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      October 22, 2009  RSS feed

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      Allentown High School goalkeeper Connor Darrell dives for the ball during a game against Hopewell Valley Central High School in Allentown on Oct. 13. For more photos from this event, see page 43 and visit GMN Photo Galleries at www.gmnews.com. More...
      No cell tower at new school
      Health effects reviewed
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      The Millstone Township School District will not pursue the construction of a cell tower on the middle school property. At the Oct. 12 Board of Education meeting, the majority of the board members indicated they are not interested in having a cell tower on the middle school grounds, even if it would generate revenue. More...

      Campus to serve as inoculation site
      Most students to get shots during school; public to be served after school
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP AND JANE MEGGITT Staff Writers

      The Upper Freehold Board of Health will conduct an H1N1 influenza, or swine flu, vaccine clinic in elementary/ middle school, but the date has yet to be determined. At the township's Oct. More...


      Pantry struggles to meet demand
      Donations sought to go directly to Englishtown, Manalapan, Marlboro & Millstone residents
      BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

      MANALAPAN — Imagine what happens when the main breadwinner in a family can no longer support the family due to loss of a job or incapacitation. Imagine having to choose between paying a mortgage, rent or utility bill and putting food on the table because the cost of living has increased and salaries are being cut or holding steady, or income is fixed. More...


      Holocaust exhibit opens at museum

      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The winner of three awards, "The Exhibit: A Journey to Life," will open at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County on Nov. 8. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Tenth annual OCD conference Oct. 25
      The New Jersey Affiliate of the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation (NJ OCF) will host its 10th annual conference Oct. 25 at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset. Dr. More...
      • Millstone MOMS Club to meet Nov. 12
      • 'The Children's Hour' stars Allentown actors
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       Letters
      • Vote to protect clean water and open space
      Are clean water and open spaces important to you? How about protecting our farmland and natural resources? If so, join me in taking action on Nov. 3 to protect our water and environment for future generations. A yes vote on public question No. 1 on Election Day will ensure that open space, farmland, and historic preservation continues in our state. More...
      • Donate an old phone and help a domestic violence victim
      • Millstone Girl Scouts need help feeding the hungry
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image One more failing grade on the federal math test
      Iwas in my senior year of college when I got called to the administrator's office for some bad news. Seems that in almost four years of higher education, I had managed to avoid passing a single math class. Sure, I'd started several but dropped before the failing grade I'd earned counted against my GPA. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Thomas John Calicchio
      Mr. Calicchio, 62, of Millstone, died Sept. 19, 2009. He was the husband of Anita; the father of Thomas, Jessica and Jillian; and the brother of John, Caroline and Lola. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Queenship of Mary Catholic Church, Plainsboro. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, No. 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183. More...
      • Norma Cinque
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       Schools
      • UFRSD working on portal to curriculum
      Students, parents would get detailed info on class lessons, schedules, requirements
      ALLENTOWN — Students and their parents will soon have access to teachers' curriculum plans through the school district's website. Under the direction of Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Stephen Cochrane, Upper Freehold Regional School District teachers started hundreds of hours of work over the summer on Rubicon Atlas Curriculum Mapping. More...
      • Energy efficiency saves school district money
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       Sports
      • article has image AHS head rush
      Top photo: Allentown's Justin Shaffer takes charge of the ball during the varsity soccer game against Hopewell Valley Central High School on Oct. 13. Bottom photo: Allentown High School's Dom Colletti (l) tries to get ahead of Hopewell's Chris Greco. Allentown lost the game to Hopewell Valley, 4-0. During the home game, Allentown had six shots on goal. Goalie Connor Darrell had 13 saves. More...
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