• Samaha’s Country Farm to hold Fall Festival throughout October

    Samaha’s Country Farm to hold Fall Festival throughout October

    Samaha’s Country Farm will hold a Fall Festival every weekend in October from noon to 4 p.m., weather-permitting, at the farm, 704 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen. There will be pick-your-own pumpkins, pony rides, a petting zoo, live entertainment, a sing-along hayride, the Cedar Creek Cooking Co. gourmet food truck and a Halloween hay maze. For more…

  • Vandals damage Manalapan house

    Vandals damage Manalapan house

    MANALAPAN – Police are seeking the assistance of the public as they investigate an incident of criminal mischief. Manalapan police said that shortly after 11 a.m. Sept. 17, Patrolman Aaron Abeles responded to a residence on Crystal Court to investigate a report of criminal mischief to a foreclosed home. Crystal Court is off Thompson Grove…

  • High school students invited to participate in Congressional App Challenge

    High school students invited to participate in Congressional App Challenge

    The Office of Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) will participate in the Congressional App Challenge, an app competition for U.S. high school students. Winners will be selected by panels of judges from local communities and winners in the competition will be honored by their member of Congress. Their apps will be featured on a…

  • The Unitarian Society of East Brunswick welcomes new music coordinator

    The Unitarian Society of East Brunswick welcomes new music coordinator

    EAST BRUNSWICK – The Unitarian Society (TUS) of East Brunswick welcomed its new music coordinator, a professional pianist, music director and vocal coach who has performed throughout the United States. Nicholas Place joined on Sept. 10 at the congregation’s water ingathering service. “Music is such an essential aspect of the Sunday morning experience, helping us to connect…

  • Examiner On Campus

    Examiner On Campus

    Christopher Bellanova of Allentown was awarded Gold Stars by The Citadel, Charleston, S.C., for earning a grade point ratio of 3.7 or higher during the 2017 spring semester. Students who achieve Gold Star recognition are also placed on The Citadel’s dean’s list. Students at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Florham Campus, Madison, have been named to the…

  • Sayreville church to hold Fish and Chicken Fry on Oct. 13

    Sayreville church to hold Fish and Chicken Fry on Oct. 13

    The First Presbyterian Church of Sayreville will hold a Fish and Chicken Fry on Oct. 13 at the church, 172 Main St., Sayreville. Takeouts begin at 5 p.m. and dining room seating will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Tickets are $13 in advance. Limited tickets will be available at the door for $15. Chicken is available by advance order…

  • News Transcript On Campus, Sept. 27

    News Transcript On Campus, Sept. 27

    Daniel Harrison of Colts Neck has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Fairleigh Dickinson University students have been inducted into FDU’s Phi Zeta Kappa and Phi Omega Epsilon honor societies for the 2017 spring semester. Kelsey Leibner of Freehold has been inducted into FDU’s Phi Omega…

  • Monroe Girl Scout honors police officers with her Gold Award project

    Monroe Girl Scout honors police officers with her Gold Award project

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIA PRATO Girl Scout and Monroe resident Kayla Strych brought the “Thin Blue Line” to the Monroe Municipal Plaza in early September. Her Gold Award project, which included the planning and application of the painted line, aims to honor those officers who serve and protect her hometown. In recognition of her efforts,…

  • Memories of an Edison airman

    Memories of an Edison airman

    EDISON — For those who knew him, Ronald M. Mayercik led by example and was admired by many. This year marks 50 years since Mayercik, a captain navigator in the United States Air Force, went missing in action when his F-4 fighter plane crashed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. It was Thanksgiving Day,…

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