Category: Examiner News

  • Allentown Redbirds continue flight

    Midget cheer team advances to nationals BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Allentown Redbirds Pop Warner Cheer squads have had a successful 2008 season, and it isn’t over yet. In addition to cheering every week at the football games, the cheer squads also had the opportunity to wow crowds at several area competitions, according to…

  • AHS responds to ‘Rent’ concerns

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Allentown High School is preparing to conduct auditions for “Rent: High School Edition.” While the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education is mindful of some parental concerns over the choice of “Rent: High School Edition,” it has also received e-mails and phone calls in support of the…

  • Home intrusion warning

    Residents should be aware of recent home burglaries in the area, according to the police. Lt. George Titko said the Plumsted Township Police Department has responded to seven home burglaries throughout the area where individual(s) entered the homes by force, usually via the front or rear door. Once inside, the individual(s) grabbed anything they thought…

  • Students step up to make a difference

    Winners of the 2008 Holiday Hunger Challenge to be announced Dec. 1 BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Students from the Seashore School in Long Branch drop off bags filled with donated food at the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune on Nov. 20. Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are…

  • Middle school’s young leader catches the wave

    Finds inspiration in Robert Kennedy quote at NYLSC BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer “You get a good feeling instantly after knowing that you helped someone.” — Tyler Gravatt ALLENTOWN — Thirteen-year-old Tyler Gravatt can feel a wave that started building over 25 years before he was born. Forty-two years ago, Robert F. Kennedy visited South…

  • Update given on new middle school progress

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Weather will be a determining factor in keeping the new middle school construction on schedule. That was what Bill Skillman, construction manager for Hill International in Marlton, told the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education at its Nov. 19 meeting. Superintendent of Schools Dick Fitzpatrick said the project…

  • County needs help switching light bulbs

    With less than two weeks to go, Monmouth County remains in second place behind North Carolina’s Durham County in the number of residents who have vowed to replace their standard incandescent light bulbs with new energy efficient fluorescent bulbs. According to a press release from the county, if Monmouth County surges these last two weeks…

  • CBA recalls ‘gregarious and thoughtful man’

    Brother Andrew O’Gara was principal at school BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer The man who many credit with making Christian Brothers Academy what it is today, Brother Andrew O’Gara, died on Nov. 8. O’Gara, FSC, 80, passed away at the community residence at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft. According to people who knew him, he left…

  • Allentown Club looking for more Lions

    Allentown club aims to bolster membership BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Lions Club seeks greater connectedness with the community. The club, which has been in existence in the borough since 1939, has seen interest dwindling over the past few years and wants to rebuild membership as well as a greater alliance…