• AAUW book sale funds scholarships

    AAUW book sale funds scholarships

    By Clare Marie Celano Correspondent FREEHOLD – Area residents will have the opportunity to indulge in their love of the printed word at the annual American Association of University Women (AAUW) book sale that will run from June 22-25 in Freehold Borough. Guests will have an opportunity to peruse thousands of books when the book…

  • Upper Freehold board gives Millstone hard time

    Upper Freehold board gives Millstone hard time

    Once again it appears the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education is giving the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education a hard time over Millstone sending some students to Red Bank Regional High School because of Red Bank Regional’s superior academic programs in certain areas. Upper Freehold Regional wants the students…

  • Examiner Datebook, June 16

    Examiner Datebook, June 16

    • The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township will meet at 7 p.m. June 21 at the Millstone Community Center, Stagecoach Road (next to the firehouse). Anyone who has an interest in horses is invited to attend the meeting and learn about upcoming trail rides, speakers and other activities. Details: www.hamt,org • The Standardbred Retirement Foundation…

  • Millstone’s Moore key to Tar Heels’ NCAA championship run

    Millstone’s Moore key to Tar Heels’ NCAA championship run

    By Wayne Witkowski When the dogpile started after the University of North Carolina women’s lacrosse team won the NCAA Division I championship May 29 at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia over the University of Maryland, 15-7 — the same team it lost to, 9-8, in last year’s final — junior defender Alex Moore of Millstone…

  • Piano recital features performers from around the world

    Piano recital features performers from around the world

    A professor at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna presented a master class in piano performance for members of the Cecilian Music Club of Freehold. Two of Stephan Moeller’s most accomplished students, Aida Akhmetova from Kazakhstan and Qiaochu Zheng from China, performed on May 8. Zheng began the program, playing two Fantasies (Fantasiestucke) Opus…

  • Local blood drives scheduled throughout June

    Local blood drives scheduled throughout June

    New Jersey Blood Services will hold the following local blood drives: 2-8 p.m. June 17 at Clara Barton First Aid Squad, 1079 Amboy Ave., Edison; 1-7 p.m. June 23 at the South Brunswick Public Works and Utilities Building, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction; 2-8 p.m. June 24 at Spotswood VFW Post 4589, 33 Daniel Road, Spotswood;…

  • Pink and Bloom sets benefit at Elks

    Pink and Bloom sets benefit at Elks

    The Pink and Bloom Foundation will host its Hakuna Matata Kiss Cancer Away Summer Bash fundraiser 1-4 p.m. June 26 at East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370, 21 Oakmont Ave. The event will feature food, music and more. Cost is $25 for adults; children ages 10 and under will be admitted free of charge. Pink…

  • Monroe to address potential enrollment spurt

    Monroe to address potential enrollment spurt

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — School officials said that the news of potentially 4,004 new housing units required to be developed in the township over the next 20 years sent them essentially back to the drawing board on addressing enrollment growth. Schools Superintendent Michael Kozak said the report of the housing units came…

  • Vivian Lillian Kirk Ogden

    Vivian Lillian Kirk Ogden

    Vivian Lillian Kirk Ogden passed into eternity on June 8, at Roosevelt Care Center, Old Bridge. She was 98. Born in Elizabeth, she resided in East Brunswick since 1952. Mrs. Ogden was a member of Old Bridge Baptist Church in East Brunswick, where she served for many years, leading a youth group, teaching Sunday School,…

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