August 19, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Hope in action for a better world

First-ever winners of Emily Silverstein Awards for a Better World recognized at concert
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Emily Silverstein has a lot of help from her friends. More...

Proud to be another bar and grill

Lobster Shanty makeover includes sports bar atmosphere and American food menu
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MONROE — A local seafood restaurant known for its early-bird specials and family dining atmosphere has been transformed into a bar and grill open until 1:30 a.m. every day of the week. More...

Bystanders assist car accident victims before help arrives

MILLSTONE — A vehicle overturned at mile marker 14.7 on I-195 on Aug. 9. More...

Detective becomes county’s first certified polygraph examiner

Detective Jose Rivera of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office has officially become the agency’s first polygraph examiner after completing a three-month class at the Northeast Counter Drug Training Center in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. More...

Book recounts story of fallen troopers

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class John O’Rourke has done something no one else has been able to do over the last 90 years. More...

Teacher raises reported falling

Statistics released on Aug. More...

Discern function through form at Walnford

UPPER FREEHOLD — A trip to HistoricWalnford takes visitors back in time. The evolution of the site spans over two centuries, starting in the 18th century as an industrial village and family farm and turning into an elegant country estate. More...

Letters

Monmouth County lost its ‘guardian angel’

I first met Judith Stanley Coleman in the early 1980s when many Monmouth County residents were fighting to save 400 acres on the Holmdel banks of the Swimming River Reservoir from being developed as 410 housing units, a golf course and a sewage treat More...

Don’t forget kids who walk from Allentown

Iagree the Upper Freehold Regional School District needs to make accommodations for the “new” walkers to the elementary school, but what about the children from Allentown Borough who have been walking for 80 years without sidewalks or cro More...

N.J. would not be able to afford an Alzheimer’s epidemic

Today there are as many as 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, including approximately 350,000 individuals and family caregivers living right here in New Jersey. More...

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Columns

From another angle, things aren’t as bad as they looked

CODA  GREG BEAN

I’ve recently agreed to do some volunteer work for Sylvia’s Children, a charitable organization that provides financial and other support for 1,000 impoverished youngsters (200 of them orphans who live on-site) at the Mbiriizi School in U More...

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Sports

Redbird field hockey team hit hard by graduation

13 seniors graduated from Allentown’s county championship team
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent

Last season was a memorable one for Allentown High School junior varsity field hockey coach and assistant varsity coach Dana Thompson. More...

Taking it to the hoop

Allentown High School’s Bobby Millar (r) drives past a West Windsor-Plainsboro North defender during the Summer Prime Time Shootout Basketball Tournament hosted by Allentown. More...

sport shorts •••

Kristen Coyne and Kelly Finnigan received 2010-11 scholarships from the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association (SBOA) of New Jersey in winner’s-circle ceremonies on Friday (July 30) at the Meadowlands Racetrack. More...

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Keeping kids connected to the arts

Millstone native Tim Acito returns to demonstrate creative passions can become a career
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Twenty-three area youths spent their summer on stage with glee. More...

Millstone BOE asks UFRSD for busing services at 11th hour

In a best-case scenario, 22 out of 31 terminated Millstone bus drivers would be offered jobs
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

The Millstone Township Board of Education is now out of the transportation business. More...

Millstone Cheetahs No. 1 in New Jersey

Team ranked sixth nationally after World Series in Orlando, Fla.
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

The Millstone Cheetahs pounced into first place in the state for fastpitch softball. More...

Freeholders adopt resolution supporting horse racing

Governor urged to recognize industry’s importance to Monmouth County

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has adopted a resolution urging Gov. Chris Christie to find a way to protect New Jersey’s horse racing industry. More...

Former gas station is only Roosevelt property in need of redevelopment

Borough plans to amend redevelopment ordinance, update computer equipment
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

ROOSEVELT — An ordinance to amend the borough’s redevelopment plan was introduced at the Aug. 9 Borough Council meeting. More...

Accreditation team invites public comment

Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced that a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) will arrive on Aug. More...

Bean inspires Senate bill for vets’ services

Lautenberg joins Holt in fight to better protect mental health of returning soldiers
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

New Jersey political leaders have intensified efforts to revamp treatment resources within the Veterans Administration. More...

Lobbyist reports available on ELEC Internet website

Members of the public, the media and others can now go online and conveniently view annual financial activity reports filed by lobbyists in 2010, Jeff Brindle, executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced More...

Change of venue for Freehold Idol

FREEHOLD — Rich Gatto, the CEO of Downtown Freehold, has announced the following changes in the Freehold Idol summer contest series: • On Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m. More...

Bulletin Board

New Jersey Outdoor Expo seeks volunteers

The first New Jersey Wild Outdoor Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25- 26 at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, Upper Freehold Township. More...

Riding High Farm schedules fundraiser

Riding High Farm, 145 Route 526, Allentown, will hold an indoor flea market and pet rescue fair in the barn from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 25. More...

Horse Park will host a country Hoe-Down

The Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold will present a “Good Ol’ Fashioned Country Hoe-Down” on Sept. 25. More...

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Opinion

for the record •••

The article “Group Speaks Out on Behalf of Yeshiva Prior to Trial” in the July 22 Examiner should have stated that the upcoming trial will concern the yeshiva’s use of 28 Homestead Lane as a dormitory, not the yeshiva’s appea More...

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Schools

No libraries, lunch aides, band

Effects of failed budgets and state aid cuts will be visible this school year
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

MILLSTONE — Students and their parents will notice changes in the schools come September, and many of those changes won’t be good. The Board of Education and school district administrators took time out of their Aug. More...

New program helps Millstone schools reduce utility costs

Company to recognize school district’s energy conservation

The Millstone Township School District has saved $240,000 in 16 months with energy-efficient strategies. More...

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