Category: Examiner News

  • For the Record

    An article that appeared in the July 26 Examiner titled “Another I-195 Interchange in U.F. Is Possible” reported that Committeeman Stephen Alexander said he wanted to look at ways to make it safer for kids in the Sharon Station Road area to walk to school. Alexander’s statement, however, was not specific to children in that…

  • Elie Wiesel scheduled to speak in Lakewood

    LAKEWOOD – Georgian Court University, the Strand Theater and the Jewish Federation of Ocean County will present “Against Indifference,” an afternoon with Nobel Prize-winner Elie Wiesel on Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m. at the Strand Theater. The afternoon with Wiesel will bring to the forefront the importance of standing up to those who would spread…

  • Millstone Board of Ed. operating to the full again

    Labor lawyer who also worked for 3 governors takes vacant seat BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The Board of Education once again has a full nine members. Kevin McGovern was sworn in at the July 31 meeting to replace board member Gina Morrone, who resigned two weeks into her…

  • Keeping horse industry at pace may cost $50M-$75M

    Legislators aim to ramp up support for $1.1B enterprise in trouble BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer PHOTO COURTESY OF KEN WEINGARTNER A state Department of Agriculture farm tour for New Jersey state legislators on July 31 included a visit to the largest standardbred breeding farm in New Jersey, Perretti Farms in…

  • Frogbridge campers help children with cancer

    Sportsathon nets more than $6,500 for Pediatric Cancer Foundation MILLSTONE – Hundreds of local campers plunged into helping kids with cancer this summer. For this year’s Sportsathon, the Millstone day camp partnered with the Pediatric Cancer Foundation and asked several hundred campers to swim laps on behalf of children who have cancer. The camp held…

  • Kids have ‘whale’ of a time in the Great Bible Reef

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Marta Pelka, 13, portrays a starfish, and Brendan Benedict, 17, plays the part of a jellyfish during the “Great Bible Reef” performance at St. Joseph Parish’s vacation Bible school on Aug. 3. MILLSTONE – Local youths dove deep into biblical teachings…

  • Riding down the wrong path

    Mining co. urges ATV riders to keep out of dangerous quarry BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOSBY SCOTT FRIEDMAN ATV riders illegally use the Buck Mining and Materials quarry off Pine Hill Road in Millstone and allegedly vandalize construction equipment. In its most recent effort to deter trespassers, the company has…

  • One strike could mean out of game

    Parents, players and coaches will have to sign new code of conduct BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Bad behavior will no longer be tolerated at township sporting events. The Township Committee voted unanimously at its Aug. 2 meeting to establish a code of conduct for individuals attending, coaching,…

  • Summer camp volunteers needed

    The Muscular Dystrophy Association is seeking summer camp volunteers who are looking for a rewarding and memorable experience. Volunteer counselors are needed to help young people with neuromuscular diseases enjoy a fun-filled MDA summer camp from Aug. 18-24 at Spring Valley, N.Y. Volunteer counselors must be at least 18 years old and able to lift…