• Holmdel High senior awarded $500 scholarship

    Holmdel High senior awarded $500 scholarship

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer HOLMDEL – A graduating high school senior has received a $500 scholarship from a Middletown-based dental practice to pursue a career in health care. At Holmdel High School’s Senior Awards Assembly June 14, Emerson Cooper was presented with the scholarship from Mitchel Friedman, a dentist with Newman Springs Dental…

  • Application hearings on former ‘town center’ plan to be consolidated

    Application hearings on former ‘town center’ plan to be consolidated

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A special meeting of the township Planning Board saw officials decide to consolidate hearings on applications to build a 340,000-square-foot commercial development and 350 residential units on land along Kings Highway East, Route 35 North and Kanes Lane. “The board has come to a decision [and] we…

  • Rudolf M. Altinger

    Rudolf M. Altinger

    Rudolf M. Altinger, 89, of Aberdeen, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home on June 10, 2016. Rudolf, known as Rudy to his family and friends, was born Nov. 11, 1926, in Glonn, Germany, in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps, where he spent his early years. Rudy was drafted into the…

  • Examiner Datebook, June 23

    Examiner Datebook, June 23

    • Members of the public are invited to attend the following events at the Plumsted library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt: Quilting, July 5 and July 19 at 1 p.m. Join the Plumsted quilting club. Bring a project to work on. Beginners welcome; Read to the Dogs, July 11, 2 p.m. Children can practice their…

  • Allentown standouts selected to play in all-star football games

    Allentown standouts selected to play in all-star football games

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School football standout Joe Pritchard admitted he did not expect to be selected for an all-star game on the offensive line, let alone in the prestigious North-South High School All-Star Football Classic game June 27 at Kean University. “I’m really happy about it. I’m honored to be a part of…

  • Hadassah to sponsor Midsummer Social

    Hadassah to sponsor Midsummer Social

    The East Brunswick Chapter of Hadassah will hold its Midsummer Social beginning at 3 p.m. July 10 at a private home. The event will feature a sing-along. Guests should bring their towel and their talent. Singles and couples are welcome. A $36 fee includes a kosher barbecue; a vegetarian option is available. To RSVP, call…

  • Milltown discusses finances, fire truck bond

    Milltown discusses finances, fire truck bond

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The “day of reckoning” has come for the Borough of Milltown. After a lively discussion about whether or not to bond for the acquisition of a new, much-needed ladder fire truck, Mayor Eric Steeber explained the need for the Borough Council to come to a consensus to make crucial…

  • Monroe adds safe exchange zone for online purchases

    Monroe adds safe exchange zone for online purchases

    MONROE – In an effort to ensure a safer location to exchange merchandise that has been purchased online, the Township of Monroe has established a Safe Zone Exchange location at the Monroe Township Police Department Headquarters. If you are facing the front of headquarters, the first two spots to the left of the flagpole are reserved…

  • Police charge suspects involved in robbery with stun gun

    Police charge suspects involved in robbery with stun gun

    EAST BRUNSWICK – Two suspects were charged with robbery almost two months after the incident allegedly occurred. On April 16, a female victim was loading groceries into her car at Walmart when she was allegedly robbed of $80 in cash by a female suspect armed with a dark colored stun gun that resembled a flashlight,…

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