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      August 28, 2008  RSS feed

      Barry Grossman talks about 47 years in the comic books
      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. Grossman has worked as colorist in the comic book industry for 40 years. More...
      Rutgers star, ex-MLB pitcher was also a pillar in Millstone youth sports

      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. 15 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, just days after being diagnosed with leukemia. He is survived by his wife, Jerilyn, six children and one grandchild. More...

      Church members return from mission trip to Malawi

      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. His father, Ed, and 13-year-old son, Ethan, also went, as did congregation members Ann Darlington, Charlie Lyons-Pardue, Hal Boston and Hal Boston Jr. More...


      MILLSTONE — Suppose you held an auction and nobody came. Suppose you dropped the starting bid, held another auction and still no one showed up. That's the current dilemma of the township's Board of Fire Commissioners, which is trying to sell a 2-acre lot. More...


      ALLENTOWN — Good intentions paved the school district's path into a couple of unfortunate situations Aug. 20. Superintendent of Schools Dick Fitzpatrick said that Wednesday was an unexpectedly active day in the Upper Freehold Regional School District, stemming from two separate incidents that required the response of emergency services. More...


      MILLSTONE — The governing body's executive session meetings will no longer be taped. At the Aug. 20 Township Committee meeting, members voted 4-1 to accept the advice of Township Attorney Duane Davison to no longer tape closed sessions, which are never broadcast. Committeeman Elias Abilheira cast the dissenting vote. More...


      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...
      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. When an airplane crashes, we know when, where and most times, why the plane crashed. More...
      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...
      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. 13, wherein I mocked the ginned-up doctoral degree he got from a suspect "university. More...
      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...
      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. Iaia was a schoolteacher. Surviving are her husband, Pietro Iaia; a son, Joseph Iaia, Fla. More...
      Former RU player and RBC coach returns to college as staff member
      Frank Edgerly has once again found a way to walk away from his roots, while simultaneously returning to his roots. More...