February 10, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Firefighting to cost over $1.7M in ’10

Vote on Millstone’s proposed fire budget on Feb. 17
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

For the average Millstone homeowner, taxes would increase less than 5 cents per day this year if voters approve the proposed fire budget. More...

Storage facility developer asks to pay less cash up front

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — The governing body does not want to set a precedent by allowing a developer to forgo paying 10 percent of a performance bond in cash. More...

New program would help improve student literacy

BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

MILLSTONE — First-graders with reading difficulties will be given extra attention under a new program at the primary school. At the Jan. More...

Cabaret night takes place of Cupid’s Ball

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — This February, the local education foundation has put its faith in cabaret over cupid. More...

See the lion dance

MILLSTONE — Just in time for the Chinese New Year, the Millstone Township Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will present “Dragon’s Tale.” More...

Carnival delights

Clockwise from top: Elise Camoosa, 8, of Millstone, gets ready to throw a bag of beans in the “Fat Cats” game at the PTO Carnival at the Millstone Township Primary School on Feb. 4. More...

Museum will display rabbi’s memorabilia

The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will premier an exhibit featuring a collection of unique and historically significant items of Ocean County resident Sally J. Priesand, the first female rabbi to be ordained in America. More...

Letters

N.J.’s horse racetracks need slots now

However you look at it, the state of New Jersey must allow the installation of slot machines at our horse racing tracks. More...

Farm out your financial woes

While some may say the recession is over, jobs are still scarce and many still feel the pinch. If you’re looking for extra income, an interesting hobby or a new business, why not try farming? More...

Sen. Beck and colleagues have responded to BOE woes

In a recent article in your paper, Millstone Board of Education Vice President Margaret Gordon suggested that the board is concerned that I and my colleagues Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande have not been respo More...

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Columns

Looks like we survived the ‘storm of the decade’

Coda • GREG BEAN

By the time this column sees print, the Great Blizzard of 2010, nicknamed “Snowpocalypse” by some creative member of the national press, will just be a memory. More...

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Photo

Jillian Kleinberg, of Millstone, keeps her eye on the spinning wheel as her mom Rose gets participants pumped up and her sister Olivia (l) looks on during the PTO Carnival at the Millstone Township Pr More...

Drug, alcohol prevention education at stake

Municipal alliance pleads for towns’ support in raising $9K in 2010
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

An ounce of prevention doesn’t seem to be worth as much as a pound of cure to the Allentown and Upper Freehold community. More...

Mothers form a network of support

Chapter of international club forms for Upper Freehold and Allentown mothers
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Local stay-at-home moms are leaving their houses, making new friends and finding playmates for their children. The Upper Freehold and Allentown community now has its own chapter of the International Moms Offering Moms Support (MOMS) Club. More...

Upstream battle for new swim team

BOE tables discussion of adding new sport in light of current budget woes
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Some Redbirds would like to swim. More...

Fire hydrant water bills remain unpaid

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — The township attorney disagrees with a local attorney representing a homeowners association as to who should pay water bills for Heritage Green fire hydrants. More...

Grassroots lobby hopes to save N.J. horse industry

Casino supplement to racetracks will end this year
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-12) paid a visit to discuss the latest developments regarding gaming and horse racing in New Jersey. More...

Get more out of Monmouth County libraries

Online survey asks residents for input on future programming

The Monmouth County Library System is beginning 2010 with a new initiative — a survey that will ask county residents for their input on future programming. More...

Hunger in America: More families in need

Study: More than half of food bank clients are working poor
BYKIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer

The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties released findings of a nationwide study during a press conference Feb. 4 that exposes the harsh reality faced by people who are hungry and in need in Monmouth and Ocean counties. More...

Kids marathon registration open

Registration is now open for the Princeton HealthCare Kids Marathon — a 26.2-mile run completed over 10 weeks, culminating in a final, festive sprint on the Princeton University campus. More...

Register for Meadowlands qualifier

Meadowlands Racetrack will host a qualifying tournament for the 2010 National Harness Handicapping Championship (NHHC) on Feb. 20. More...

Bulletin Board

Sno-ball softball tourney set for Feb. 20

Men’s and coed teams are gearing up for the third annual Upper Freehold Regional Educational Foundation Sno-ball Softball Tournament to be held Feb. 20. More...

Brick Twp. H.S. will hold 30-year reunion

The Brick Township High School class of 1980 will hold a 30-year reunion from 7 p.m. to midnight July 30 at the Crystal Point Yacht Club, Point Pleasant. For more information, go to www.brickhighclassof1980. More...

Handicapped High Riders benefit Feb. 12

The “Valentine’s Hearts for a Cause Dinner/Dance” to benefit Allentown’s Handicapped High Riders, a therapeutic riding program, will take place Feb. 12. More...

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Opinion

For the Record

The article “A Night at the Races” that appeared in the Feb. 4 Examiner misstated that Ryan Welsh of Bear Den 6 finished second in the “Race of Champions.” Ryan Miller of Bear Den 6 won second place. More...

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Schools

Kids spend a morning in disguise

Sixth-graders research historical figures and dress like them
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — John Lennon, Queen Victoria and Benjamin Franklin chatted over crumpets while Neil Armstrong, Mary Antoinette and Barack Obama told jokes over juice. More...

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Sports

County tourney next for improved Redbirds

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer

Allentown High School boys basketball coach Tim Magnus feels his team’s 3- 14 record coming into this week’s action is no indication of the progress it has made. More...

District mat tourney next for Allentown

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer

Taylor Maul looks for even better things for the weeks ahead after finishing out of a state place-winning position last season for Allentown High School’s wrestling team.Maul, a junior, is part of a young nucleus with high expectations in the D More...

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