Category: Examiner News

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    DENNIS SYMONS JR. Zoe Necerato, 2, gets a little sweeter as she and her cousin, Alessandra Castronovo, a sixth-grader, decorate a chocolate house at the Millstone Township Middle School on Dec. 12.

  • Millstone Twp. schools get funding for extra programs

    Foundation wants to raise more money at Cupid BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — A local foundation has awarded nearly $46,000 to township schools. The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) just finished its fall grant cycle by handing out six grants to teachers in Millstone Township schools. The…

  • New plans to help U.F. schools

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — A fledgling education foundation is gearing up for its first gala. According to acting President James Derasmo, the recently formed Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UREF) is planning its first major fundraising event for the spring. A nonprofit organization, the UREF serves to increase…

  • Freehold holiday house tour back for 13th year

    FREEHOLD — The Freehold Center Partnership’s 13th annual Holiday House Tour on Dec. 17 will feature some of the oldest properties in the borough, including historic private residences and public buildings. Stops on the tour will be open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and shuttle buses will be available to transport those…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Biting cold weather couldn’t keep Robert and Connie Wright from setting up a Nativity scene in the front of their Route 539 house in Upper Freehold on Saturday afternoon.

  • Firehouse is drop-off site for Toys for Tots drive

    As participants in the annual Toys for Tots program sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps, the Hope Fire Company in Allentown and Upper Freehold is collecting new, unwrapped toys for needy children in the local area. Toys may be drop off at the fire station, 82 Route 526, Allentown, until Dec. 16.

  • American beauty

    DENNIS SYMONS JR. A bald eagle flies in the area of Old York Road where Millstone Township borders Upper Freehold, Washington and East Windsor Townships. The rare sight caused some drivers to pull their cars over to the side of the road on Nov. 11.

  • Rues Road slated for 15 new homes

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A 15-lot subdivision on Rues Road received preliminary approval at the Dec. 8 Planning Board meeting. The board unanimously approved the creation of the new development on 92 acres, owned by Richard Cottrell. Cottrell’s engineer, William Boeltz, of Crest Engineering in Millstone, said…

  • Board mulls replacing marching band director

    Certified teacher needed to fill part-time job BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Board of Education discussed the possibility of finding a successor for marching band director Peter Mauro at its Dec. 7 workshop meeting. The board has received Mauro’s resignation letter as director of the Redbird Marching Band.…