Category: Examiner News

  • Sunday morning math in Millstone

    Nearly 100 kids participate in first-ever math competition BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Almost 100 local students in grades 2-7 participated in the first Mathkinz.com Math Competition Sept. 14 at the Millstone Township Community Center. MILLSTONE — They came. They saw. They calculated. Almost 100 local kids woke up bright and early Sunday morning to…

  • Latino Festival coming to downtown Freehold

    FREEHOLD — For the first time ever the Latino Festival of western Monmouth County will be held in downtown Freehold on Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The event coincides with Hispanic Heritage Month. The festival will be held in the Monmouth County Hall of Records Annex parking lot, Main Street. In the…

  • Board aims to make signs more visually appealing

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Those signs that sprout like mushrooms, advertising loans, jobs, dental services and almost anything imaginable, may soon be subject to fines in the township. At the Sept. 11 Planning Board meeting, board members discussed the types of signs they would like to see in future development projects,…

  • Knights return for 27th annual Renaissance Faire

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Knights in armor are preparing to do battle at the 27th annual charity Renaissance Faire scheduled to be held on Sept. 20-21. The Renaissance Faire, which is sponsored by the Lakewood Lions Club and the Society for Creative Anachronism, will be held in Pine Park, Country Club Drive and County…

  • Survey says: Millstoners like schools, dislike taxes

    School district questionnaire garners 255 responses BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Residents vote down the school budget because of high property taxes. The Millstone Township School District recently started a series of surveys, the first of which asked residents questions about the school budget. Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue presented the initial…

  • Yearling sales markedly down in New Jersey

    Local breeders feeling pressure from states with slots at racetracks BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — It was a sobering Sunday for the horse industry. That’s how Bob Marks, the marketing director of Perretti Farms, described the 2008 New Jersey Classic Yearling Sale, held Sept. 7 at the Horse Park of New Jersey…

  • New Jerseyans sought to work polls Nov. 4

    TRENTON — New Jerseyans can play an active roll in history by serving as poll workers in this year’s general election. Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells and Robert Giles, director of New Jersey’s Division of Elections, issued a press release last week reminding state residents of the opportunity to work the polls Nov. 4.…

  • Safety Fair to offer lifesaving training to county families

    Fair to be held Sunday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ocean Township High School Children throughout the county are faced with dangers in their communities every day, Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno said. To help families be proactive in keeping their children safe, Guadagno and the Sheriff’s Office are joining forces with Greater Media Newspapers for…

  • Federal court sends yeshiva back to zoning board

    Judge says synagogue, shul have not exhausted local variance process BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Afederal judge has dismissed the lawsuits congregations Anshei Roosevelt and Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah brought against the borough and some of its officials. Judge Garret Brown, of the United States District Court District of New Jersey, issued a 26-page opinion Aug.…