Category: Examiner News

  • County fair slated to run for five days

    TheMonmouth County Fair Committee has announced the dates of the 34th annual Monmouth County Fair. The dates and times are: • Wednesday, July 23, 5-11 p.m. • Thursday, July 24, 5-11 p.m. • Friday, July 25, 5-11 p.m. • Saturday, July 26, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. • Sunday, July 27, 11 a.m. to 6…

  • Fourteen seek RCEC seats in Millstone’s June primary

    GOP support Kuczinski, Masci in June 3 primary MILLSTONE – Seven men and seven women are seeking election to Millstone’s Republican County Executive Committee in the June 3 primary. According to committee Chairman Steve Lambros, the slate is full of community-minded individuals who are dedicated to serving the best interests of Millstone residents. “RCEC members…

  • Beck shows horse racing more support

    Legislators continue to lobby for VLTs at tracks State Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande have reaffirmed their support of New Jersey’s horse racing industry and of finding a permanent solution to funding purse money last week. The legislators met with the board of directors of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New…

  • Mentoring Week

    Allentown’s Debbie Henderson (r), vice president of neuroscience sales at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. in East Hanover, explains her job to Sidney Jean- Pierre, a ninth-grade student from Englewood, during Black and Latino Achievers Corporate Mentoring Week.

  • Freeholders hire company to develop strategic plan

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has hired a company to work with some 60 department heads to develop a vision statement for county operations and detailed, measurable goals for the delivery of services. “This is the perfect follow-up to our 2008 budget that contained a zero tax increase,” Freeholder Deputy Director Robert D. Clifton…

  • Millstone’s Four Winds Farm set for preservation

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A farm that will soon go into permanent preservation received minor subdivision approval last week. Four Winds Farm, a 37-acre thoroughbred breeding facility owned by Dianne Boyken, received approval for subdivision into a 35-acre lot to be preserved and a 2- acre lot for Boyken’s house at the…

  • Kids to enjoy sculpture, build town, explore Mars

    MILLSTONE- Acamp coming to the township this summer is helping to create the next generation of inventors. When Camp Invention arrives for July 14-18 at the Millstone Township Middle School, elementary-school-age children will have the opportunities to explore Mars, renovate an art museum’s sculpture garden, and help rebuild a polluted town. The Camp Invention program,…

  • U.F. turns scraps into budget meat

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Due to the tenacity of Deputy Mayor Bob Faber, the public works yard is much neater and the township has an additional $18,000 to use next year. At the May 15 Township Committee meeting, other members of the governing body praised Faber for insisting the township sell…

  • Broadway bounds into Millstone

    MPAC schedules opening night gala and fundraiser BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The neon lights are bright on the Great White Way where there’s always magic in the air. But when the stars of Broadway take the stage in Millstone, it’s bound to be a showstopper beyond compare. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Millstone’s Andrew sisters, (l) Asyia,…