• New Jersey wine industry boosts agritourism

    New Jersey wine industry boosts agritourism

    By Michele S. Byers You may be surprised to learn that two New Jerseyans started our state’s wine industry almost two decades before the American Revolution. At the time, Great Britain was thirsting for good wine in the colonies and London’s Royal Society of Arts offered a reward to any colonist who could produce wine…

  • Ketubah B’nai B’rith Unit dinner slated

    Ketubah B’nai B’rith Unit dinner slated

    The Ketubah B’nai B’rith Unit (55+) will be going to dinner at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Pine Tavern, 151 Route 34 north, Matawan. Prospective member couples and singles are welcome to come. There will be separate checks. To attend, contact Elaine at 908-232-0062 by Oct. 9.

  • Resident supports Holmdel candidates

    Resident supports Holmdel candidates

    I am writing in support of Mayor Eric Hinds and Mike Nikolis running for re-election and election, respectively. I have lived in Holmdel my entire life and I am now raising my family here. I didn’t realize until I went to college how fortunate I was to be raised in such a wonderful place. As…

  • ‘Charlotte’s Web’ comes to Oakley farm

    ‘Charlotte’s Web’ comes to Oakley farm

    Center Players will present its first play reading of its 2016-17 season with a production of “Charlotte’s Web,” E.B. White’s classic tale of Wilbur, a little pig who becomes famous with the help of his wise friend Charlotte, a spider, and their chatty animal neighbors. The staged reading will take place at 2 p.m. Oct.…

  • Examiner Datebook, Oct. 6

    Examiner Datebook, Oct. 6

    • The late fall sessions of “Dancing by the Peddie Lake with Candace Woodward-Clough,” offering instruction in swing, foxtrot, waltz and Latin dancing, will be held at 112 Etra Road, Hightstown, beginning Oct. 13 for four weeks and Oct. 28 for four weeks. Beginner classes start at 7:30 p.m. and intermediate classes begin at 8:30…

  • Blue Devils have sights set on another state field hockey championship

    Blue Devils have sights set on another state field hockey championship

    By Matthew Rocco The Shore Regional High School field hockey team has won six of its first eight games of the season, giving the Blue Devils an early start as they compete for another state championship. The New Jersey powerhouse, which has three straight NJSIAA Group I titles to its credit, is once again considered…

  • Millstone’s Palladino falls short of record in Muhlenberg football loss

    Millstone’s Palladino falls short of record in Muhlenberg football loss

    By Wayne Witkowski ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Senior quarterback Nick Palladino of Millstone has achieved many milestones with others ahead for him on Muhlenberg College’s football team. But he fell short of one Sept. 24 when Johns Hopkins University, which won the game, 30-24, survived a long drive that came up shore for Muhlenberg, ignited by Palladino…

  • Allentown runners prepare for Shore Coaches cross-country meet

    Allentown runners prepare for Shore Coaches cross-country meet

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s girls’ cross-country team is keeping pace with another solid season behind junior Devon Hoernlein heading into the New Balance Shore Coaches Cross-Country Invitational Oct. 1 at Holmdel Park. “We were fourth last year in [NJSIAA] Central Jersey, Group III, and we’ve gotten even stronger,” Rick Smith, who coaches the…

  • Monthly breakfast buffet Oct. 2 in Kendall Park

    Monthly breakfast buffet Oct. 2 in Kendall Park

    VFW Post 9111 will hold its monthly all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. on Oct. 2 at the VFW, 11 Henderson Road, Kendall Park. The buffet includes omelets, French toast and more. The cost is $9 per person or free for children under 5.

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