Category: Examiner News

  • Millstone nurse earns top honor for patient advocacy

    MILLSTONE – A township woman has earned recognition from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) for excellence in oncology nursing. Carla Schaefer, a treatment nurse at CINJ since 2002, earned the “Excellence in Basic Oncology Nursing” scholarship award for working with patients with hematologic malignancies and developing patient information on understanding complete blood counts,…

  • 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…

  • U.F. holds to additional fees for nonresidents

    Officials want all who use recreational facilities to share cost burden BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Township officials took exception to a letter to the editor fromAllentown’s mayor and council. The letter, which recently appeared in local newspapers, asked Upper Freehold to reconsider a fee differential of $10 for nonresident children attending…

  • Newspaper group takes home 30 awards in NJPA contest

    Greater Media Newspapers received 30 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2007. Eric Sucar, “Reindeer,” Independent first place, Feature BobWaitt, advertising director for Greater Media Newspapers, said the Classified Department, and Production Department, which designs many of the ads, are…

  • A walk that could turn into a house

    Students raise funds for Habitat for Humanity BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Step by step they earned windows, doors and walls. Upper Freehold RegionalMiddle School eighthgraders put on their walking shoes for a good cause on May 7. Each lap they completed during the Habitat for Humanity Walk-A-Thon in Byron Johnson Park will help raise…

  • Bill could move school elections to November

    BY CHRIS MURINO and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts has formally introduced legislation that would move the state’s April school elections to November. TheAssembly Education Committee released the bipartisan measure last week. Under the provisions of the bill, people would not get to vote on school budgets unless they exceeded statutory spending…

  • Sunnyside expands to serve special-needs riders

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Big picture windows offer a view of riders putting their mounts through the paces in the indoor arena. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Stable manager Cindy Ross stands with Mimosa, a 21-year-old Argentinian thoroughbred, and demonstrates how the horses stand between the mounting blocks, awaiting the rider’s next…

  • Photographer captures Hall of Fame moments

    Latest assignment puts Gary Gellman in midst of famous New Jerseyans BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Gary Gellman, who for years has photographed presidents, corporate leaders and other VIPs, found himself on another big assignment not too long ago. GARY GELLMAN New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (l) congratulates legendary baseball catcher Yogi Berra (c) and…

  • Concert nets Quiet Fund $899

    “The council works hard to help those in need and we are proud to work with them.” – Pat Weitz CCC Director MILLSTONE – Local needy families will benefit from a recent concert at the Performing Arts Center. As part of its mission to serve the community, the Community Christian Choir (CCC) presented a program…