Category: Examiner News

  • Monmouth offers cash for weapons

    The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office will be conducting a voluntary weapons surrender program, commonly known as “Guns for Cash.” The surrender program will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 and from 8:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 22 at the Long Branch Police Department, according to a press release from the Prosecutor’s…

  • ‘The Outlaw and the King’ comes to life

    Concert version of Act II of Roosevelt-made opera Dec. 1 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Composer Mark Zuckerman, of Roosevelt, (far left, standing) likes what he hears during the rehearsal for “The Outlaw and the King,” an opera he co-wrote with neighbor David Herrstrom. When Mark Zuckerman’s music married David Herrstrom’s words, they…

  • AHS test scores hit all-time high

    Advanced proficient scores decrease in lower grades BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Testing is a snapshot in which patterns of performance must be found. That is what Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Stephan Cochrane told the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education at its Nov. 19 meeting when he gave…

  • Gallery, crafts refresh old home

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer AMY ROSEN Kathy Bien has opened Shoppe for the Holidays in the Woodruff house on Main Street in Englishtown. A collection of artists and crafters are displaying their work just in time for the holidays. Lots of people ride through the small borough of Englishtown on a daily basis. Some…

  • Painting will travel to Virginia

    The famous Emanuel Leutze painting “Washington at the Battle of Monmouth,” the most notable work of art in the Monmouth County Historical Association’s collection, will be on loan to George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia from December 2008 until January 2010. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association and the Society of the Cincinnati are cosponsoring an…

  • Cards may be sent to troops

    Serving members of the military and their families was the first mission of the American Red Cross more than 125 years ago and it remains a core part of the Red Cross service to the armed forces mission today. For the second year in a row, the Red Cross is partnering with Pitney Bowes to…

  • Allentown High School won’t renege on ‘Rent’

    PG-13 play delves into drug addiction, homosexuality and love BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The show will go on, controversial or not. Auditions for the Allentown High School (AHS) spring production of “Rent” will proceed as scheduled on Nov. 23. Kathy Toth, a Millstone parent who went before both the Upper Freehold Regional School District…

  • Horse found wandering loses his fight for life

    NJSPCA investigating potential abandonment BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The old veteran lost his battle. McCain, a horse named by Helping Hearts Equine Rescue founder Lisa Post because he was found wandering loose in Manalapan Township around Veterans Day, died Nov. 19. Although he had seemed well that morning, one of the workers…

  • Photo

    Jordan Zelenak, 13, of Allentown, created this winning entry for the annual Allentown Lions Club Peace Poster Contest and will receive a $50 savings bond and the opportunity to compete at the district level of the contest.