Category: Examiner News

  • Report states pilot lost control in 2005 crash

    Witnesses saw plane spiral downward only minutes after liftoff BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The National Transpor-tation Safety Board has completed its investigation into an ultralight plane crash that killed two people in Millstone Township last year. Certified student pilot Kenneth Nolan, 43, of Hazlet, reportedly failed to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted…

  • Art fever: Creativity booms in Allentown

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Allentown is under the influence of an art rush.Noting that the joy of creation is addictive, Elizabeth Roselius explained that there is now a catalyst for local artists to interact with one another and feed off each other’s creative energy. It’s called the Allentown Art Guild.…

  • BCC course explores slavery in Monmouth

    Many escaped and fought with the British army in the Battle of Monmouth BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Slavery in Monmouth County was once the norm, especially in the township, Freehold, Tinton Falls and Shrewsbury, where they worked as iron miners, farmers and domestics up until 1865.…

  • Freedom Fest

    PHOTOSBY DENNIS SYMONS JR. During Allentown’s annual Freedom Fest on July 13, Micheala Browning (top right) and Joanne Murphy pan for gold, while the Community Christian Choir (bottom right) performs and Jordan Polefka (above) waves as she flies by on the swing ride.

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    DENNIS SYMONS JR. Those who dared to ride the “Ring of Fire” at Allentown’s Freedom Fest on July 13, hold on tight as the ride turns upside down over the annual fair on the grounds near the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary/Middle School.

  • Officials scrutinize over dollars spent in Roosevelt

    Boro to consider trash pickup alternatives BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT – Recently hired Business Administrator William Schmeling will prepare new guidelines for regulating borough expenses. At the July 10 Borough Council meeting, Councilman Michael Hamilton said the borough has a significant number of budget line items. He said a…

  • Sheriff Joseph Oxley wins national award

    Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley earned the 2006 Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year Award at the National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Fla., on June 18 during the opening ceremonies of the conference. Oxley was selected over 30 other formal nominees and was chosen from among the nearly 3,100…

  • Happy campers

    PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff During the Millstone Township Community Education sewing class held in Millstone Township Middle School on July 17, Jessica Kohlhepp, 16, (top left) teaches her sister, Kaitlyn, 12, how to use the sewing machine, while Alexandra Kinsey, 9, (top right) hand-stitches a pillow. Nicole Versolino and Alexa Chirichella (above left), 11, thread…

  • Homeward Bound program receives national recognition

    FREEHOLD – Monmouth County has received national recognition for a program begun two years ago that provides rental subsidies and case management services to chronically homeless families and individuals who suffer from mental illness and substance abuse. The program, called Homeward Bound, is federally funded and managed by a partnership of the county and community-based…