Category: Examiner News

  • Deadline is Jan. 2 to sign up for master gardener program

    The Monmouth County Master Gardener Program is accepting applications for 2008. The deadline to apply is Jan. 2. Master gardeners are experts in all things related to home gardening in Monmouth County. After completing classroom and hands-on training, master gardeners share their knowledge with others by conducting garden lectures, demonstrations, school and community gardening projects,…

  • South StreetPlayers mark 25 years of performances

    Current production of ‘The Rainmaker’ on stage at Priedaine BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The South Street Players have come full circle as they celebrate 25 years of theater production. The group was formerly known at the St. Rose Players. Its first production was N. Richard Nash’s “The Rainmaker,” a play about a rainmaker’s arrival in…

  • Fire aid units to receive lifesaving masks for pets

    Local 4-H Club and dog day-care center donate funds When fire strikes, family pets can be injured or die from inhaling smoke. Because human oxygen masks don’t fit over animals’ snouts, rescue personnel can’t do much to help. That’s about to change. Each of Monmouth County’s 60 volunteer fire aid units will soon be receiving…

  • School district sets goals for 2007-08 school year

    Millstone schools met objectives of QAAR report in 2006-07 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – More participation in science class and a reduction in disciplinary actions are among the goals of the school district this year. Laura Vetere, the director of curriculum and instruction for the school district, presented the state-mandated Quality Assurance Annual…

  • Persistence pays off with recall of designer crib

    Manalapan father responds after baby’s fingers trapped BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Andrew and Carolyn Hartung, of Manalapan, pose with their children, Dawson and Abigail. Andrew Hartung began pushing for a recall of a specific type of baby crib in September after Abigail got her fingers stuck in her crib. The model was recalled Nov.…

  • Menorah lighting set for Dec. 6

    The Freehold Center Partnership will host its annual Hanukkah menorah lighting celebration at 5 p.m. Dec. 6. The lighting of the menorah commemorates the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Hanukkah, also known as the festival of lights, is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the rededication of the temple of Jerusalem by Judas Maccabee in 165 BC…

  • Board hires consultant for contract

    Lawyer to negotiate with educators’ association BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Upper Freehold Board of Education has hired a consultant to work on its behalf with the Upper Freehold Regional Education Association. The board voted at its Nov. 7 meeting to hire attorney Mathew Giacobbe, of Scarinci & Hollenbeck in Freehold, to…

  • Crib firm responds to claim of inappropriate response

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer When the federal Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a recall for a baby crib, it was done after a parent contacted the manufacturer to report a construction flaw that posed a danger to any child who might be placed in the crib. Andrew Hartung, 36, of Manalapan, maintains…

  • Peace on earth is focus of winning poster

    Seventh-grader’s artwork advances in Lions Club’s contest BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Allentown’s Julie Scesney created this winning poster for the Allentown Lions Club’s Peace Poster Contest. She will receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond. ALLENTOWN – In a 12-year-old’s perfect world, Canada waves across the ocean to an ecstatic Africa while the United States…