Category: Examiner News

  • Engineer reports on The Village

    Discussion on Route 33 project to take place at town hall on March 23 BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer MANALAPAN — The question of whether to permit access from Route 33 into The Village at Manalapan commercial, entertainment, residential project is expected to be discussed at the Township Committee’s March 23…

  • Children’s author shares work with local students

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Samantha Demuro, 4, waves as children’s book author, George Smith, of Lakewood, reads one of his books at Millstone’s KinderCare Learning Center March 10. MILLSTONE — KinderCare Learning Center kicked off its Read Across America program with a visit from a special friend.…

  • Wounded warriors say thanks to students

    Soldiers need personal items while receiving treatment at hospitals BY JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer BY JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff U.S. Army Specialist Robert Loria hands out camouflage bracelets to Brick Township High School students last Thursday following a presentation about the Wounded Warrior Project, which helped Loria after he was injured in Iraq.…

  • A century of memories

    Freehold resident Vivian R. Brown will turn 100 on March 22 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Vivian R. Brown, who will turn 100 years old on March 22, enjoys her favorite hobby — crocheting — in her Freehold Borough home. Sitting on a comfortable sofa in…

  • Millstone could create police trailer

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The state police pitched putting a substation in the township this month. Because an independent Millstone police force would cost an estimated $21 million in start-up costs alone, town officials and the state police agreed that a substation would be the best option to…

  • Hungry man has flair for competitive eating

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Sonny Manzi The competitive eating community has come together once again to find out who is the champion. On March 5, competitors took to the tables in five one-on-one eating competitions at Verducci’s Specialty Market, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, for the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE)…

  • So much for advice on child rearing

    Lori C linch Are We There Yet? I am a firm believer in the benefits of a good old-fashioned temper tantrum.I wait for the proper predicament to occur, then I clench my fist, set my jaw and stomp like a raving lunatic. It would be more enjoyable if my husband would get irritated enough to…

  • Roosevelt officials table gray-water ordinance

    Residents sign petition against boro treating extra wastewater BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Roosevelt officials tabled an ordinance last week that would have established guidelines for the borough’s acceptance of gray water. After a public hearing on the matter at the March 7 Borough Council meeting, the council postponed a vote on the ordinance that…

  • Art of conducting: re-creating genius of the composer

    Musical director views her job as bringing the composition to life BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent JOHN SZPARA Marina Alexander, conductor of The Arcadian Chorale, leads a conducting workshop for the Monmouth Conservatory of Music in Red Bank. Anyone who has ever attended a symphony, opera or Broadway musical has seen conductors at…