Category: Examiner News
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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…
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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…
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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…
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An errant animal makes for special ‘Moo’ther’s Day
Police say animal may still be on the loose BY JANE MEGGITT and AMY ROSEN Staff Writers Sharon Gaboff has four children but spent most of Mother’s Day with a bull. A bull wandered along the Millstone border with Manalapan Sunday and into the yards of several Manalapan residences. The animal managed to evade capture.…
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Juvenile crime on the rise in Millstone Township
Drug Alliance correlates rise to population increase BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Juvenile arrests and alcohol- and drug-related offenses have been on the rise in the township over the last five years. Helen Varvi, longtime chairwoman of the township’s Alliance to Prevent Alcoholismand DrugAbuse, gave the Township Committee a report her group compiled…
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Winter training facility for horses sought at fort
Plan could help N.J. horses train year-round BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The closing of FortMonmouth in 2011 means that some of the choicest real estate on the East Coastwill be available for public and private investment. One group would like to see 80 acres of the now-federal property in Oceanport, close to Monmouth Park…
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Prototype of the American con man came from U.F.
New book explores life of Gilbert Imlay BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – The lives of the black sheep in a family often resonate through the centuries, while those of their conventional, law-abiding relatives are lost to history. Such is the case with Gilbert Imlay, who was born in Upper Freehold in 1754…
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Pinewood derby victors announced
Fifteen local Cub Scouts emerged victorious during the fourth annual Battleground District Pinewood Derby Race held recently at Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Raceway. The Scouts hailed from 18 Cub Scout packs from Freehold, Howell, Marlboro, Manalapan,Millstone Township and Colts Neck. The 63 Scouts had to win their local Pinewood Derby races to qualify. The Pinewood…
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Street fest in New Egypt
An old-fashioned outdoor street festival with family-oriented events for all ages comes to downtown New Egypt on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Oakford Lake pedestrian bridge links all the festival activities taking place on Lakeview Drive at the Oakford Lake Park to the Front Street site, which is parallel to Main…
