August 28, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

In service to others

Church members return from mission trip to Malawi
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Bob Rhoad had a truly amazing experience. That's how the Upper Freehold resident described the mission trip he and other Allentown Presbyterian Church members took in the first two weeks of August to Malawi, Africa. More...

School district day starts, ends with an ambulance

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Good intentions paved the school district's path into a couple of unfortunate situations Aug. 20. More...

Rudin: Classical composer, electronic music pioneer

Allentown resident worked with Moog, wrote operas, had music in Felini film
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Andrew Rudin's life is being lived out in notes. More...

Teens return home with sense of accomplishment

Church group helped to repair residences in Zanesville, Ohio
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Mission accomplished. Young people from DeBows United Methodist Church, Jackson, recently returned from a mission to Zanesville, Ohio, where they spent a week helping to repair, paint and upgrade homes. More...

U.F., Millstone, Roosevelt, Allentown focus of study

Panhandle region review includes current, future preservation, development

The Monmouth County Planning Board has launched a study and plan for the future development, preservation and conservation of the county's panhandle area. More...

Search for new administrator nearly done

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — The school district's search for a new business administrator may conclude by Sept. 17. More...

Millstone budgets for various projects

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — The township plans to bond for $290,000 for stormwater management projects. The Township Committee approved the bonding in a 4-1 vote at the Aug. 20 Township Committee meeting. More...

Casino night to benefit youths with heart issues

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Games of chance will give children with congenital heart disease and other heart conditions the chance for treatment and care when a Casino Night sponsored by the Italian American Association of Monmouth County is held in September. More...

H2Whoa! fundraiser Sept. 27

The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, central New Jersey's first environmental group, announces H2Whoa!, the 33rd annual watershed fest. More...

The long hot summer

While you dig the hole to find a home for your latest native plant, you can run the risk of adding another crick to your lower back. More...

Letters

Medical error info should be available

Over 98,000 people die each year as a result of preventable medical errors. A plane crash would need to occur every day in the United States for an entire year to even come close to the preventable medical error death toll. More...

Students should protect themselves against identity theft

Summer is rapidly coming to an end for college students preparing for their return to campuses across the nation. More...

Preservation pipeline slowing to a trickle

The last of New Jersey's farmland preservation funding was allocated at the end of July. The last of its open space and historic preservation funds will be officially committed to projects this fall. More...

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Columns

Wasser may have more to worry about than bad press

GREG BEAN Coda

James Wasser (sorry, I can't bring myself to call him by the honorific Doctor), superintendent of the Freehold Regional High School District, called me recently to complain about my column of Aug. More...

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Sports

Edgerly goes back to the start of his football journey

Former RU player and RBC coach returns to college as staff member
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

Frank Edgerly has once again found a way to walk away from his roots, while simultaneously returning to his roots. More...

Local anglers learn lesson in rescheduling due to lack of fish

RON NUZZOLO Fish On

Iwas recently invited on a six-man charter with my good friend Keith Bush. The six of us were all set to hit the canyon and fight tuna. The weather couldn't have been any better; conditions were to be like a bathtub in the canyon. More...

Sports Shorts

WRSU, the Rutgers student radio station, will broadcast seven men's soccer matches from Yurcak Field this season, including three Big East contests. The Scarlet Knights' home-opening match against Delaware (Aug. More...

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He put color in the world's superheroes

Barry Grossman talks about 47 years in the comic books
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Imagine a world with a yellow and brown Spider-Man, a pink Incredible Hulk and a Little Mermaid with violet hair. That is the kind of bizarro world that could exist without Barry Grossman's colors. More...

Community mourns loss of Darrin Winston

Rutgers star, ex-MLB pitcher was also a pillar in Millstone youth sports
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The local sports community is reeling from the unexpected death of Darrin Winston, a local youth baseball and football coach and dedicated family man. Winston, 42, died Aug. More...

Still no bids: Second land sale a bust

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — Suppose you held an auction and nobody came. Suppose you dropped the starting bid, held another auction and still no one showed up. More...

Closed-session meetings will no longer be taped

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — The governing body's executive session meetings will no longer be taped. At the Aug. More...

Boards work on tuition cost issue

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Millstone Township School District's tuition costs for sending students to the Upper Freehold Regional School District are being reviewed. More...

Steel Mill keeps Asbury sounds of the past alive

Former E Street drummer Vini Lopez finds success playing early Springsteen
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

You can knock steel down, but it is not easily destroyed. In much the same way, Vini "Maddog" Lopez, the drummer for Steel Mill, is still going strong — and some might even say he's better than ever. More...

Church growing garden for community's benefit

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Fresh fruits and vegetables are flowering in the recently planted community garden at the Bethel AME Church, Waterworks Road. More...

Community tees off 'fore' education, raises $10K

Education foundation's first golf tourney fundraiser a success

UPPER FREEHOLD — Golfers helped drive nearly $10,000 into the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation. More...

Wine tasting will benefit MS center

CentraState Healthcare Foundation will present its seventh annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, "An Evening in the Vineyards," from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 5, at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold Township. More...

Landau works to be exhibited

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will host a gala opening reception for its first major exhibit, "Jacob Landau: Humanist and Visionary. More...

Seminar for business owners who deal with government

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Monmouth County Director of Purchasing Gerri Popkin are teaming up to provide local business owners with a free seminar on doing business with local governments. More...

Bulletin Board

Free landscaping packet available to area residents

Freehold Soil Conservation District is offering a landscaping education packet to area residents. The packet is a guide to conservation landscaping practices that provide positive contributions to water quality and wildlife habitats. More...

Jewish Heritage Museum hosts Jacob Landau event

The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in Freehold Township will present "Jacob Landau: Humanist and Visionary" (1917-2001) from 2-5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in collaboration with the Jacob Landau Institute. More...

Wyldlife Club to celebrate 'Endless Summer' Sept. 13

The Millstone Wyldlife Club is celebrating an "Endless Summer" 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 13 At the Community Center, Route 524/Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. More...

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Opinion

Senator misses a few of state's big problems

New Jersey Senate President Richard J. Codey (D-Essex) issued a press release last week calling for action to be taken regarding the practice of school administrators who "obtain degrees from unaccredited and questionable colleges and universities. More...

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Red State / Blue State

You love us, you really love us — or maybe not

DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State

A political 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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Obituaries

Giovanna Iaia

Mrs. Iaia, 84, of South Brunswick, died Aug. 20, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center, New Brunswick. Born in Noepoli, Italy, she lived in the Bronx, N.Y., prior to moving to Princeton eight years ago. Mrs. More...

James R. Colleton

Mr. Colleton, 79, died Aug. 11, 2008, at home. He resided in Cranbury, East Brunswick and Monroe before moving to Lehigh Acres, Fla., last year. A U.S. More...

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