Category: Examiner News

  • N.J. horse industry dealt another blow

    Maryland voters approve slot machines at racetracks BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer On Election Day, Maryland voters approved video lottery terminals (VLTs) for racetracks, adding another nearby state to the roster of those around New Jersey with slot machines at their tracks. Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York already offer VLTs at their racetracks. In New…

  • AHS alumni return to serve as role models

    Four grads inducted into new academic hall of fame BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer At the completion of the 2004 additions to the high school, Principal Chris Nagy had a dream. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Valerie Bernhardt, who graduated from Allentown High School in 1984 and was inducted into the school’s new academic…

  • Donations for soldiers’ kids sought

    MILLSTONE — The children of military personnel deployed overseas may get an extra bit of holiday cheer from local residents this season. At the Nov. 5 Township Committee meeting, the governing body agreed to support Project Little Soldier at the request of state Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12) and Assembly members Declan O’Scanlon (R-12) and Caroline…

  • Racetrack supplement issue still unresolved

    Horsemen could pull simulcast after Nov. 13 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Aconference call among representatives from the New Jersey horseracing and casino communities has failed to yield a resolution to the Freehold Raceway purse supplement issue. New Jersey horsemen negotiated more than $1.6 million in supplementary purse money for Freehold Raceway, but may have…

  • Turkey Trot returns to Horse Park

    Volunteers help make fundraiser a reality again BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Elke Wilkin and horse Crystal get ready to hit the trail during the Turkey Trot Nov. 9 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold. After a one-year hiatus, the Turkey Trot was back at the Horse Park of…

  • GOP wins contested election

    Schumacher, Armenante retain council seats BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The Allentown Borough Council will remain all-Republican next year. In the only local contested race, Republican incumbents Michael Schumacher and Margaret Armenante retained their seats on the governing body. Democratic challenger Wayne Smith received 448 votes in the Nov. 4 election, while Armenante received 514…

  • U.F. struggles to save its Community Day

    Economic climate putting damper on local fundraising BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Although economic times are tough, the governing body plans to keep the township’s Community Day an annual event. At the Nov. 6 Township Committee meeting, officials discussed how to hold Community Day, as more money is needed to do so.…

  • Nation goes blue, county stays red

    Most Monmouth voters choose GOP candidates BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer More than 70 percent of Monmouth County’s registered voters turned out for the Nov. 4 election, with most voting for Republican candidates. A total of 312,463 voters, 73 percent of registered voters, cast ballots in the county. Although Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden…

  • Bell choir will perform at Presbyterian church

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer For the fourth year in a row, the First Presbyterian Church, 118 West Main Street, Freehold Borough, will be the site of an uplifting Christmas concert. The 2008 holiday concert that is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 is part of an ongoing series that was created to help…