Category: Examiner News

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer MILLSTONE – An effort to designate the 150-acre Showplace Farms property on Route 33, Millstone Township, as protected farmland appears to have stalled. Showplace Farms closed on Oct. 1. For decades, it was highly regarded in New Jersey’s horse racing industry as a premier training facility for standardbred horses. The…

The Entrepreneurial Think Tank for Women (ETTW) seeks to connect like-minded women, network, build relationships and to learn from and support each other. ETTW members share experiences and ideas that include a range of topics from stress management to personal and professional development issues, said Vanessa Coppes, of Marlboro, a co-founder of ETTW. Meetings are…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Voters have re-elected Republicans Nancy Grbelja and Gary Dorfman to new three-year terms on the Township Committee in Millstone Township. On Election Day, Nov. 3, Dorfman and Grbelja received 822 and 752 votes, respectively, to out-pace Democrat Ray Dothard, who received 476 votes. The results are unofficial until they…

MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence will hold its fifth annual “Family Movie Day” on Nov. 15 at the Millstone Performing Arts Center at the Millstone Township Middle School, 5 Dawson Court. Pre-movie children’s activities, including minute-to-win-it games with prizes, crafts, face painting and tattoos, are planned to begin at 1 p.m.,…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Above, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni describes the services that are provided at the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center, Freehold Township. At left, guests mingle prior to the ceremony. Children who have been abused now have a refuge in Monmouth County. With the cutting of a ribbon to…

FREEHOLD — Artists and those who love the arts are invited to connect at the fall Arts Salon. “It is an informal networking event and a way for people who support the arts to come together,” said Mary Eileen Fouratt, executive director, Monmouth Arts. The evening, which is sponsored by Monmouth Arts, promises to bring…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Efforts to bring attention to pancreatic cancer are stepped up every November during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Progress is “desperately needed in the fight against pancreatic cancer,” said Jill Rothstein of Freehold Township, who lost her father to the disease in 2008. Many towns across New Jersey have joined the…

TOP PICK DooWop fans and fans of the Great American Songbook can relive the performances of their favorite artists when rock ‘n’ roll legend John “Johnny T” Tarangelo takes the stage at the Middletown Arts Center. “An Evening of DooWop & The Great American Songbook” will be presented Nov. 7, at the Middletown Arts Center…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Vanessa Coppes (left) and Lynette Barbieri are the co-founders of the Entrepreneurial Think Tank for Women of Central Jersey. The Entrepreneurial Think Tank for Women (ETTW) seeks to connect likeminded women, network, build relationships and to learn from and support each other. ETTW members share experiences and ideas that include a…