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A look at '08 in Roosevelt

Community saw vandalism, lawsuit dismissal, galleries close
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Roosevelt experienced a little bit of the good, the bad and even the ugly in 2008. The ugly reared its head early on in the year when between Jan. 8 and Jan. More...

Santa and pet snapshot turns into 'cat'astrophe

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The four Fiordland girls did not get what they wanted most for Christmas, but they are hoping that somehow their wish will come true in the new year. They are hoping for the return of Max, their beloved cat, who disappeared Dec. More...

Web site rallies against planned Rte. 33 project

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — A small group of residents that opposes the township's affordable housing plan has created a Web site about the issue. More...

Roosevelt opera hits primetime

ROOSEVELT — An upcoming episode of New Jersey Network (NJN)'s State of the Arts goes behind the scenes to show how two borough residents created a new opera. More...

Study would examine regional trash pickups

BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

Acountywide effort is under way to conduct a feasibility study of the proposed Monmouth County Regional Solid Waste Collection Service, a program that is expected to begin in the spring of 2010. More...

Law would give victims of stalkers more options

Bill needs one more vote in state Assembly before Gov. can sign legislation
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

With a unanimous vote the state Senate passed a bill that would make it easier for police to assist the victim of a stalker. The action came during the Senate's final voting session of 2008 on Dec. 15. More...

Letters

Millstone needs a better COAH plan

With due respect to Millstone's Council On Affordable Housing (COAH) committee, the submission of Millstone's sole plan to New Jersey COAH on Dec. 30 is flawed. More...

A requiem for Uncle Louie, the Holstein Fresian bull

He was only a couple of days old when we brought him home. We named him after Danny DeVito's character in Taxi.L ouie grew into a beautiful, handsome Holstein Fresian bull. More...

A workable solution to the foreclosure crisis

The foreclosure crisis has a workable solution that can be applied almost immediately to stop people from losing their homes because they can no longer afford to make the mortgage payments. More...

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Obituaries

Marianna J. Blanco

Mrs. Blanco, 52, a resident of Manalapan for 20 years, died Dec. 17, 2008, at home. She was a unit leader for Pomptonian Food Service at Pine Brook School and volunteered at Taylor Mills School for 16 years. Mrs. More...

John Bernard Costa

Mr. Costa, 53, of Manalapan, died Dec. 27, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Kearny, he lived in Hazlet and Matawan before moving to Manalapan in 1989. Mr. Costa was a foreman for NJ Transit in Kearny for 35 years. More...

Margaret Mary Carbin

Mrs. Carbin, 90, of East Windsor, died Dec. 15, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. She had resided in Millstone Township for 57 years and in Cream Ridge for 11 years before moving to East Windsor Township. Mrs. More...

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Millstone gets past sour year

2008 marked with COAH plan controversy and infighting
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Acontroversial Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) plan and animosity among Township Committee members dominated Millstone news in 2008. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Allentown High School's Matt Mueller pulls down an offensive rebound during a home game against West Windsor- Plainsboro High School North Jan. 3. More...

Land use tops Upper Freehold's '08 issues

Year of long-awaited planning comes to close
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The Upper Freehold Township Committee had a busy and productive year in 2008. More...

Millstone frets over COAH obligation

Town hopes for court to render obligation flawed
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — There will be no reprieve for municipalities across the state that struggled to come up with new affordable housing plans by the end of 2008. Although an extension of the Dec. More...

Help available for postpartum depression

Most new mothers - anywhere from 60 to 80 percent - experience at least a brief episode of the "baby blues" - feelings of sadness, anxiety, loneliness, or moodiness - within the first few days of giving birth. More...

Children's hospital gets special delivery

U.F. resident donates over 150 gifts to cardiac unit
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — There is never a good time to be in the hospital, but spending Christmas there is probably the worst time. More...

Bulletin Board

MOMS Club to meet

The MOMS Club of Millstone Township welcomes mothers from Millstone and Roosevelt to its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 8. The group will be discussing low- or nocost monthly calendar activities for all age groups. Children are always welcome. More...

Allentown Garden Club to meet Jan. 8

Karen Breuel, of Little Brook Organic Farm and Learning Center in Howell, will present "Organic Gardening Demystified" at the Jan. 8 meeting of the Allentown Garden Club. More...

Redbirds to sponsor used clothing drive

The Allentown Redbird Softball team will sponsor a used clothing drive from 9 a.m. Jan. 12 until noon Jan 13. More...

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Columns

Discovering family history, one creased letter at a time

Coda

It seems like when the kids move out, they're never really gone because they leave so much junk behind. But at our house, it isn't the kids who are responsible for all the accumulated archeological detritus. My wife and I save things as well. More...

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Sports

Going strong to the hoop in Allentown

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Allentown High School's M.C. Spady (1) tries to score during a Jan. 3 home game against West Windsor-Plainsboro North High School. Above: Allentown's Matt Mueller (14) tries to score. More...

Rutgers men fall to Pitt at home

BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer

For most of its game against Pittsburgh last Wednesday, the Rutgers University men's basketball team stayed with the nation's top-ranked team. At one point early in the second half, the Scarlet Knights even held a seven-point lead. More...

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