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      June 14, 2007  RSS feed

      Principal goes purple, then bald for his students
      Middle school efforts help raise $8,842 for Habitat for Humanity
      One minute the principal's walking out on stage with purple hair, and the next minute he's letting someone shave him bald. Even though it sounds like it, Upper Freehold Regional Middle School Principal Mark Guterl didn't go completely bonkers on May 30. More...
      Primary winners in U.F. celebrate short-lived victory
      Moslowski, Mount face new contenders, including current mayor
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      Two 1982 Allentown High School graduates won the June 5 Republican primary, but their race for seats on the Upper Freehold Township Committee is far from over. With 527 votes, Stanley Moslowski Jr. was the top vote-getter among the three candidates vying in the primary for their party's nod for the two available seats on the Township Committee. More...

      Brottman house issue will go to court this fall
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

      ROOSEVELT - The borough will have to appear in Superior Court this September regarding a yeshiva-related matter. The borough has been served with a lawsuit to challenge its zoning officer's finding that 12 minors living in a ranch house in the RA-400 zone is not a single-family use, according to Mayor Elsbeth "Beth" Battel. More...


      Millstone car crash leaves one in coma
      Three others involved in Stillhouse Rd. collision sustain minor injuries

      MILLSTONE - Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith has been issued two summonses after his sport-utility vehicle (SUV) ran a stop sign and collided with a car on Stillhouse Road, according to the New Jersey State Police. Smith, 31, who resides in Millstone and whose real name is Earl J. Smith III, was driving a 2003 GMC Yukon south on Stillhouse Road at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. More...


      Bonus density option puts U.F.'s groundwater at risk
      Study may change path of master plan revisions
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD - The township's bonus density may go, but its cluster option will remain. The Township Committee unanimously voted at its June 7 meeting to have its professionals draft an amendment to the zoning ordinance that eliminates the 35 percent bonus density option granted to developers in 2003. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Diabetes research will benefit from wine event
      The fourth annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation wine-tasting fundraiser featuring an afternoon of fun for the entire family will be held in the Cream Ridge Winery vineyard Saturday, June 16, from noon to 5 p.m. The cost is $10 per person for those over 21 (those under 21 will be admitted free). More...
      • Movie night slated in Roosevelt for June 16
      • Church to hold yard sale, accepting donations
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       Letters
      • Handlin praised for youth drinking stance
      I would like to publicly thank Assemblywoman Amy Handlin for bringing attention to the underage drinking situation at the PNC Bank Arts Center. Underage drinking at this venue has gotten to be a public health issue and is totally out of hand! We all need to see underage drinking as it really is - illegal, unacceptable and unhealthy. More...
      • Clambake for open space nets over $9,800
      • Fire chief offers thanks for resident's help
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       Editorials
      • article has image Some people always see the tank as half empty
      Gr eg B ean Coda We all have our special martial arts talents. My kids say that my wife, for example, is a black belt in Nag-Fu. They say I'm a grandmaster at Crotch-E-Tay. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Donald D. Tanner Mr. Tanner, 66, of Englishtown, died May 29, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, after a long illness. Born and raised in Englishtown, he had lived in Newark for more than 25 years before entering Pine Brook Care Center, Manalapan, in June 2004. He worked in construction. Mr. Tanner was predeceased by a brother, Herbert R. More...
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       Schools
      • article has image High school as an uplifting, religious experience
      Christian academy bids farewell to last of original students
      UPPER FREEHOLD - Deanna McCarty's high school experience has been nothing short of miracle after miracle. McCarty, 18, of Lumberton, will graduate June 15 from the New Jersey United Christian Academy, a private, Christian high school with boarding located in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Millstone girls have a season to remember
      When you're putting together a third- and fourth-grade team in any sport, the last thing you expect is perfection. This holds especially true in a sport like lacrosse, which remains the fastest-growing sport in the state, but is also a new attraction for many youngsters. More...
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