Category: Examiner News

  • Content of letters about alleged incident revealed

    Stampe asked Krieger to resign with ‘regret’ and ‘a heavy heart’ BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – Inappropriate language is a national concern these days, whether it is the ousting of Don Imus from his radio show after he made racially insensitive comments or the backlash against rap-music lyrics. Locally,…

  • An artist community in a celebratory state

    Roosevelt Arts Project celebrates 20 years with festival this weekend BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Above, Roosevelt resident Sheila Linz’s flowers are surrounded by fountain bubbles in her painting that will appear in the factory off Oscar Drive this weekend. At left, Roosevelt resident Jamie Callahan will show this acrylic on…

  • Millstone Township children hope for return of stolen bikes

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – Some township youngsters are hoping that whoever stole their bicycles might have a change of heart and will return them. Allison Mains’ 8-year-old and 4-year-old sons, along with their 5-year-old neighbor, ride their bikes to the school bus stop at the intersection of Ivins…

  • Daughters at work

    JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Cream Ridge’s Amy Szwed, 7, (l-r) and Michelle Szwed, 12, granddaughters of Upper Freehold Township Tax Collector Barbara Pater, enjoyed spending the day in Upper Freehold’s town hall and time with “Aunt Betty,” who is Betty Tindall, the Board of Health’s secretary, during Take Our Daughters to Work Day on April 26. The…

  • Newspaper group boasts banner year for awards

    Latest tally is 28 awards in state press contest Greater Media Newspapers photographer Jeff Granit won a second place for his portrait “Protegee.” It was an exceptionally good year for Greater Media Newspapers, when the New Jersey Press Association awarded the group 28 awards for writing, photography, advertising and circulation excellence in its Better Newspaper…

  • Millstone aims to get more residents out and about

    Next public hearing on recreational study slated for June 14 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE – The township wants to know what its residents would like to do in their hometown in their spare time. Although attendance at the April 25 Recreation Study Meeting in Wagner Farm Park was sparse,…

  • Asian heritage festival returns to Manalapan

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer MANALAPAN – The second annual Asian Heritage Festival will be held May 5 from 1-5 p.m. at Manalapan High School, Church Lane, off Tennent Road. Presented by the Manalapan Arts Council (MAC) under the auspices of the Manalapan Recreation Department, the festival will celebrate all Asian…

  • UFRSD used students’ images in online video

    Former board member claims district did not have parental consent BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – Some parents are upset because their children allegedly appeared without parental consent in a video the Upper Freehold Regional School District made and posted online. Kathryn Wolden, a former Upper Freehold Regional Board…

  • Local theme park tightens smoking rules

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Patrons at Six Flags Great Adventure theme park will be able to breathe a little easier. Members of the Township Council have given their support to the first reading of an ordinance that will, upon adoption, prohibit smoking except in designated areas at Six…