The United Presbyterian Church of Millstone is holding a bicycle collection 1-4 p.m. April 5 at the church, located at 211 Millstone Road, in the Perrineville section of Millstone, "Pedals for Progress" puts used bicycles to good use by donating them to developing countries throughout the world where there is no other means of transportation. More...

I really dislike Women's History Month. Perhaps that's a surprising statement coming from someone who's worked for 15 years in the League of Women Voters, but it's true. Carving out one month (March) to remember the monumental achievements of women highlights the fact that these achievements are still largely ignored by the people who write and teach history. More...

A Monmouth County press release titled "Freeholders introduce 2009 county budget" in the Feb. 19 Examiner incorrectly stated that under the proposed county budget, the county tax rate would be 22.5 cents for each $100 of assessed valuation, the same as last year. The proposed county tax rate would be 23. More...

It was the late, great Hunter S. Thompson who observed that "when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." And these days, it looks like we've got a whole passel of people looking to shed their amateur rags and exchange them for the flashy professional variety. More...

Mr. Helsel, 85, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, died March 16, 2009, at Bartley Health Care, Jackson. He was a graduate of Trenton High School class of 1942 and Rider University, Lawrenceville. Mr. Helsel was a retired auditor/administrator for the state of New Jersey in the division of motor vehicles and the office of the attorney general. More...

MATT DENTON Pace Nalbone, 16, (l) and Joe Jonas, 16, of the Allentown High School Robotics Team 1807 demonstrate the team's winning robot during the seventh annual Science Night Live in Allentown on March 20. More...

Gov. Jon Corzine has signed an executive order creating the Governor's Commission on the Horse Racing Industry. The commission is to identify, assess and recommend possible funding solutions for horse racing meets after 2010 and propose long-term funding solutions that will promote the future sustained viability of the horse racing industry in New Jersey. More...