Category: Examiner News

  • Allentown resident stars in classic murder mystery

    Mystery is in the air this week at Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville section of Lawrence, as students in the Performing Arts Department present Agatha Christie’s classic drama “Murder on the Nile.” The cast members of “Murder on the Nile” will present their play at the Notre Dame Backstage Theater in Lawrenceville Nov. 17. Jessica…

  • Jacob Landau dome studio opens to public

    Jacob Landau’s legacy lives on. The Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP) and the Jacob Landau Institute will present the sixth annual Jacob Landau Studio Event from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the late Roosevelt resident’s geodisic dome studio at 30 Lake Drive. The exhibit “Jacob Landau: The Legacy Continues” will feature Landau’s drawings, lithographs, woodcuts and…

  • Two towns at odds over what fire safety is worth

    Allentown mayor says communication is key in resolving issue BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A letter from the chairman of Hope Fire Company’s Building Finance Committee has members of the governing body all fired up. James Van Horn, of Allentown, wrote a letter stating that the township’s decision to reduce payment to…

  • Survivor embraces life – dragon boating ‘down under’

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Carol Watchler ROOSEVELT – Resident Carol Watchler, 65, recently joined more than 2,000 other breast cancer survivors from around the world in Australia for a life celebration on dragon boats. She and six other teammates representing the Machestic Dragons dragon boat team from New Jersey traveled to Australia to boat…

  • Millstone Scouts act on world concern

    Troop 21 collects 465 pairs of shoes for people in Haiti BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The world has enough resources to provide for all those who live in need, but the problem is that most people just don’t share. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Gretta Ahern, 8, of Millstone Township Girl Scout Troop 21, gets some support…

  • Art harvest in Roosevelt

    Artists open studios to public Nov. 10 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Farmers working in wide, golden fields and trees at the apex of their autumnal hues aren’t all of the sights awaiting those who visit Roosevelt this weekend. Francis Duckett, of Roosevelt, will have her plein air impressionist paintings on display during the Open…

  • Monmouth farmers can get fed. aid

    Monmouth County farmers and ranchers qualify for natural disaster benefits this year. Paul Hlubik, executive director for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in New Jersey, announced earlier this week that the USDA has designated eight New Jersey counties as primary natural disaster areas because of losses caused by drought…

  • Mall ready to debut new stores and renovations

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A new era in the history of the 17-year-old Freehold Raceway Mall will begin tomorrow. Nov. 8 will mark the opening of the mall’s expansion and renovation project that has added a “Main Street” type outdoor addition and seen upgrades completed within the mall at Route 9, Route 33 and Route 537.…

  • Wrong decimal place no good for open space

    Upper Freehold ballot question had major error BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Voters who tossed in their two cents on Nov. 6 may discover it’s only worth .02 cents. Upper Freehold Township’s farmland preservation bond question may not raise as much money as anticipated because – as resident Walter Helfrecht pointed out at the Nov.…