• Millstone invites groups to march in Memorial Day parade

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Community organizations that want to participate in the annual Millstone Township Memorial Day parade and Honors Ceremony on May 25 are being asked to contact the event’s organizers now. William Nurko, who chairs the Millstone Township Veterans Memorial Council, is inviting everyone in the community to attend the parade…

  • Freeholders put 2015 budget in place for county residents

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer With the adoption of the 2015 Monmouth County budget, property owners will pay a total of $4.53 million more in taxes to support the operation of the county. During a meeting held on April 23 at Spring Lake Borough Hall, the Board of Freeholders adopted the budget in a…

  • Visitors invited to Walnford Day

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Visitors will have a chance to travel back in time and interact with aspects of the past as Historic Walnford celebrates Walnford Day. The Monmouth County Park System will celebrate Walnford Day on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, off Route 539, Upper Freehold Township.…

  • Volunteers haul away trash

    MILLSTONE — The vice chairman of the Millstone Township Environmental Commission is calling the community’s ninth annual stream cleanup a success. In a letter to the editor of the Examiner, Doug Lischick said the April 18 event “was a huge success, thanks to all the volunteers who helped by donating their time to make Millstone…

  • Two area men sentenced for multiple thefts

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Two local residents will serve time for burglaries and thefts that occurred in several municipalities across Monmouth County from April to June 2014. Zachariah T. Famula, 26, of Manalapan, and Eugene A. Reeves, 27, of Freehold Township, were indicted in September on numerous counts of burglary and theft. Charles…

  • Upper Freehold school budget trims positions

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a $35.7 million budget while taking advantage of cost-saving initiatives to fund the operation of the school district during the 2015-16 school year. The budget was adopted May 6 during a board meeting at the Newell Elementary School,…

  • Going to extremes

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Participants make their way over a wall during a Rock Solid Mud Run at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Several types of mud runs and obstacle course races are held annually at venues around the region. FILE PHOTO At the age of 53, Kevin Cullen is a two-time veteran of…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Monmouth County Park System will host its annual Walnford Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 at Historic Walnford, 62 Walnford Road, Upper Freehold Township. This familyfriendly event will feature hands-on activities, old-fashioned games, exhibits and wagon rides. Demonstrations will include spinning and weaving, woodworking, blacksmithing and milling. Admission and…

  • PRINCETON: Son of former borough mayor pleads guilty to drug and motor vehicle charges

    PRINCETON: Son of former borough mayor pleads guilty to drug and motor vehicle charges

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Paul E. Sigmund IV, the son of the late Princeton Borough Mayor Barbara Boggs Sigmund, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a drug charge and two motor vehicle offenses to resolve his latest brush with the law. Mr. Sigmund was ordered to pay $1,925 in fines and will be on court…

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