Category: Examiner News

  • A good cause for purrs and paws

    Max Weinberg’s family to host fundraiser for Monmouth County SPCA BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Becky Weinberg has a mission. The wife of E Street Band drummer and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” show bandleader Max Weinberg is dedicated to furthering the cause of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…

  • Preview unwraps new exhibition

    FREEHOLD – Members and friends of the Monmouth County Historical Association are invited to a special preview party celebrating the opening of “By the Sea” – an exhibition featuring the many aspects of shore culture that developed in Monmouth County. On Sept. 23 from 2-5 p.m., MCHA members and friends will enjoy guided tours of…

  • Community Day in U.F.

    Clockwise from left – Children participate in a hulahoop contest during Upper Freehold Township’s Community Day at Byron Johnson Park Sept. 15. Aidan Caldwell, 5, of Cream Ridge, “milks” the udders of a wooden cow set up by the Monmouth County 4-H Club. Families check out the New Jersey State Police helicopter that landed in…

  • Upper Freehold plans plaque of remembrance

    Names of residents serving in military sought for project BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A group of local residents wants to make sure that those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will be honored and remembered. The group has proposed creating a plaque of remembrance for servicemen and servicewomen who have already served…

  • There’s no place like a historic home

    Sears & Roebuck Package Home stands test of time BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The residence at 113 S. Main St. in Allentown may be modest but it’s also a testament to architectural integrity that only cost $1,500. ERIC SUCAR staff Allentown resident Bob Peppler stands in the archway characteristic of an original Sears &…

  • Beck proposes bill to solve nonpublic school bus issues

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The school district is not alone in the problems it’s facing while trying to provide its nonpublic school students with transportation to their schools. In accordance with state law, all nonpublic school students (grades K-12) who live more than two miles and less than 20 miles from their…

  • Booster Club schedules Witches Hollow Run

    The fifth annual Witches Hollow Run, sponsored by the Millstone Township Booster Club to benefit Millstone Township student athletics, will take place Oct. 28 at the Millstone Primary School, Schoolhouse Road. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a one-mile fun run. The USATF certified 5K run will begin at 9:30 a.m. Adult pre-registration…

  • Parents urged to join new transportation task force

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A township man is committed to forming a task force to help ease nonpublic school transportation issues. Wayne Londregan’s 16-year-old son attends St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel. The Millstone Township School District, which by law has to provide transportation for its nonpublic school students living between…

  • IN THE ARTS

    The Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College, main campus, College Drive, Toms River has announced its fall schedule. “Story Time Under the Stars” brings storybooks to life. Giant-sized pictures float among the stars to accompany tales. Children will enjoy the stories while learning about the stars and other visible objects in the nighttime sky. Feel free…