Category: Examiner News

The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office is welcoming its newest member to the force, and she has the one credential for the job: her sense of smell. Skye, a 10-month-old bloodhound who was nationally certified by the National Bloodhound Association, has officially joined the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit. “Skye will be a significant asset…

By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Operation Christmas Child volunteers Karlee Fry, 21, and Evan Farrar, 19, both of Jackson, place labels on packages at the Colts Neck Community Church. The packages are shipped to children in various parts of the world. FRANK GALIPO The holiday season can be a time of stress, expenses and…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A representative of New Jersey Resources said the company is willing to participate in a public hearing that would provide information about the possible installation of high-pressure gas lines in Upper Freehold Township. A discussion about a plan under consideration by New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG)…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will acquire a large piece of land in Upper Freehold Township and add the parcel to an existing park. According to a resolution, the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners has found it necessary to acquire and preserve the Lustgarten property in Upper…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Two brothers have been sentenced for their roles in an incident that occurred in Allentown in the waning days of 2011. According to law enforcement authorities, Brieon Thurston, 32, and his brother, Nehmiah Thurston, 34, allegedly committed crimes — reported to have been a double shooting and stabbing…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent The participants who grew beards for a No-Shave November fundraiser at the Millstone Township Elementary School are, from left, third-grade teacher Jason Miller, music teacher Adam Gruber, Principal Stephen Wisniewski, physical education teacher Anthony LaBella and art teacher Daniel Locandro. More than $700 was raised for the American Cancer Society. MILLSTONE…

Threatening to kill a police officer could eventually carry stricter penalties in New Jersey if a bill proposed in the state Assembly is enacted into law. The bill was introduced recently by Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex and Burlington) and would make death threats against law enforcement officials a second-degree crime. Upon the conviction…

A task force appointed by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is searching for solutions to an issue that officials have been dealing with for several years — the county’s two nursing homes are losing millions of dollars each year. The freeholders named the members of the task force in mid-November, but it is not…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has eased restrictions on certain activities at the Quail Hill Scout Reservation on La Valley Drive. The freeholders took the action at their Nov. 13 meeting. Quail Hill has been used by the Monmouth Council Boy Scouts of America as a…