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      September 27, 2007  RSS feed

      The true wealth of Millstone Twp.
      Town takes a day to laud its community, resident endeavors
      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. The followup to an August forum was called by state Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) to further address problems on the Route 9-to-downtown- Manhattan bus line. More...

      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...


      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...


       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
      • Horse Park event to help equines enjoy retirement
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       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
      • March of Dimes supports children's health insurance bill
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       Editorials
      • article has image Results of 'basic civics' test can be misleading
      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 of smarter. 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. He studied engineering at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., and was a mechanical engineer for Grumman Corp., Long Island, N.Y., until 1969. More...
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       Schools
      • Middle school focuses on developing the whole child
      New program teaches respect, responsibility, integrity, communication
      UPPER FREEHOLD - The middle school values good character as much as it does academic excellence. As the Upper Freehold Regional School District prepares for the September 2010 opening of a new middle school, middle school Principal Mark Guterl wants parents to know that the well-being of its current students is not being neglected. More...
      • Millstone still can't tune in Board of Ed. meetings
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       Sports
      • article has image Fishing is solid and getting better
      Weakfish and striped bass are showing up along the coast in flurries from Raritan Bay to Barnegat Bay. Porgies are showing up along the local piers in big numbers, and plenty of slammer blues are still patrolling the coastline in pursuit of peanut bunkers. Bluefish have been fattening up before they head out for the winter. More...
      • BCC jells on the road, playing winning soccer
      • Rutgers soccer roundup
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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...
      • article has image Fruit of the vine is a passion for family
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