Category: Examiner News

  • Firefighters raise $2,800 to help children in need

    Muscular Dystrophy Association can now send two more kids to camp BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE – By giving area residents the boot, local firefighters collected almost $3,000 for a good cause. The Millstone Township Uniformed Firefighters Association, International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 4388, recently held two “boot drives” for the Muscular Dystrophy…

  • jennies and johns for sale. Prices start at $500 for solid-color donkeys, with spotted jennies priced between $700 and $1,500. Their spotted donkeys are registered with the American Council of Spotted Asses, according to Mr. Norton. “The expense of any required health papers (coggins test, etc.) is the responsibility of the buyer,” Mrs. Norton said.…

  • Boroughs’ races to go off uncontested Nov. 7

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Polls will open on Nov. 7 for two uncontested races in the boroughs of Roosevelt and Allentown. In Roosevelt, Democrats Jeff Ellentuck, Bob Silverstein and Arlene Stinson are running unopposed for the three open seats on the Borough Council. Ellentuck, a 30-year resident of Roosevelt, is…

  • Local couples see ruling as an incomplete victory

    Area legislators say they’ll consult public on what to do next BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer NEWARK – In a historic decision, plaintiffs from Aberdeen and South Brunswick were among seven same-sex couples who won the same legal rights and responsibilities that any heterosexual married couple in the state has. On Oct. 25, the…

  • Unfair labor charges filed against Millstone officials

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer A local union alleges that Millstone Township officials violated labor laws while handling an employee’s harassment complaint. Community Workers of America (CWA) Local 1034 has filed unfair labor charges against Mayor Nancy Grbelja and Business Administrator James Pickering stemming from the termination of three Department of…

  • AHS sports teams will start holiday food drive

    Six local families in need will receive holiday dinners BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ALLENTOWN – Two of the high school’s spring sports teams will sponsor their first-ever holiday food drive this year. In conjunction with their respective parent organizations, the AHS Parents Golf Association (AHSpga) Foundation and A-Town Baseball, the…

  • Crash on Agress Rd. takes life of local man

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE – A township resident who is believed to have suffered a heart attack while driving on Agress Road on the afternoon of Oct. 20 was pronounced dead later that same day. Michael Gatto, 50, of the Perrineville section of town, was driving his Ford F250…

  • Through the eyes of boro artist

    Lynn Sulpy, an Allentown resident and artist, will showcase this painting of the Allentown mill and other Allentown scenes, at the local library this month. ALLENTOWN – A local artist currently has her oil paintings of Allentown on display at the borough library. The exhibit of Allentown resident Lynn Sulpy’s artwork will be up at…

  • ‘Through the Eyes of Children: The Rwanda Project’

    Monmouth U exhibits photos by orphans of the genocide PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT THE RWANDA PROJECT “Gadi at the Market” by Jacqueline, 8 Nancy Mezey doesn’t see loss and suffering in the striking photographs currently on exhibit in the library at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. “This is one of wonderful things about having children take…