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      September 13, 2007  RSS feed

      Room to live, learn, love, and grow in
      Assemblywoman Beck, Sen. Karcher recognize school with proclamation
      The Millstone Township community has given its children a place where their ideas and dreams have more room to grow. The township's new Millstone Township Middle School, a project that took over three years to accomplish, opened its doors for its first day of classes Monday. The consensus among students asked to describe the new facility: "It's big. More...
      A Board of Education in need of a crystal ball
      Decisions regarding middle school project not getting any easier
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

      The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education is in the process of making another decision that could have farreaching effects on the new middle school project. More...

      FEMA collects data on potential hazards in area
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      MILLSTONE - Beware of fire and water. The township's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinator, Lester Jargowsky, said the two elements are among the major emergency hazards that Millstone Township faces. He made his comments at the Sept. 5 Township Committee meeting. More...


      Communities united in hopes for preservation
      U.F., Allentown enter into $6.4 million project together
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD - Over the years, a certain parcel along Breza Road has been slated as a possible site for a golf course, a housing development, warehouses and other commercial endeavors. Now, however, it may remain as permanent open space. More...


      Allentown aims to build DPW garage
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      ALLENTOWN - The borough wants to build a public works garage on a parcel along Breza Road. At its Sept. 4 meeting, Allentown approved a $200,000 bond ordinance it would use to acquire a parcel adjoining a 146-acre tract that it hopes to preserve in a project with Upper Freehold. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • 'Cooper' to visit Historic Walnford on Sept. 16
      What's a cooper? See one firsthand and find out on Sunday, Sept. 16 from 1-4 p.m., when one of the area's most accomplished woodworkers visits Historic Walnford in Upper Freehold for a demonstration. The long forgotten tradecraft involves building containers using staves, hoops, and old-fashioned tools. More...
      • Roosevelt will continue yoga program at school
      • Open Warriors tryouts Sept. 15 and Sept. 22
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       Letters
      • Millstoner disappointed with board president
      For the past six sessions of attending the Board of Education meetings, I cannot [help] but feel disappointed, frustrated and powerless in the attitude and receptiveness (or lack thereof) displayed by the president of the board, Mrs. Mary Ann Friedman. More...
      • Sept. 11 rescuers seek help for health
      • Parents' checklist for back-to-school: pencils, anti-drug-use talk
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       Editorials
      • article has image A modest proposal for reducing corruption
      Here's a hint. If you're trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a "friend" to help you find one, there's a big potential pitfall. When you hear from the prospective hit man and he wants to meet you at Denny's to talk about the details, remember this: he's likely an undercover police officer wearing a wire. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Thomas Gowen
      Mr. Gowen, 59, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 24, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was born in New Brunswick and had resided in the Freehold area for many years. A graduate of New Brunswick High School, he attended the University of Miami in Florida, as well as many professional development schools, including Ford Marketing Institute, U.S. More...
      • Marylou Emmons
      • Frank A. Zieniewicz
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       Schools
      • Update given for Upper Freehold Regional middle school
      ALLENTOWN - The Upper Freehold Regional School District is "making excellent progress" on the new middle school, according to the superintendent of schools. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image BCC women start season ranked No. 3 in nation
      Brookdale Community College's (BCC) women's soccer team began the 2007 season as a marked squad. As if being the national runner-up last year weren't enough, Frank Lawrence's Jersey Blues began the season No. 3 in the junior college coaches' poll. That's just fine with him. More...
      • BCC men have added depth, talent for '07 run
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