Category: Examiner News

  • Twp. Zoning Board member dies at 72

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — A township Zoning Board member died at home on Oct. 6 at the age of 72. Robert C. Hughes, who resided in Millstone Township for the past 27 years, served on the Zoning Board for more than 12 years. Millstone’s George Gilbert, a member…

  • American Cancer Society seeks volunteers for Relay for Life

    Communities to come together for fifth annual event on June 10-11 PLUMSTED — The American Cancer Society is actively looking to recruit walkers, runners, cancer survivors, community leaders, team captains and hard workers to make its fifth annual Relay for Life a reality in the New Egypt section of Plumsted. The ACS’ fifth annual Relay…

  • Resident hopes to spark renaissance

    Grand opening of The Eleanor Gallery to take place this weekend BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Artist James Hayden, of Roosevelt, talks about the emotion in artwork at his studio, which is located in the historic factory in Roosevelt. James Hayden believes art will eclipse the current tensions…

  • Funding for lawsuit called into question in Roosevelt

    Boro attorney BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — Officials discussed the financial implications of a current lawsuit against the borough mayor and borough clerk on Oct. 10. The Committee to Recall Neil Marko filed the complaint in late September in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court of N.J., Monmouth…

  • U.F. resident relates her bout with cancer

    October serves as Breast Cancer Awareness Month BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Diane Simoncini, an equine veterinarian in Upper Freehold, shows off her horse called Spectacular Slew. UPPER FREEHOLD — “Cancer” may be the scariest word a patient hears. The next most frightening word might be “chemotherapy.” October is Breast Cancer…

  • Allentown High School boasts new tennis star

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Allentown High School’s Melissa Gilanchi, 14, of Millstone Township, took third place in second singles at the Mercer County Tennis Tournament and proudly displays numerous tennis trophies and medals that she has won throughout the past 10 years. ALLENTOWN — The high school just made history.…

  • Water rates could rise in Roosevelt on Jan. 1

    Some residents may pay an extra $45 bimonthly BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — Borough professionals will hold a special meeting to decide on the proper parameters for new water rates. At the Oct. 10 Borough Council meeting, the council introduced an ordinance that would set new rates for the…

  • Stardom comes on Strong in Millstone Township

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Nick Strong MILLSTONE — He’s got the look. Nick Strong, 17, of Millstone Township, never really contemplated working as a model, but now that he’s embarking on a somewhat successful career as one, he can’t complain. “I never expected to do this, but now that I…

  • Local man harnesses the power of the sun

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Top photo, a stairway leads up from the bottom floor to the greenhouse area of Nick Bryson’s passive solar home, located in Allentown. Above, solar panels collect energy from the sun and convert it into electricity on one of the buildings at Bryson’s property. At left,…