Category: Examiner News

  • Wayward bull caught; finds home at area farm

    MILLSTONE – A 1,500-pound black Hereford bull that eludedManalapan police and animal control officers on Mother’s Day, May 11, is safe for now, grazing with some cows on a township farm. The bull, which spent Mother’s Day roaming through parts of Manalapan and Millstone, was caught in Wagner Farm Park by a local farmer and…

  • Civil Air Patrol cadets to offer info at Six Flags

    JACKSON – On Aug. 27 local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and the general public will be treated to special presentations to be given by the New Jersey Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary. The Six Flags Great Adventure park management and the Scout Council have invited CAP to train…

  • U.S. Air Force mission on display at 2008 expo

    “This is also our way of saying thanks for the wonderful support our region provides our airmen and their families.” – Col. Balan Ayyar BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The 305th Air Mobility Wing will host the 2008 McGuire Air Expo on May 31 and June 1 at McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown. The show…

  • Boro liquor license back on market

    Council raises annual fee from $1,033 to $1,225 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT – The borough’s lone liquor license is now available. At the May 12 Borough Council meeting, Borough Attorney Richard Shaklee said he received a letter from the previous owner who does not want to renew the license. The Rossi family, former…

  • County employees donate $49K

    This year, Monmouth County employees donated more than $49,000 to support the work of more than 1,300 charitable organizations throughout the United States. The Public Employees Charitable Campaign, begun last September with bi-weekly payroll deductions administered by the United Way of Monmouth County, raised $49,057, said Luis A. Navarro, who has served as the county’s…

  • School budget cuts will affect programs, staffing

    Millstone officials vote for $250,000 reduction BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Cuts made to the defeated school budget in Millstone will affect students who use the Allentown High School late bus and staff, according to the superintendent of schools. In a 3-1 vote at a special meeting May 12, the Township Committee approved cutting $250,000…

  • Service with smiles

    Area cancer survivors and their families enjoy a survivors’ dinner during the New Egypt Relay For Life on May 9. Millstone Township Girl Scout leaders donated, cooked and delivered the food, with Millstone’s Patty Meyer coordinating the service and Girl Scouts serving the food.

  • Redbirds Pop Warner endowed with scholars

    ALLENTOWN – Some local football players and cheerleaders have earned national recognition for their game in the classroom. Each year, the most academically accomplished PopWarner football players and cheerleaders compete in academic excellence forAll-American Little Scholar status. This process begins at the local level and continues up through each of the eight Pop Warner regions…

  • Roosevelt bucks tradition with plaque

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ROOSEVELT – A controversial plaque honoring those who helped fund the new community mural will be placed in borough hall. TheBoroughCouncil voted at itsMay 12 meeting to allow the Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP) to hang its plaque. The mural, which RAP sponsored, is located on the front of the municipal…