Category: Examiner News

  • Contract talks come to a halt

    Teachers at odds with BOE over salaries, benefits BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Contract negotiations between the Board of Education and the Millstone Township Education Association (MTEA) have reached an impasse. The board and the MTEA are engaged in negotiations for a successor contract to the collective bargaining agreement that expires June 30. According to…

  • Beholden to beauty

    Painter, educator uses art to offer children hope, healing BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Jude Vereb Harzer, a painter and educator, believes one of her greatest gifts is the ability to discover beauty in places where it seems the most difficult to find. Jude Vereb Harzer The Millstone native, who graduated valedictorian of the Allentown…

  • Shore band comes inland

    PHOTO SUBMITTED BY LOUISE SAN NICOLA Millstone Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue congratulates Alyssa Alexander (l-r), Gabriel Gilch and Michelle Goffreda, three of four Millstone students accepted into the Shore Intermediate Band. MILLSTONE — Four Millstone TownshipMiddle School students will play in the Shore Intermediate Band. The students had to audition for and were…

  • Area farms recognized for breeding top horses

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Local horsemen and farms won honors at the New Jersey Equine Breeders Awards dinner, held Jan. 25 at the Radisson Hotel, Freehold Township. Millstone’s Val D’Or Farm’s Twist N Clout was named the 2-year-old filly pacer of the year. She banked $496,297 in 2008. The daughter of Western Ideal out…

  • Girls Scout merits of veterinary medicine

    VSDS gives troop hands-on tour to explain animal care BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Many young girls dream of growing up to be veterinarians. On Jan. 28, seven Girl Scouts from Troop 207 in Jackson got a taste of what veterinary medicine is all about, and met some women whose childhood dreams became reality. JEFF…

  • Word choice offends

    BOE attorney called MTEA contract negotiators ‘chazers’ BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The president of the Millstone Township Education Association (MTEA) wants an apology from the Board of Education’s attorney for using the Yiddish term “chazers” to describe MTEA members in light of ongoing contract negotiations. During the Jan. 26 Board of Education…

  • Hunters a little too close for comfort

    Officials warn sportsmen against crossing border BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — Although the recommendation may have come too late for this season, the Environmental Commission urges residents to post “No Hunting” signs on their property. During the Jan. 26 Borough Council meeting, President Bob Silverstein, the council’s liaison to the Environmental Commission, said…

  • Mini-golf course application denied

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A 36-hole miniature golf course will not go up along Route 537. At the Jan. 28 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, an application for the proposed miniature golf course on the Dunkin’ Donuts lot was denied in a 6-1 vote. Board member Thomas Devine cast the sole vote…

  • Wild world of Wonka

    PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff The Millstone Community Education drama club put on a production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Millstone Performing Arts Center Jan. 29. Top left: Hunter Stahley as Augustus Gloop. Top right: Drama club dancers. Bottom right: Lexi Baldachino portrays Charlie and reveals the golden ticket.