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      October 23, 2008  RSS feed

      AHS bests Lower Cape May 28-13
      The Upper Freehold Regional School District has a new king and queen. Laura Tetto and Vincent Rini were crowned queen and king during homecoming festivities at Allentown High School Oct. 18. More...
      Proposal would fulfill COAH obligation, stop preservation

      Upper Freehold Township has unveiled two plans for fulfilling its Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) obligation. During a joint meeting of the Township Committee and Planning Board Oct. More...

      Citizens seek conscientious objection option in New Jersey

      When the hundreds of protesters in front of the statehouse Oct. 16 applauded a speaker, 7-year-old Alex Wurmser started screaming. Wurmser, who was diagnosed with autism after receiving a series of what are considered routine vaccinations, is easily startled by loud noises. More...


      MILLSTONE — More parents volunteering more hours at township schools will mean additional costs for the Board of Education. At the Oct. 13 meeting, board members learned that the number of parents volunteering at least 10 hours in the schools this school year is greater than they expected. More...


      Editor's note: So many responses came in last week to a readers' poll of how the current economic climate is affecting local families and businesses that the Examiner decided to run a second article on the issue this week. More...


      N.J. Monthly ranks AHS as fourth best county school

      ALLENTOWN — New Jersey Monthly Magazine has ranked Allentown High School fourth among Monmouth County schools, and ninetieth among the 316 New Jersey high schools in its best high schools in New Jersey edition. More...


      The Millstone Township Agricultural Advisory Council is sponsoring a Community Farm Market. The Farm Market will take place, rain or shine, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 25 at Wagner Farm Park located at the corner of Baird and Woodville roads in Millstone. Details: 732- 446-4249. More...
      For the nation's chemistry teachers, a week-long celebration this October of the science that has sparked their educational careers is akin to attending the Super Bowl in a blizzard: you desperately want to be there but you know the forecast could be better. More...
      New Jersey parents have a right to protect their children and should have the authority to make all of their medical decisions. More...
      Last May, I wrote a column bemoaning that my white whale of a Ford 150 pickup had all the resale value of the ubiquitous exercise equipment you see at yard sales. Drive by a yard sale at the end of the day, and chances are the used dishes and pots and pans and tools, and even the portraits of Elvis on velvet have been snapped up. More...
      Dear Greg: There's no joy in Mudville for Red Staters these days, old friend, as even ardent supporters of John McCain predict big trouble come ElectionDay. I heard James Carville say of McCain the other day, "Stick a fawk in 'im. He's done. More...
      Mrs. Nicastro, 91, of Manalapan, died Oct. 15, 2008, in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in New York City, she lived there and in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 80 years before moving to Manalapan in 1997. Prior to her retirement in 1989, Mrs. More...
      Natalie Disabado of Allentown returns a forehand against New Egypt on Oct. 16. The Redbirds went on to win with a score of 5-0, moving to a 9-6 record this season. JEFF GRANIT staff More...