September 27, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Autumn is the season for Allentown artists

ALLENTOWN - An art show during the borough's annual Harvest Festival will feature more than 100 works by area artists. More...

Allentown bridge repairs could mean more busing

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - Borough students who walk to school may need another way to get there come January. Superintendent of Schools Dick Fitzpatrick reported to the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education Sept. More...

Keim family gives AHS athlete $1,000 scholarship

Keims hope to start foundation to send more student-athletes to college
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - A local family continues to recognize a tradition of excellence in Allentown High School's athletes. The Keim family, of Upper Freehold, recently awarded former senior John Solewin its $1,000 Kenneth G. Keim Jr. More...

Of fish and chickens

One U.F. man's life at sea and on the farm
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - At 83, Capt. Les Osborn is still going to sea. More...

Millstone boasts money saved on some 2006 projects

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The township's roads were on the agenda and a matter of public concern at the Sept. 19 Township Committee meeting. More...

Shelter still $1.5M shy of costs for renovations

One of Monmouth County's animal shelters still needs to raise $1.5 million to have the ability to continue to help save the lives of hundreds of animals each year. More...

UFRSD looks to tie Breza site into Allentown facility

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - A partnership with the borough could reduce some of the costs of the new middle school project, according to the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education. Although it voted Sept. More...

Letters

Saving N.J. lands makes dollars and sense

Gov. Jon Corzine recently signed the Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres and Historic Preservation Act, noting that New Jersey's economic future would be bleak without preserved lands and clean air and water. More...

Stroke victim calls for FDA regulation of tobacco products

Who would have thought that a box of macaroni and cheese is more rigorously regulated than tobacco products such as a pack of cigarettes produced with poisons and addictive substances, including arsenic, formaldehyde, benzene and nicotine? More...

March of Dimes supports children's health insurance bill

Imagine that every pregnant woman and infant in the U.S. has health insurance that allows them to get the health care they need. Unlikely? Actually, this year we have an excellent opportunity to make great progress in reaching this goal. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Rudolph "Rudy" O. Hoch Mr. Hoch, 85, of Mount Laurel, died Sept. 20, 2007. Born in Germany on March 27, 1922, to Irmgard (Lenz) and Hans Hoch, he came to the United States as a young boy and grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. More...

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Sports

Fishing is solid and getting better

RON NUZZOLO Fish On

Weakfish and striped bass are showing up along the coast in flurries from Raritan Bay to Barnegat Bay. More...

BCC jells on the road, playing winning soccer

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Brookdale Community College's men's soccer team has given new meaning to the term "road warriors." With only one of their first eight matches being played in the state of New Jersey, let alone at home, the Blues have earned their road stripes. More...

Rutgers soccer roundup

BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

The Scarlet Knights, ranked 12th in the nation, took on the third-ranked team from Santa Clara University and the country's top team from Stanford in a two-day span, losing both games, but proving their mettle in the process. More...

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The true wealth of Millstone Twp.

Town takes a day to laud its community, resident endeavors
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The Millstone community, which is spread out over 37 miles, came together Sept. 23 to celebrate itself in all of its uniqueness. The weather could not have been better for 2007's Millstone Day. More...

Commuters report bus line has begun making strides

Service to downtown Manhattan remains focus for lawmakers
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Correspondent

Route 9 commuters filed into the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan on Sept. 17 for a second meeting about the performance of Academy Bus Lines. More...

IN THE ARTS

The Acoustic Musicians Guild will present its annual Harvest Harmony Festival Sept. 29, noon - 7 p.m. at Silverton Organic Farm, Silverton Road, Toms River. More...

Corzine signs package of good government laws

BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

Gov. Jon Corzine signed a series of what have been dubbed good government bills into law on the morning of Sept. 4 at the Marlboro library. State Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) opened the event by introducing the new laws. More...

Unbridled: The artist inside the animal

Notable racehorses paint using hued hooves, nose strokes
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Some could confuse a Manet with a Monet, but no one would mistake either for a Moneigh. While the first two terms are the surnames of French impressionist painters, the latter describes paintings in a more modernistic vein. More...

'Whirled' peace declared

Students celebrate International Day of Peace with pinwheels
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - Fourth-graders did more on Friday than just imagine a world of people living in peace. More...

A good cause for purrs and paws

Max Weinberg's family to host fundraiser for Monmouth County SPCA
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Becky Weinberg has a mission. The wife of E Street Band drummer and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" show bandleader Max Weinberg is dedicated to furthering the cause of the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA). More...

U.F. resident charged over fatal collision on Meirs Rd.

UPPER FREEHOLD - A 27-year-old township man faces charges including vehicular homicide in relation to a 2006 Meirs Road car crash that claimed the life of an Allentown woman. A Monmouth County grand jury returned an indictment Sept. More...

Bulletin Board

Entertainment books available through PTSA

The Millstone Township Middle School PTSA is selling Entertainment books to raise funds for special student programs. The fundraising campaign kicks off Sept. 27 and will continue through Oct. 11. More...

Fire company schedules turkey dinner Oct. 14

The Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Allentown, will host a sit-down turkey dinner beginning at noon Oct. 14. Takeout will also be available. More...

Horse Park event to help equines enjoy retirement

ReRun Inc. is sponsoring the sixth annual All Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Sept. 29. The show is open to all thoroughbreds, with proof of breed required. More...

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Opinion

Results of 'basic civics' test can be misleading

GREG BEAN Coda

The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead More...

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Schools

Middle school focuses on developing the whole child

New program teaches respect, responsibility, integrity, communication
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The middle school values good character as much as it does academic excellence. More...

Millstone still can't tune in Board of Ed. meetings

Dreifus, Dietz would have to want issue brought to forefront again
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - A local resident frustrated by the fact that the Board of Education does not televise or record its meetings brought the issue before the Township Committee Sept. 19. More...

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Business

New stores to open Nov. 8

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Freehold Raceway Mall has announced that on Nov. 8, Ann Taylor, Chico's, Coldwater Creek and White House Black Market will debut in the center's new 100,000- square-foot lifestyle expansion when it opens this fall. More...

Fruit of the vine is a passion for family

Four JG's Vineyards begins harvest for new wine year
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

As autumn approaches with cool nights and dry, warm days, it signals only one thing at the Four JG's Vineyards in Colts Neck - the beginning of harvest time. More...

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