November 26, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Students step up to make a difference

Winners of the 2008 Holiday Hunger Challenge to be announced Dec. 1
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are doing their part this holiday season to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. More...

Middle school's young leader catches the wave

Finds inspiration in Robert Kennedy quote at NYLSC
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Thirteen-year-old Tyler Gravatt can feel a wave that started building over 25 years before he was born. Forty-two years ago, Robert F. More...

Photo

Jordan Zelenak, 13, of Allentown, created this winning entry for the annual Allentown Lions Club Peace Poster Contest and will receive a $50 savings bond and the opportunity to compete at the district level of the contest. More...

Gallery, crafts refresh old home

BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

Lots of people ride through the small borough of Englishtown on a daily basis. Some stop at the local businesses, churches or homes situated along the main corridor in the town. More...

Monmouth offers cash for weapons

The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office will be conducting a voluntary weapons surrender program, commonly known as "Guns for Cash." The surrender program will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 and from 8:30 a.m. to noon Nov. More...

Mallet win gives Dems control of freeholder board

Provisional & absentee ballots total lead of 350 votes over GOP's John Curley
BY LAYLI WHYTE Correspondent

FREEHOLD — It took more than two weeks to tally the final votes for the vacant seat on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, but as of last Thursday, the official result is that candidate Amy Mallet had secured a majority for the D More...

Painting will travel to Virginia

The famous Emanuel Leutze painting "Washington at the Battle of Monmouth," the most notable work of art in the Monmouth County Historical Association's collection, will be on loan to George Washington's Mount Vernon in Virginia from December 2008 u More...

Letters

Rent' production will help teach tolerance

Aparent has questioned the appropriateness of Upper Freehold Regional School District's (UFRSD) Allentown High School presentation of "Rent." The story of impoverished, ethnically diverse artists and musicians struggling in New York City is a Tony More...

COAH plan flies in the face of Millstone Township's master plan

My family and I live at 18 Bergen Mills Road in Millstone. I am writing to express my objection to the proposed Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) low-income development being planned on Route 33 and Bergen Mills Road. More...

United States must redouble efforts for peacekeepers in Darfur

The crisis in Darfur, Sudan, has been devastating, and civilians — particularly women and girls — are suffering from the violence. More...

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Red State / Blue State

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser

Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

Dear Greg: As you know, I'm working hard to be a good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I'm trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W. Bush. More...

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'The Outlaw and the King' comes to life

Concert version of Act II of Roosevelt-made opera Dec. 1
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

When Mark Zuckerman's music married David Herrstrom's words, they bore "The Outlaw and the King." The love story of the score and libretto of this new chamber opera began five years ago when Zuckerman, a composer with a doctorate in music composit More...

Allentown High School won't renege on 'Rent'

PG-13 play delves into drug addiction, homosexuality and love
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The show will go on, controversial or not. Auditions for the Allentown High School (AHS) spring production of "Rent" will proceed as scheduled on Nov. 23. More...

AHS test scores hit all-time high

Advanced proficient scores decrease in lower grades
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Testing is a snapshot in which patterns of performance must be found. More...

Horse found wandering loses his fight for life

NJSPCA investigating potential abandonment
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — The old veteran lost his battle. McCain, a horse named by Helping Hearts Equine Rescue founder Lisa Post because he was found wandering loose in Manalapan Township around Veterans Day, died Nov. 19. More...

Allentown Club looking for more Lions

Allentown club aims to bolster membership
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Lions Club seeks greater connectedness with the community. More...

Update given on new middle school progress

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Weather will be a determining factor in keeping the new middle school construction on schedule. More...

Bond approved again

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — Maybe the fourth time is the charm. At the Nov. More...

County needs help switching light bulbs

With less than two weeks to go, Monmouth County remains in second place behind North Carolina's Durham County in the number of residents who have vowed to replace their standard incandescent light bulbs with new energy efficient fluorescent bulbs. More...

Cards may be sent to troops

Serving members of the military and their families was the first mission of the American Red Cross more than 125 years ago and it remains a core part of the Red Cross service to the armed forces mission today. More...

CBA recalls 'gregarious and thoughtful man'

Brother Andrew O'Gara was principal at school
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

The man who many credit with making Christian Brothers Academy what it is today, Brother Andrew O'Gara, died on Nov. 8. O'Gara, FSC, 80, passed away at the community residence at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft. More...

Bulletin Board

MOMS Club to hold meeting Dec. 11

The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its monthly meeting 10 a.m. Dec. 11 and welcomes mothers from Millstone and Roosevelt to come and meet the members. More...

MTWO will feature holiday fair Dec. 6

The Millstone Township Women's Organization is hosting its fourth annual holiday fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Millstone Primary School, Schoolhouse Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. More...

Christian book and gift sale to be held

The Christian Education Committee of the United Presbyterian Church of Millstone, 211 Millstone Road, is sponsoring a Christian book and holiday gift fair. The event will be held 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 6, noon-2 p.m. Dec. More...

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Columns

When Chris Christie leaves, there'll be big shoes to fill

Coda • GREG BEAN

For a while there, you couldn't walk out into the parking lot of nearly any diner or bar in Monmouth County without tripping over the bagmen with sacks of bribe money for local politicians. More...

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Sports

Monmouth hoops team off to a rough start

Hawks are winless in first three games
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

The Monmouth University men's basketball team may not have gotten off to the kind of start that head coach Dave Calloway was hoping for, but the coach remains optimistic that this year's Hawks will become a good basketball team by year's end. More...

Born to Run brings runners to Freehold

24th edition is Nov. 28 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Turkey, dressing, plenty of dessert and a five-mile run. That will be on the Thanksgiving Day menu for the runners and racewalkers competing in the Freehold Area Running Club's 24th annual Born to Run 5-mile run on Nov. More...

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