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      September 18, 2008  RSS feed

      Windows into the hidden worlds
      Allentown artist uses found objects to express intangible
      Allentown's Tom Queenan has discovered a way to capture the elusive. By collecting and carefully juxtaposing found objects in small frames and boxes, Queenan, a retired English teacher, has found the visual means to express the poetic thoughts that manifest through memories, fantasies and dreams. More...
      Millstone Twp. paves its own Great White Way

      Broadway stars will light up the Millstone Township Performing Arts Center this weekend. Lawrence Street, of "Urinetown," Bart Shatto, of "Les Miserables," "Civil War" and "Dracula," David Weitzer, of "Radio Hits of 1958," and Gregory Wright, of the New York Metropolitan Opera, will headline the "One Night on Broadway" show that will serve to officially open the new, $3. More...

      Federal court sends yeshiva back to zoning board
      Judge says synagogue, shul have not exhausted local variance process
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

      Afederal judge has dismissed the lawsuits congregations Anshei Roosevelt and Yeshiva Me'on Hatorah brought against the borough and some of its officials. Judge Garret Brown, of the United States District Court District of New Jersey, issued a 26-page opinion Aug. 21 indicating why he dismissed the lawsuits. More...


      Millstone BOE fills vacant seat
      Casale wants to better public's understanding of school district
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      MILLSTONE — Salvatore Casale was sworn in as a new member at the Sept. 8 Board of Education meeting. Casale, 38, was the only applicant for the seat vacated by Mitali Vasa, who resigned after serving three months on the board. More...


      Survey says: Millstoners like schools, dislike taxes
      School district questionnaire garners 255 responses
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      MILLSTONE — Residents vote down the school budget because of high property taxes. The Millstone Township School District recently started a series of surveys, the first of which asked residents questions about the school budget. Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue presented the initial survey results at the Sept. 8 Board of Educationmeeting. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Find out more about U.F. open space tax Sept. 18
      During the Sept. 18 Upper Freehold Township Committee Meeting, the Upper Freehold Open Space Committee will present information regarding the Nov. 4 referendum to increase the township's tax levy for farmland acquisition and preservation purposes. More...
      • AHS class of 1988 slates reunion Nov. 15
      • MOMS Club to raise funds at Millstone Day
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       Letters
      • U.S. should treat vets with deserved respect
      My nephew, U.S. Army Sgt. Coleman Bean, died earlier this month. He was 25, and he took his own life. I've spent this week in New Jersey, where Coleman lived, helping his parents and brothers get through this terrible time. Over 300 people attended Coleman's memorial service in Milltown. Many of them were young men that Coleman had served with in the military. More...
      • Early prostate cancer screening could save a man's life
      • GOP should not mock role of community groups
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       Editorials
      • Notice about Red State/Blue State and Coda
      Greater Media Newspapers Executive Editor Greg Bean will be taking a temporary leave from writing both his Coda column and Red State Blue State because of the death of his son Coleman, 25. We will be reprinting some of his past Coda columns, the first of which appears in this week's paper. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Will the last person in N.J. turn out the lights?
      (Editor's Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed Oct. 24, 2007). 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
      • Edward John Vaughan
      Mr. Vaughan, 46, a resident of Manalapan for 43 years, died Sept. 6, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He worked as a machine repairman for the Port Authority PATH trains. Mr. Vaughan is survived by his wife, Karen; a son, Edward "E.J. More...
      • John Herbert Snyder
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       Sports
      • article has image Rutgers football drops to 0-2 following blowout defeat
      Teel suffers through another lackluster performance in 44-12 loss
      Many of the Rutgers faithful may have thought the football team's season-opening 24-7 loss to Fresno State was merely an aberration. After the Scarlet Knights' most recent game, those on the bandwagon may want to think twice about riding on a vehicle with quickly deflating tires. More...
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