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May 4, 2006 / Front Page

Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

You can’t be too careful with these kids

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‘Sun Is Shining’ for rising star from Millstone

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Lions, tigers, bears and more for Millstone third-graders

Eighth-graders remember the heroes of the Vietnam War

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Assemblywoman takes tough stand on threats

BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

With no type of legislation currently on the books to handle the issuance of bomb threats, state Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth and Middlesex) has announced plans to introduce a bill which would mandate punishment for anyone who makes a bomb t More...

Stampe, Herzer take helm of school district in U.F.

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education More...

First chess fest a success in Millstone Township

Almost 40 township youths took on masters at Wagner Farm Park

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Defeat never seemed so sweet because it meant they would get to start all over again. More...

Bikers invited to train for MS bicycle tour in May

The Mid-Jersey Chapter of the National MS Society is looking for Monmouth County residents who want to join a special cycling program designed to help bikers train, get fit, and meet the personal goals of biking 25, 50 or 170 miles. More...

Rumson mom 'brews' rollback of budget law

BY LAYLI WHYTE Staff Writer

COFFEE, more than what's in your mug, is on the move to save New Jersey's public schools. More...

'History in motion' at Historic Walnford

Visitors to the Monmouth County Park System's Historic Walnford, Upper Freehold Township, can experience the ups and downs, rumble and shake of the park's 19th-century gristmill on weekends through Nov. 26. More...

Monmouth officials plan to renew recycling effort

Landfill space is filling up and recycling rates have tapered off, according to a press release from Monmouth County. More...

Board approves warehouse development on Meirs Rd.

Neighboring residents object to plan, will continue fight against it

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Although the Planning Board approved the construction of a warehouse/office complex at the intersection of Meirs Road and Route 537, a neighboring property owner will continue to fight the development. More...

Cell tower to get new arms in Upper Freehold

Omnipoint agrees to screen monopole area with trees

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Cellular phone reception in the township, which can be problematic, may soon improve. More...

Letters

Neighbor supports vet facility expansion

After reading the Baileys' opinion protesting the construction of a new 16,000-square-foot veterinary emergency hospital by VSDS (Veterinary Surgical and Diagnostic Specialists), I felt it necessary to write in support of this facility. More...

Millstone resident supports expansion of VSDS

After reading the letter from Bob and Betty Bailey regarding the proposed expansion of the Veterinary Surgical and Diagnostic Specialists (VSDS) in the Examiner, I felt obliged to respond. More...

Millstone sound ordinance is off base, resident says

I found the recent article about ATV [All Terrain Vehicle] noise problems in Millstone somewhat disturbing. Specifically, Millstone's noise ordinance states: More...

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Obituaries

Frances M. Bisignano Mrs. Bisignano, 67, of Manalapan, died April 22 at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., Staten Island, Howell and Old Bridge before moving to Manalapan in 1992. More...

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Schools

School district adds items back into building project

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The Board of Education has restored $1 million worth of accessories it previously cut from its ongoing construction plan. More...

Board of Education aims to reduce debt service

Business administrator says bond refunding would save $600,000

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The Board of Education unanimously voted to refund a 2004 series of school bonds at its April 24 meeting. More...

E-mail upsets Millstone Board of Ed. members

Board members choose Friedman as president, Qutub as vice president

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Thomas Foley was foiled again in his attempt to become president of the Board of Education. More...

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Business

Business Briefs

New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) will hold its annual state conference May 24 and 25 at Caesar's in Atlantic City. More...

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PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Students at Roosevelt Public School celebrate Arbor Day on April 28 with a walk around the school grounds that familiarized them with trees native to the area. More...

Learning outside four walls of the classroom

Students clean school grounds, plant trees for Arbor Day

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Roosevelt Public School students learned on April 28 that the environment is a landscape they're only borrowing from the future. More...

Vietnam Veterans Day scheduled for May 7

HOLMDEL - The annual New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. May 7 at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, located off Garden State Parkway exit 116 in Holmdel. More...

Auditions

Women of Song, a female vocal group, is seeking sopranos and altos. The group performs a variety of music. Rehearsals are held Friday mornings in the Marlboro area. Some sight-reading skills would be helpful. Details: Randy (732) 787-1697. More...

Contract dispute arises in Millstone Township

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Contract negotiations between the township's Board of Education and the Millstone Township Education Association will have to go to mediation, according to a May 2 MTEA press release. More...

Board taps Friedman as prez

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Mary Ann Friedman will serve as president of the Board of Education for the 2006-07 school year. More...

Construction should start this summer

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - Groundbreaking for the construction of the new middle school could take place this summer. More...

Little League inducts first members into Hall of Fame

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The Millstone-Roosevelt Little League (MRLL) held its opening day festivities on April 27. More...

Help needed at camp for children with cancer

Camp Quality New Jersey is looking for volunteers to become companions for children with cancer at this year's camp, scheduled to be held June 24-30 in Blairstown. More...

Group fights to improve lives of unwanted horses

Nonprofit currently has animals up for adoption at local farm

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - One local organization gives the injured, the orphaned and some horses that would have gone to slaughter a second chance. More...

TV show wants walls that can't keep secrets

Area residents with historic homes sought for HGTV program

Home and Garden Television is seeking historic homes with intriguing pasts to be featured in one of its most popular shows. More...

Bulletin Board

U.F. Recreation offers summer camp program

The Upper Freehold Recreation Department will once again sponsor a five-week summer camp program from June 26 to Aug. 4 at the Upper Freehold Elementary School. The camp is open to children entering grades K-6 in the fall and will run from 9 a.m. More...

Artists guild forming in the Allentown area

The Allentown Art Guild will hold an initial organizational meeting 7-9 p.m. May 19 for any local artist interesting in become a member of the guild. More...

Book on local area is available in Allentown

In celebration of Allentown's 300th year and Upper Freehold's 275th year anniversaries in 2006, the Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society has reprinted Randall Gabrielan's Allentown and Upper Freehold Township historical image book, originally More...

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