Category: Examiner News

  • 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…

  • N.J. youths can get help via expanded hotline

    New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families has helped 180 Turning Lives Around extend its 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline to all children in the state. The 2NDFLOOR Youth Helpline is part of Gov. Jon Corzine’s “Strategy for Safe Streets and Neighborhoods” and is funded in part by the Department of Children and Families, according to a…

  • Please pass the turkey for families in need

    FoodBank needs 3,000 more turkeys for holiday season The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is in great need of food donations for the upcoming holidays. Because of the economic downturn, passing the turkey this year will be a struggle for many families. The FoodBank will serve an estimated 10,000 families with all the ingredients…

  • School district grades itself, awaits state study

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer State education officials will monitor and evaluate the Millstone school district Dec. 1. The evaluation is mandated by new Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) rules that the state’s Department of Education put into effect in February 2007. At the Nov. 10 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne…

  • Wandering horse gets help in Millstone Twp.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer This equine, which was found wandering around Manalapan, is now recuperating at Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center in Millstone, thanks to the help of area volunteers. MILLSTONE — He’s been dubbed Mc- Cain, because he’s an old veteran who showed up around Veterans Day. McCain is an elderly equine found wandering…

  • Arts grants available for programs and projects

    TRENTON — The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has arts grants available for the fiscal year 2010. Through its Organizational Grant Program, the council assists eligible organizations in serving the people of New Jersey through arts programs and projects. T he council has general operating support grants available for New Jerseybased, nonprofit organizations…

  • Student production of ‘Rent’ causes concerns

    Millstone, U.F. school officials to review project materials BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Is the popular musical “Rent” a suitable show for staging by AllentownHigh School students? At least one parent does not think so. Kathy Toth appeared before both the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education and the Millstone Township Board of Education to…

  • St. John’s Church dinner serves children in need

    ALLENTOWN — Eating pasta helped fill backpacks. Saint John’s Roman Catholic Church in Allentown held its annual pasta dinner Nov. 1. A sell-out crowd showed up to dine on food served by several of the church’s eighth-grade religious education confirmation students, according to Rachel Narozniak, church publicist and photographer. In addition to feasting on homemade…