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      July 19, 2007  RSS feed

      Gov't. offers free produce to seniors, mothers
      Roosevelt's CSA farm tries to bolster jeopardized program
      Q ualified seniors and mothers can sample locally grown produce for free through a government program. The Farmers' Market Nutrition Program is a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), More...
      Yeshiva drops lawsuit against Roosevelt
      State finds organization running three illegal dorms in small town
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

      Yeshiva Me'on Hatorah and resident Paul Brottman dropped their lawsuit against the borough of Roosevelt on July 6. The borough was served with a suit to challenge its former zoning officer's finding that 12 minors living in a ranch house in the RA-400 zone is not a single-family use. The case had been scheduled to be heard in state Superior Court in Freehold on Sept. More...

      Boro forgoes adopting new property code
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      ROOSEVELT - When Councilman Dan Hoffman moved to introduce an ordinance to adopt a property maintenance code in the borough, he was met with silence from fellow members of the governing body. Since no one seconded the motion at the July 9 meeting, the governing body tabled the ordinance regarding the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC). More...


      Cars for a cause

      PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Austin Hadley, 5, of Groveville, (top photo) admires a Cadillac Fleetwood on display while Damon Battaglia, 6, (bottom photo) and his 8-year-old sister Reyna, of Upper Freehold, react to the sound of the bell atop a 1929 firetruck during the Car Show for Prevention sponsored by the Upper Freehold/Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism & Drug Abuse at Byron Johnson Park in Upper Freehold on June 27. More...


      Upper Freehold rethinks giving bonus to builders
      Developers who opt to cluster may no longer get more density
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD - Township officials are now questioning the bonus in giving developers more density for preserving a portion of a tract to be built on. Questions about ending the 35 percent bonus density provision from the township's master plan were raised at the July 12 Township Committee meeting. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Local families sought for hosting exchange students
      The American Scandinavian Student Exchange (ASSE) International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local host families for boys and girls from various countries around the world. ASSE International is a nonprofit educational and cultural exchange organization headquartered in Laguna Beach, Calif. More...
      • Roosevelt sponsors a theater arts camp
      • Study on groundwater, septics to be presented
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       Letters
      • Millstoner favors change in emergency response services
      Good day, Millstone, I am your neighbor. Like you, I rise each morning and head to work for a long day and listen to the radio along the way. However, different from most, my time is spent monitoring Monmouth County Emergency Fire/Emergency dispatches while I pull into fire headquarters. More...
      • Legislative effort protects rights of seniors
      • Millstone busing issue may have hidden cost
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      Youthful folly is fleeting, but the Internet is forever
      Every now and then, I get a call from someone who has gotten caught doing something illegal and doesn't want his or her name in the paper. Usually, the caller is a normally upright citizen who has gotten stopped for driving under the influence or another similar infraction. They're not bad people, but they did a stupid thing and got arrested for it. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Nicholas Anthony Luchento Nicholas Luchento, 17, of Freehold Township, died July 3, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born and raised in Freehold, he completed his junior year at Freehold Township High School this past spring. Nick was employed in the family business, Luchento's Ristorante, Millstone Township. He was a communicant of St. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Godown and Carber share NES spotlight
      NEW EGYPT - Ryan Godown of Ringoes proved the old adage that "It's never over till it's over" on Saturday night at New Egypt Speedway by winning the 30-lap DIRTcar Modified feature on the final lap. Godown caught leader Bucky Kell with just three laps remaining and pulled off a crowd-pleasing last-turn pass to claim the $3,000 top prize for the third time this year. More...
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