October 25, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Rocking the final stretch

The After Effect band helps runners finish Tunnel to Towers Run
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - A local band honored a hero Sept. 30 and in exchange experienced a day that they will never forget. New York City firefighter Steven Siller reportedly had the day off Sept. More...

Haunted prison a place of sadness and despair

Travel Channel show features Brick woman
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

PHILADELPHIA - Even the weather cooperated when the Garden State Ghost Hunters Society visited the abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia in June. Thunder boomed. More...

Beatles characters live during 'Day in the Life'

Autism advocacy group will benefit from Nov. 10 show
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

With a little help from their friends in the @CT (ACT) Theater Company of Freehold, children with autism and their families can have hope for a brighter future. More...

County will pave U.F.'s Breza Road

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The county will pave Breza Road at its expense prior to closing the Main Street bridge in Allentown for necessary repairs. Mayor Stephen Fleischacker reported at the Oct. More...

Jennifer Coffey bows out of U.F. election

Three U.F. residents continue to vie for two open committee seats
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Candidate Jennifer Coffey's name will be on the Nov. 6 ballot, but she has decided to withdraw from the election. More...

Millstone candidates talk taxes, development, spending

Former mayor seeks to unseat deputy mayor

Republican incumbent Bob Kinsey and Democrat Bill Nurko are vying for the sole open Millstone Township Committee seat. More...

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AFTER EFFECT Samantha Hantzepetros, a member of The After Effect, plays for the crowd members gathered along the route of the Tunnel to the Towers Run Sept. 30 in New York City. More...

Legislation aimed at closing railroad loophole approved

The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 17 approved an amendment offered by U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. More...

Letters

Protecting wildlife should be council's focus

Despite the fact that the number of hunters in New Jersey is only 1 percent of the population over 16 years of age, as reported by ABC News on Sept. 2, 2007, hunting has escalated into a booming business. More...

Eerie contact lenses could harm youths' eyes

I'm writing to spread the word about a Halloween health danger most often affecting teens. Partygoers and trick-ortreaters looking to enhance their costumes sometimes wear nonprescriptive cosmetic contact lenses with odd designs or funky colors. More...

Coffey pulls out of race in support of Fleischacker and Moslowski

Ibelieve that this November's election will be one of the closest races we've seen in Upper Freehold in recent years. More...

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Schools

UFRSD tight on time for school's preconstruction

Superintendent: Permit process could make or break 2010 opening
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - The Upper Freehold Regional School District continues to make progress on the preconstruction phase of the new middle school project and to worry about the facility opening on time. More...

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Sports

Going after the ball

PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Left, Allentown's Lauren Saalage looks to knock the ball down in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament in Allentown on Saturday. More...

Sports Shorts

The Millstone United Cyclones U-9 girls travel soccer team continued their impressive run with two recent wins on their home field. On Oct. 14, the Cyclones won 2-0 over the Wall Riptide. More...

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PHOTO BY JEFF GRANIT staff Allentown's Rachel Scheuerman gets a shot on goal but is kick-blocked by Nottingham goalie Aja Carter in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament in Allentown on Saturday. Allentown won the game, 4-2. More...

Millstone's most dangerous roadways

Twp. tries to improve high-crash areas and dangerous intersections
BY JANE MEGGITT & JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers

Although rural Millstone Township may not have the police muscle necessary to stop all who carelessly drive its long and winding country routes, it is trying other methods of making hazardous roadway and intersection conditions safer. More...

Boni Bates' gift came early in life

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

The visions began when Boni Bates turned five. The first grader had gone to get something out of her bedroom closet. When she looked up, she saw the ghostly faces of an elderly man and woman staring down at her. More...

Bridge project could impact UFRSD budget

Buses for kids who usually walk would cost $250K-$500K
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - The reconstruction of the Main Street bridge and how it will affect borough students who use it to get to school is still a major concern of the Upper Freehold Regional School District. More...

Battel, Malkin, Rothfuss run uncontested in boro

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - Three Democrats will run uncontested in the Nov. 6 election for the mayoral position and the two open Borough Council seats. Mayor Elsbeth "Beth" Battel will seek re-election as will incumbent Councilwoman Peggy Malkin. More...

Mayor claims Smart Growth is too costly

U.F. landowners would prefer private over state land transactions
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Mayor Stephen Fleischacker has been a strong advocate of Smart Growth planning initiatives during his three-year tenure on the Planning Board while master plan revisions have been under way. More...

Numbers out of nowhere

Twp. Committee members argue over what taxes will be in 2010
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Mayor Nancy Grbelja accused another committee member of trying to spin tax numbers. The mayor lobbed the allegation at Township Committeeman Elias Abilheira at the Oct. More...

U.F. must submit new preservation plan by Dec.

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Township Administrator Barbara Bascom gave a presentation about the Planning Incentive Grant (PIG) program at the Oct. 18 Township Committee meeting. More...

Too late to keep twp. free of campaign signs

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Something's missing from street corners this election season. Democratic candidate William Nurko, a former mayor and committeeman, decided not to use campaign signs this year. More...

Bulletin Board

Agricultural Advisory Board will host seminars

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Allentown ghost tours will be given Oct. 26

The Allentown Public Library Association will host its first-ever ghost tour of Historic Allentown on Oct. 26. Guided walking tours of houses on Main Street, including urban legends and spirit stories, begin at 7:30 p.m. at the library, 16 S. More...

Student council to host haunted house Oct. 29

The Allentown Student Council More...

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Opinion

Will the last person in N.J. turn out the lights?

GREG BEAN Coda

There was an interesting poll released last week that found 49 percent of the people in New Jersey would like to leave the state and move someplace where they can afford to live. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Felix Sgroi Mr. Sgroi, 84, of Jackson, died Oct. 7, 2007, at Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall Township. He was born in New Brunswick and had lived in Wall Township before moving to Jackson in 1998. Prior to retiring in 1985, Mr. More...

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