April 3, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

12-cent tax increase proposed in Roosevelt

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - Municipal employees do not get raises under the proposed borough budget for 2008-09. The Borough Council introduced the budget on March 21 and will hold a public hearing on the spending plan on May 27. More...

Allentown faces 24-cent tax increase

Town may also see 13-cent tax hike for school budget
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - Mayor Stu Fierstein has called the proposed 23.9-cent rise in taxes as a result of the 2008-09 municipal budget disgraceful. More...

Havens lets his heart, and audience, guide him

Singer/guitarist known for opening Woodstock festival
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Seeing Richie Havens in concert is like a box of chocolates ... you never know what you're going to get. More...

Tree safety a concern in Upper Freehold Twp.

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD- A new forestry plan is not like the controversial tree ordinances voted down in 2005. Township Attorney Granville Michael Magee made this statement during discussion of the new plan at the March 27 Township Committee meeting. More...

Allentown mayor steps in to oversee water plant

Aqua New Jersey cancels contract with borough
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - Taps will still work and toilets will still flush comeApril 1, even though Aqua New Jersey Water Co. will no longer be in charge of the borough's water system. More...

Cowboy cookoff

PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON From the top: Organizer Sandy Stevens announces that her daughter, Olivia, 10, won first place in the Chili Cookoff contest to benefit the Allentown First Aid Squad at the first aid building in Allentown on March 29. More...

Bill targets vegetation clearing

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Letters

Trash is clogging Millstone Township's precious waterways

Greetings. Winter has left us. Spring has arrived. And it sure is a fine time to get outside. While you're out frolicking in the sun, you might take a gander at the streams around Millstone Township. More...

Baseball games offer an affordable, family-friendly day out

With the weather getting warmer, I urge all readers to join me at some Lakewood BlueClaws games. More...

Democrats want Monmouth County spending cut

Freeholder Director Lillian Burry and the Republican majority are not being truthful to the taxpayers of Monmouth County. They want us to believe that they are the fiscal heroes when it comes to this year's budget. More...

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Obituaries

Sebastiano P. "Benny" Graceffo

Mr. Graceffo, 88, a resident of Freehold for 48 years, died March 27, 2008, at home after a long illness. He was employed by Howell Trucking, Secaucus, for 30 years, and the U.S. Post Office in Freehold for 10 years. More...

Irene S. Blatchley

Ms. Blatchley, 73, of Freehold Township, died March 29, 2008, at the Manor Nursing Home in Freehold. She lived in Crosswicks before moving to Freehold in 1953. She worked at Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck until retiring. More...

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Sports

Another hot hockey season comes to an end

Roosevelt finishes fourth year of successful youth program
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - Monday nights in the Roosevelt Public School gym just won't be the same. The group of local youths whose gusto has been going to the goals from 7:30-9:30 p.m. More...

Judgment day for Rutgers NFLhopefuls at Pro Day

Rice, Zuttah attract the most attention at annual event
BY DAN NEWMAN Sports Editor

Anybody who has followed Rutgers football over the past three seasons knows that Ray Rice will be among the first running backs selected in the NFLDraft later this month. More...

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President salutes effort of credit-counseling agencies

Visit to Freehold Twp. highlights Hope Now national program

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP- President George W. Bush came to Freehold Township on March 28 to visit Novadebt, a credit-counseling agency that is working with consumers who have run into mortgage payments that they no longer can afford. More...

Protesters urge Bush to end war, invest in America

Hundreds rally in opposition to president's Freehold visit
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Hundreds of protesters chanted, "Bring the troops home, end the war now" as President George W. Bush touched down in Freehold aboard Marine One last week. More...

State helps schools sow seeds to sustain farming

State's secretary of agriculture visits with AHS students

ALLENTOWN - To keep agriculture thriving in New Jersey, the state wants to help schools bolster their agricultural programs and find their students jobs. More...

Upper Freehold group to address traffic woes

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The governing body is looking for residents to serve on a new traffic task force committee. More...

U.F. pressed to finish plan to ensure FEMA funding

Public input needed for hazard mitigation
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The township's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has asked the governing body for help with the Monmouth County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning Project. More...

Homeless cats seek foster care with senior citizens

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Eileen McDonnell wants to help senior citizens and retirees with limited income to experience the joy and companionship of a pet cat. More...

Genealogist delves into history of Shore's murders

'Murders in Monmouth' documents three decades of crime
BY KATHY HALL Correspondent

George Joynson's passion for genealogy led him to write "Murders inMonmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore's Past." On a visit to the Monmouth County Archives, the longtime professional genealogy researcher found a copy of a book that cover More...

Bill would block potential conflicts of interest

Abill introduced by Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon (R-12) would bar members of the state Legislature from entering into a contract with any public entity located within their legislative district. More...

Bulletin Board

Roosevelt's architecture explored in documentary

The Roosevelt Arts Project will present "Jersey Homesteads: In the Architectural Vanguard" at 8 p.m. April 12 at borough hall. More...

Roosevelt to continue yoga program at RPS

The borough of Roosevelt is sponsoring a yoga program at Roosevelt Public School from 6:15-7:15 p.m. Tuesday nights, starting April 8. Certified yoga instructor Kym Kulp will conduct the classes. Yoga mats will be provided. More...

Turkey Trot returns to Horse Park Nov. 9

Abenefit for theHorse Park ofNew Jersey and Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association (ESDCTA), otherwise known as the Turkey Trot, will take place on Nov. 9. More...

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Opinion

Cutting NJDA would sow seeds of destruction

Agriculture is not causing the state's budget deficit problem, so Gov. Jon Corzine's proposal to eliminate the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) as a costcutting measure is both ludicrous and wrong. More...

Coda

This windmill tilter wants to recall Gov. Jon Corzine
GREG BEAN

Windmill tilters have always been among my favorite people, and I write about them every time I get the chance. More...

Red State/Blue State

Who needs Ralph Nader when we've got Hillary?
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

Apolitical discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson- a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...

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