Bird watchers, ages 15 and older, are invited on a walk of Perrineville Lake Park to look for fall migrants. A naturalist will accompany the walk, which is intended for beginners as well as experienced birders. Binoculars will be available, but attendees can bring their own. More...

Well, just because you don't think about race as an issue doesn't mean the race issue no longer exists. Although some might think we are "post-racial" because we have an African American president, the truth is, we are not. Race and race relations are still issues that affect us all. More...

Millions of Americans are seeing the light … the energy- saving light, that is, from compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Going green to save money is catching on. The benefits of switching to CFLs are huge. For one, they are about 75 percent more energy efficient than traditional incandescent bulbs. More...

T he righteous jihad against the anonymous cockroaches who hide in the darkness — slavering and mumbling to themselves like Gollum in a Tolkien pageturner — to post libelous and defamatory comments about their fellow human beings on the Internet is moving more rapidly than I could have predicted. More...

Miss Heyman, 22, of Rotonda West, Fla., died Aug. 28, 2009. Born in Freehold, she was a resident of the Allentown area for many years. Miss Heyman attended Allentown High School and was attending college in Florida. She was predeceased by her father, Gregg Heyman; her grandmother, Marge Fowler; and her brothers, Mitchel and Nicholas. More...

Two candidates came forward to replace Millstone Board of Education member Holly Deitz, who resigned her seat in July. Peter Kudrick, a former board member, and newcomer David DePinho made their cases for appointment during the public portion of the board's Aug. 24 meeting. More...

Above: Allentown High School's James Cocorles (22) works the ball during an intrasquad scrimmage at the high school on Aug. 24. Right: Allentown's Nick Lucarella (45) keeps his eye on the ball to make a catch. More...