Category: Examiner News

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…

MILLSTONE — Two men who were charged with violations stemming from a large party at a home in Millstone Township this summer had their day in court Nov. 25. Lakuan Ebanks and Wesley G. Williams appeared before Municipal Court Judge Thomas F.X. Foley. Both men were charged with the unlicensed sale of alcoholic beverages at…

Justice W. Grenshaw, 19, of Millstone Township, a pedestrian who was struck and injured by a motor vehicle in Freehold Borough, remained hospitalized as of last week. A police investigation of the Nov. 21 incident that led to his injuries is continuing. Grenshaw’s condition, which was initially reported as critical, had been upgraded to serious…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Chucky Tappen, 6, of Colts Neck, breaks his spill on the ice during a public skating session at Howell Ice World, Howell, on Nov. 24. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR I ndoor and outdoor ice skating venues across central New Jersey are gearing up for another season of figure eights,…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent I n 2000, Rogan O’Donnell and his mother, Donna, purchased a single-family home next to the Preston mine on Sweetmans Lane in Millstone Township. Rogan got married and he and his wife, Suzanne, eventually had three children to raise in the seemingly quiet rural town. The sand mining operation was not…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Above: Adam Fearon of Middletown gives his newly adopted son, Justin, 7, a loving hug while attending the Nov. 21 National Adoption Day ceremony at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold Borough. Left: Keynote speaker and Manalapan Committeeman Ryan Green smiles at his daughter, Rebecca, as he addresses the…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — It is every young ballerina’s dream to dance under the spotlight in front of an appreciative audience, and for Ayla Eilert, 16, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township, it is becoming reality as she will perform a solo in the New Jersey Dance…

ALLENTOWN — A local religious organization will turn one day of this year’s holiday shopping season into a more giving time with an event that benefits strangers rather than just friends and family members. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6, the Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St., will turn a hallway in the…

ALLENTOWN — The borough’s business owners are inviting everyone to visit Allentown and enjoy the annual tree lighting ceremony and holiday open house weekend at the town’s shops from Dec. 5-7. The events will begin on the evening of Dec. 5 at Bruno’s One Sweet Ride, 19 S. Main St., for the monthly “Artist on…