Category: Examiner News

  • Clearwater Festival

    The 32nd annual Clearwater Festival, New Jersey’s oldest and largest eco-festival, was held Saturday and Sunday at Sunset Park in Asbury Park. The theme of this year’s event, which is presented by Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater, was “Global Warming – You’d Better Sweat It!” The family-friendly event combines information on the environment with live…

  • Family histories told in unique biographies

    Attorney leaves firm after 5 years to start unique creative venture BY LAURA KOSS Correspondent Matthew Litt has done what many people spend countless hours at their desks daydreaming about. Matthew Litt This 29-year-old Manalapan native stopped dreaming and left his career as a Manhattan attorney to start his own business, Bridge Biography. His firm…

  • Group reports on what war money could buy N.J.

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Congressman Chris Smith (R-4th District) wouldn’t face antiwar activists on Aug. 16 when they wanted to hand-deliver a report to him regarding what New Jersey taxpayers’ money could be better spent on if it wasn’t going toward funding the war in Iraq. Earlier that morning, Smith met with 12 constituents…

  • Things look up for lady who sings the blues

    Jo Wymer puts her life in song as she pursues success in music biz BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Everyone has a story. Some people write it, others paint it, but Jo Wymer? She sings it – with attitude and soul. Wymer, 40, of Freehold Township, is a blues singer. She and her band…

  • New Jersey and wine lovers, perfect together

    Local vineyard recognized as state’s Winery of the Year BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The state has a crush that gets bigger every year. With 38 wineries and more than 2,000 acres of land occupied by vineyards, New Jersey’s wine industry is currently valued at $36 million. The state ranks fifth in the nation in…

  • Two dead, dozens arrested at Ozzfest

    State bans alcohol in the parking lot at PNC Bank Arts Center BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer Following the deaths of two people and the arrest of more than 80 others at last Thursday’s Ozzfest concert, the tap was turned off on alcohol consumption in the parking lot of the PNC Bank Arts Center. Starting…

  • Local stone carver creating 9/11 police memorial

    Franco Minervini completing project for police foundation BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent When Franco Minervini was a young boy in his hometown of Molfetta, Italy, he helped his grandfather, Michael, who was a stone carver. Little did he know then that he would continue his family’s tradition of stone carving. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Stone…

  • Habitat ride scheduled for Sept. 16

    Area motorcycle enthusiasts will be revving up their engines again to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. On Sept. 16, Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity will host its eighth annual Motorcycle Ride for Affordable Housing. State and municipal police officers will escort the 90-minute ride through Monmouth and Ocean counties, ending at the Colts Neck…

  • Law journal recognizes local attorney’s work

    Peter Greenbaum ALLENTOWN – The New Jersey Law Journal has recognized a borough resident as one of the state’s outstanding lawyers for 2007. Allentown’s Peter Greenbaum, a partner with Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., has been named to the New Jersey Law Journal’s “40 Under 40” outstanding lawyers for 2007, according to a press release…