• Winner of Keyport GardenWalk art contest announced

    Winner of Keyport GardenWalk art contest announced

    Keyport GardenWalk has announced Grace Winrow Sharpe, owner/artist of Grace Your Space, submitted the winning artwork for the fifth annual Keyport GardenWalk Art Contest. Sharpe’s painting, “A Gift,” will be used in all Keyport GardenWalk publicity and merchandise. Keyport GardenWalk is a free, walking/biking tour of approximately 35 public and private Keyport gardens. Keyport GardenWalk…

  • Car wash to raise funds for Fire Explorers this Saturday

    Car wash to raise funds for Fire Explorers this Saturday

    The Middletown Township Fire Department Fire Explorers Post 911 will hold a Car Wash fundraiser from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 7 at the Old Village firehouse at 1340 Route 35, Middletown. The cost is $10.

  • Holmdel church to host classical performance by three locals teens May 15

    Holmdel church to host classical performance by three locals teens May 15

    Three teenage musicians, under the direction of Miae Park, will perform several classical compositions at 3 p.m. on May 15 at The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd in Holmdel. Tommy Choi, age 18, on piano, of Holmdel High School, Kaylee Wang, age 16, on flute, of High Technology High School/Julliard Pre-College, and Jessica Hong,…

  • Eagles relying on pitching in pursuit of championships

    Eagles relying on pitching in pursuit of championships

    By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School South baseball coach Ryan Spillane shares the commonly held belief among high school coaches that pitching depth wins championships. His team’s many arms will be called to action this week and afterward in its bid to add to the championships it has piled up in recent years. “Our pitching…

  • HoneyBaked Ham reopens in Middletown

    HoneyBaked Ham reopens in Middletown

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — HoneyBaked Ham Co. and Café of Middletown has relocated to a new space that offers patrons an expanded menu and a homier atmosphere. On May 3, local, county and state officials gathered at the store’s new 3,000-square-foot location in the Twin Brook Commons Shopping Center on Route…

  • Examiner On Campus, April 28

    Examiner On Campus, April 28

    The following local residents were recently initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi, a collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines: Zachary Nelson of Cream Ridge was initiated at The College of New Jersey, Ewing; and Rachel Roccuzzo of Cream Ridge was initiated at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. Ryan Lennox, son…

  • Examiner Datebook, May 5

    Examiner Datebook, May 5

    A yard sale fundraiser will be held at the Thomas Baird Homestead, 24 Baird Road, Millstone Township, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 21 (rain date, May 22). Donation drop-off dates are May 17 and May 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and May 18-19 from noon to 3 p.m. Suggested donations include…

  • Redbirds back in state baseball tournament picture

    Redbirds back in state baseball tournament picture

    By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School’s baseball team bounced back into contention for the state tournament at 6-6 when it won two games last week, and the team can especially thank junior Ryan Huth for it. Huth batted in two runs to back the pitching of Jordan Winston when Allentown beat Steinert High School, 4-2,…

  • Popular home design now available at K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Monroe

    Popular home design now available at K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons at Monroe

    K. Hovnanian’’s Four Seasons at Monroe, a new active– lifestyle community in Middlesex County’’s Monroe Township, has just introduced another new floorplan to its collection of single-family homes for 55+ buyers. The community has already distinguished itself from other 55+ communities in the area by offering a selection of completely new single-family home designs –…

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