Category: Examiner News

  • Church to host Easter cantata on March 21

    The Allentown Methodist Church, 23 Church St., Allentown, will present an Easter cantata titled “Behold the Lamb” at 7:30 p.m. March 21. All are welcome. Contact (609) 259-7392 for details.

  • U.F. master plan revisions seem less over than before

    U.F. addresses COAH, commercial development, floating hamlet issues BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Parts of the land use element of the master plan that took township officials three years to devise may go back to the drawing board. New Township Planner Charles Newcomb will review the land use element that the Planning…

  • China featured in photo exhibit

    MANALAPAN – From now through March 31, the Monmouth County Library Headquarters is hosting a photography exhibit called “An American in China.” According to a press release, with the 2008 Summer Olympics coming up in Beijing, China, the photographs provide a cultural and physical background in which the games will take place. Arthur Krasinsky, of…

  • Camp Invention coming to Millstone this summer

    Camp Invention is scheduled to take place fromJuly 14-18 at theMillstone Township Middle School. The weeklong summer enrichment programfosters creativity, teamwork, inventive-thinking skills and science literacy. Joanne Schiumo, a teacher atMillstone Township Primary School, has been named the 2008 camp director. The $205 registration fee, due on or before May 31, includes a t-shirt and…

  • Walnford hosts mill demos

    Gristmill UPPER FREEHOLD – It’s all about food this spring at Historic Walnford in Crosswicks Creek Park. Visitors are invited to see how corn goes from ear to mouth during free gristmill demonstrations from 1-4 p.m. on weekends starting April 5 and continuing through November. During these demos, area residents can experience the rumbling and…

  • Millstone seniors to cook breakfast on April 13

    The Millstone Senior Citizens Organization is sponsoring a pancake breakfast from 8:30-11 a.m. on April 13 at the Millstone Township Community Center, 524 Stagecoach Road. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. The menu includes pancakes, bacon or sausage, orange juice, coffee and tea.

  • UFRSD random drug testing policy reviewed

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education is considering the merits of random drug testing. In an effort to promote safety, deter drug use, contribute to an orderly learning environment and encourage voluntary drug testing, the board is considering implementing and conducting the random drug testing of students…

  • Rural towns wait to see if they will pay for policing

    Gov. wants to raise $20.5M from areas served by state police BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer In the wake of slashed state aid to small towns, 73 New Jersey municipalities also have to deal with Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposal to make them pay for New Jersey State Police coverage. Corzine’s budget proposed raising $20.5 million…

  • Millstone school district proposes $31.8M budget

    Taxes for average homeowner would increase $70 per year BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Residents will be asked to vote on April 15 for a $25.5 million tax levy to support the Millstone Township School District. During the Board of Education election, Millstone voters will decide the fate of the budget and a second question…