Category: Examiner News

  • Appointment to school board causes concern

    Four Seasons residents said their candidate should have been chosen BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The filling of a vacancy on the Upper Freehold Regional District Board of Education has angered some residents of the Four Seasons adult community. By a vote of 6-3, Lisa Herzer was appointed to fill the position formerly held by…

  • Pheasants Forever group flocks together

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Representa-tives from the conservation group Pheasants Forever gave a presentation at the June 23 Township Committee meeting. Municipal Clerk Barbara Bascom invited the group to speak to the governing body because, with the township’s cluster zoning option, there will be large areas of…

  • School and dorm plans pitched in Roosevelt

    Institution would add about 150 students to the borough BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — A group has approached the borough with plans to convert the existing synagogue into a residential school. Residents can attend a meeting in the Roosevelt synagogue, Congregation Anshei Roosevelt, located at 20 Homestead Lane, tonight…

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    DENNIS SYMONS JR. Senior members of the Allentown Concert Choir sing “Stand by Me” during the commencement ceremony held at Allentown High School on June 22. For story, see page 3.

  • Hambletonian’s 80th marked with festival

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer EAST RUTHERFORD — This year marks a special one for the Hambletonian. The trotting race will celebrate its 80th anniversary at the Meadowlands Racetrack on the afternoon of Aug. 6. To commemorate the historic year, the Meadowlands and the Hambletonian Society, which owns and operates the…

  • Foundation to bridge gap between budget and need

    Organization to raise funds for additional school programs BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — A new bridge between the school and the community promises to benefit area students. Members of the Board of Education and the community are working together to form an education foundation that will help students in…

  • Boro wants to make park accessible for the disabled

    Community Development Block Grant would help rejuvenate playground BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — The Borough Council voted unanimously at its June 21 meeting to apply for a grant to refurbish Sarah Barnes Park. The park, which contains the only playground within the borough, would be made compliant with the…

  • Millstoner to head clinic at Monmouth Medical Center

    Roberta Angermiller MILLSTONE — A township resident has been appointed director of the Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch. Roberta Angermiller will hold managerial and operational responsibility over the center’s full range of clinical services at Monmouth Medical, according to Kristine A. Brown, director of public relations for…

  • Two retired park horses still need a new home

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Butch and Buddy, two horses retired from the Monmouth County Park System, need a home. Millstone resident Lisa Marie Post is keeping the duo safe in Perrineville. MILLSTONE — Butch and Buddy still don’t have a permanent place to spend their golden years. Lisa Marie M.…