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      August 16, 2007  RSS feed

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      CHRIS KELLY staff Brittany Horst, 14, of Jackson, rides Chaika during a competition at the Festival of Horses on Aug. 12 at Upper Freehold's Horse Park of New Jersey. For more photos, see page 13. More...
      More affordable housing, sans sprawl
      Twp. considers using Millstone House site for another group home
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      Millstone Township wants to subdivide its property on Burnt Tavern Road for the creation of more affordable housing. At the Aug. 8 Planning Board meeting, Township Planner Richard Coppola discussed the proposal, which would help the township satisfy its current Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligation. More...

      14-year-old realizes dream as attorney at mock trial
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

      MILLSTONE - This summer, Madeline Collins learned that being a lawyer is not as easy as it looks on TV's "Law & Order." The 14-year-old, who will enter Allentown High School as a freshman in the fall, doesn't seem at all daunted by this new knowledge. More...


      Resident joins Middletown force

      MILLSTONE - Middletown has hired township resident John A. Soltysik as one of its three new police officers. Soltysik, 24, along with Raymond W. Sofield, 28, of Englishtown, and Keith R. Hirschbein, 31, of Middletown, received ceremonial oaths of office during Middletown's Aug. 6 Township Committee meeting. More...


      District accepts business administrator's resignation
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      MILLSTONE - Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. This famous Who lyric will soon apply to Millstone Township School District Business Administrator Brian Boyle, who will leave the district on Oct. 1 to work for the Freehold Township School District. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Allentown Lions to host free family movie night
      Lions will be on the loose in Byron Johnson Park. Actually, the lion, giraffe, hippo and zebra from the DreamWorks movie "Madagascar" will make their local debut on the big screen as the Allentown Lions host a free family movie night in the park on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. More...
      • Seniors invited to share April 12, 1945 memories
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       Letters
      • CARS rep reviews group's history, purpose
      I represent the citizens group known as CARS [Citizens Advocating Road Safety], which consists of residents who are concerned about safety on Sharon Station Road. I wish to set the record straight with regard to the history and purpose of CARS. More...
      • Millstone commuter applauds Beck's work on Academy bus issue
      • Booster club seeks volunteers for annual Witches Hollow Run
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       Editorials
      • article has image Americans share history of immigration and hope
      It's tough to know the exact details, because family legend sometimes takes on certain fictional properties. In other words, the family members (at least in my family) passing the legend along don't always let facts get in the way of a good story. That said, here - according to family legend - are the very abbreviated tales of how a couple of my great-grandparents came to America. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Mario Lamartina Mr. Lamartina, 82, of Millstone, died Aug. 7, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Valguarnera, Italy, he had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Millstone 14 years ago. He was a communicant of St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church, Hightstown. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Freehold Township nine in Senior World Series
      Cirillo tosses five-hit shutout in Regional final
      Anthony Cirillo had a little extra pop in his fastball in the seventh inning."The adrenaline kicked in," said the Freehold Township Little League Senior League hurler. "I was going to get those final three outs. More...
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