Category: Examiner News

  • IN THE ARTS

    Before Hollywood bad boys were even a possibility, there was Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio, a brilliant artist with a violent temper. His work was the subject of renewed interest by both collectors and art scholars in the 20th century. His work will be explored at a multimedia presentation and multicourse dinner Sept. 14 at 6:30…

  • ‘Rhythmical Lines, Works on Paper’

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer An exhibit of lyrical abstract/figurative paintings opened at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center in Deal Park on Aug. 31. “Poetic Connection” “Rhythmical Lines, Works on Paper” showcases the work of Rumson artist Claire Boren, an imaginative and deeply feeling artist who has exhibited her work at galleries in New…

  • FEMA collects data on potential hazards in area

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Beware of fire and water. The township’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinator, Lester Jargowsky, said the two elements are among the major emergency hazards that Millstone Township faces. He made his comments at the Sept. 5 Township Committee meeting. Jargowsky, who previously served as Monmouth County health…

  • Incentive to cluster eliminated in Upper Freehold

    Groundwater may be safer as a result BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Builders will no longer get a 35 percent bonus density for clustering their developments in town. At the Sept. 6 Township Committee meeting, the governing body voted 4-0 to eliminate the bonus density provision in the municipal land use regulations…

  • Locks sent with love in hopes of helping children

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Danielle Attice, 9, of Englishtown, shows off how much hair that stylist Kelly McDermott, of Salon Cemone in Manalapan, had to cut off on Sept. 5 for Danielle to be able to donate it to Locks of Love. ALLENTOWN – Nine-year-old Danielle Attice wants hair, homes and happiness for the…

  • Planning Board cool toward plan for used-car lot

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A used-car salesman wants to put some of his vehicles in the Cream Ridge section of Route 539. While Cream Ridge Auto Sales had requested a waiver for having to present a site plan for the project at the Planning Board’s Aug. 28 meeting, the board said…

  • New Jersey’s culture celebrated with festival

    Free event to showcase state’s art, music, dance, crafts and food Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells will host New Jersey’s Cultural Festival Sept. 29 at South Riverwalk Park in Trenton. The free event will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will showcase art, music, dance, crafts,…

  • Rutgers offers horse farm, land management course

    The Rutgers Equine Science Center and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension have scheduled a two-day “Equine Farm and Land Management Short Course” Oct. 5 and 6. Specially designed for owners and managers of horse farms and other livestock facilities, the course will cover the basics of pasture nutrition and maintenance, manure management, soil fertility, environmental policies…