July 9, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Smith sentenced to 30 days in county jail

NBA player, Millstone resident was driver in 2007 accident that killed passenger

Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith, 23, Millstone Township, is beginning a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty June 30 to a reckless-driving charge that resulted in the death of a 21-year-old friend of his. More...

Camp Topanemus

Clockwise from top: Counselor Tanner Johnson goes airborne as he rides down a man-made slide called Topanemus Falls at Camp Topanemus in Millstone Township on July 2. More...

Despite the rain, support shines for the UFA Alliance

Fans of the local band Liquid Island and fabulous classic cars came out for the Upper Freehold Allentown Alliance for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse car show Wednesday night, June 24, at Byron Johnson Park despite the dreary weather. More...

Freedom Fest 2009: bigger and better

The seventh annual Freedom Fest will be almost twice as large as last year, and will run an extra day. That's according to Nick DeMauro, Upper Freehold, who has been chairman of the event since its inception. More...

Legislators applauded for granting choice on open space

The state Legislature voted on June 25 with strong bipartisan support in the Senate (26-7) and Assembly (66-9) to let New Jersey's voters decide in November whether to continue the state's investments in open space. More...

Letters

To bee or not to bee, there's really no question

After years of alarmingly bad news, New Jersey's honeybees may finally have something to buzz about! Although not native to New Jersey, European honeybees have become integral to the Garden State's farms. The N.J. More...

2NDFLOOR is a place to reach out for help

A preteen girl feels like her friends do not want her around anymore Two teenagers who want to cut themselves know they cannot stop on their own. More...

Opinion

Ohioan pursuing veterans' autograph collection

My name is Kyle Nappi. I am 19 years old and I live in Ostrander, Ohio. I have a big interest in history, specifically World War II, and I collect military medals, patches, badges, insignia, field gear and a very unique thing: veteran autographs. More...

More information needed to calm fears of swine flu

A little boy who recently completed the first grade at the Lucy N. Holman School in Jackson died from swine flu on June 27. More...

The good news is, it's over for another year

Summer's here and the living is easy. Last week was nothing but hot days, warm nights and quiet evenings enhanced by the sound of ringing ears brought on by pop bottle rockets and firecrackers. More...

Nice weather for ducks, not so much for crops

Nurseries, however, enjoying benefits of all the rain

Adry year will scare you. A wet year will starve you. That's the advice Bob Faber's father gave him about farming when he was a kid, and the 72- year-old Faber has never forgotten it. More...

Photo

Edwin Gerdes, 6, cools off in Splash Park on July 2 at Western Monmouth YMCA's Camp Topanemus in Millstone. Many area children are enjoying their summer vacations at day and sleep-away camps, which are in full swing. More photos, page 3. More...

Zoners: Prove contaminated soil was properly remediated

Soil was moved from Upper Freehold to Millstone side of tract

MILLSTONE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment may subpoena a developer's former employees to get information about how contaminated soil was removed from an Upper Freehold property and placed on a neighboring Millstone lot. More...

Sex offender residency ban revoked in Millstone

N.J. Supreme Court has ruled state statute takes precedence

MILLSTONE — By a 3-0 vote, the Township Committee repealed its sex offender residency ordinance at the July 1 meeting. Deputy Mayor Robert Kinsey and Committeeman Elias Abilheira were not in attendance. More...

Swine flu claims life of Jackson youngster

JACKSON — A 6-year-old boy who recently completed the first grade at Jackson's Holman School has died from the swine flu. More...

Experts advise there's hope for some crops

Although it seemed as if June had record-breaking rainfall, it was actually the third wettest June this decade. More...

Bulletin Board

Millstone's Performing Arts Center seeks sponsors

Community members have an opportunity to permanently display their support for the new Millstone Township Performing Arts Center by purchasing a seat sponsorship for $200. More...

ree mini camp offered July 13-18

Millstone Kiddie Academy will host a free Mini-Summer Camp program at their facility located at 8 Route 33 west, Millstone. The program will be held 9:30-11 a.m. every Monday and Wednesday m July 13 to Aug. 18. More...

Television show seeks first-time homebuyers

"My First Place," a television program for Home & Garden Television (HGTV), is casting in the greater Philadelphia area for its sixth season. More...

Columns

Legislation would help some returning veterans

This Fourth of July was certainly a bittersweet holiday in our home. Those who know me know that our son Coleman, an Army sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, took his own life last September. More...

Schools

Allentown High School's top two make the grade

Allentown High School valedictorian Kevin Predmore will be attending Duke University in Durham, N.C., in the fall after a distinguished high school career. He graduated with a 4. More...

Sports

BlueClaws game to help raise funds for FAAN walk

Public invited to attend nut-free game Aug. 4

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) will host an inaugural fundraising event at the Lakewood BlueClaws' game on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. More...

Shortest Distance sets Freehold win streak

Shortest Distance had the staying power. Owned and trained by Freehold's John Schmigel, Shortest Distance set a Freehold Raceway record for consecutive wins, 12, before the track's winter-spring harness racing meet recently concluded. More...

Brookdale upgrading its athletic facilities

One of the best-kept secrets in Monmouth County may be what is going on at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. The athletic facilities at Monmouth's county college are undergoing a face-lift. In addition to upgrading the Robert J. More...