two incumbents, one newcomer elected to regional board BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer U.F., Allentown voters say yes to school budget Two incumbents, one newbie elected to regional board BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer     Allentown and Upper Freehold voters took to the polls April 21 and the majority showed support for the $32.5 million…

  • Still strumming after all these years

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Two nights each year, strings sound the roots of Roosevelt. The Roosevelt String Band will perform at 8 p.m. May 1-2 in Roosevelt’s borough hall. The Roosevelt String Band has been performing songs about social consciousness, the working man, human rights and dignity, union activism, and community unity — the…

  • Stinson, Curry seek election in Roosevelt

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — Two Democrats, an incumbent and a newcomer, have filed to run in the June 2 primary for their party’s nod to seek the two available Borough Council seats. No Republicans filed for the election. Arlene Stinson seeks her second threeyear term on the governing body, while Thomas Curry…

  • State museum featuring Mel Leipzig works

    ‘Artist As Curator” and “Mel Leipzig: Selected Works” by Trenton-based painter Mel Leipzig are now on display at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton through Sept. 6. In “Artist As Curator,” Leipzig took on the role of curator to organize an exhibition drawn from the State Museum’s collection of American art. In this exhibition,…

  • Millstone set for contested primary

    Four Republicans and one Democrat have hats in the ring BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Four Republican candidates are running in the June 2 primary, seeking their party’s nod to run in November for the two available Millstone Township Committee seats. One Democrat will also appear on the primary ballot. Michael David Campion Republican Mayor…

  • An aspiring flutist

    Local teen part of Greater Newark Youth Orchestra BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Samantha Hantzepetros MILLSTONE — Developing discipline, interdependence and goal setting skills that will serve her throughout life, Samantha Hantzepetros plays flute in the Greater Newark Youth Orchestra. The 17-year-old Millstone resident has auditioned for and been accepted to participate in this educational…

  • Abandoned home may get knocked down

    Upper Freehold Twp. road repair projects under way BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Upper Freehold Township may demolish the dilapidated house in the 800 section of Perrineville Road. SCOTT FRIEDMAN This dilapidated home in the 800 section of Perrineville Road may soon face the wrecking ball, as township officials are trying to locate the property…

  • Tune in to see Millstone resident on reality TV

    Michael Gaboff appears in new Daisy de la Hoya show BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Michael Gaboff, 22, of Millstone, will appear in the new VH1 reality TV show “Daisy of Love,” which will begin airing April 26. MILLSTONE — Reality TV shows are all the rage, and a new show premiering at 9 p.m.…