January 21, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Redbirds green with energy savings

New school club promotes conservation
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Some Redbirds have turned green. Allentown High School has started promoting conservation as a way to reduce energy use and costs. More...

Happy ending after hawk flies into Allentown home

ALLENTOWN — A rare visitor dropped into the home of John and Barbara Fabiano last week. An adult female Cooper’s hawk quite literally dropped by, hitting the family’s picture window. More...

Son of a local stallion named standardbred of the year

Muscle Hill will begin his breeding career this year after being recognized as New Jersey’s Standardbred Horse of the Year in 2009. More...

Groups seek support for Haitian disaster relief

The American Red Cross has contributed an initial $10 million from its International Response Fund to support relief efforts in Haiti, where an earthquake has caused catastrophic damage and loss of life. More...

Letters

Taking the green movement off the ground

The green movement today is as controversial as ever. More...

Reckless legislation could delay clean water protections

‘When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” So wrote Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard’s Almanac in the mid-1700s. More...

Bill is fraught with dangers to the public

The Garden State Chiropractic Society is keeping a watchful eye on Senate bill S-565, which poses a risk to New Jersey health consumers. More...

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Columns

To turn alarm off, throw entire clock against wall

Coda • GREG BEAN

If there’s anything more frustrating than trying to follow a procedure manual for a product that was built in a non-English-speaking country and then translated into the King’s Own by someone with a limited grasp of our language, I don&rs More...

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Schools

80,000 pounds of food collected in challenge

Millstone Primary School collects most food per student in its division
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — Partnerships can make a powerful difference in the lives of the less fortunate. More...

Upper Freehold district braces for possible ‘dramatic’ cuts

Loss of state aid and new middle school to strain budget process
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — A recession, a state aid reduction and a new school add up to the perfect storm for the school district’s budgeting process this year. More...

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Paper granted reprieve at eleventh hour

Community response prompts company to reconsider closing Examiner
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Agroundswell of community support has saved the Examiner. More...

Millstone schools face grim budget discussions

Staff reduction, bigger class sizes being considered
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Decreased state aid and increased tuition costs loom over the Millstone Township school district’s budgeting process. More...

BOE mulls what to do with leftover referendum funds

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — Recommendations have been made for spending the unused portion of the funds allotted for the middle school construction. The Operations Committee made its recommendations for the remaining $358,000 at the Jan. More...

Millstone Township Fire Department

The Millstone Township Fire Department and First Aid Squad responded to an overturned box truck at mile marker 14.8 on I-195 westbound at 8:05 a.m. Dec. 31. The driver of the truck was not injured. More...

The words that worked

What people said to keep their local news coverage

Upper Freehold’s Robert Abrams: I am a past mayor and township committeeman (23 years) of this township. More...

Twp. to make Novad Ct. affordable housing hub

New group home will service people with disabilities
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — A six-bedroom house for people with disabilities will be built on Novad Court. More...

Farm owner to help lead Sire Stakes

UPPER FREEHOLD — David A. Meirs II will help oversee one of the state’s most lucrative harness racing programs. More...

Bulletin Board

Roosevelt will begin yoga program Jan. 25

Certified hatha yoga teacher and Roosevelt Borough resident, Valerie Skillman, will conduct a yoga program 6:15-7:15 p.m. Mondays, Jan. 25 through March 22 (no class Feb. 15) at the Roosevelt Public School, 2 School Lane. More...

Dave Allikas brings comedy to Millstone

Dave Allikas, whose songs and parodies have been heard on The Greaseman and various radio morning shows, will perform from 8:30-11:30 p.m. March 12 and April 23 at the Clarksburg Inn, 465 Stage Coach Road, Millstone. More...

Tourney open to all who want to play ball

The Saint Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church’s Lion Booster Club will present its three-on-three basketball tournament March Midnight Madness March 12-13 in the Saint Gregory the Great School gym. More...

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Opinion

Tuition caps hide more than they help

Guest Column • Paul Shelly

As it will still be a while until the next state budget is put before the Legislature, it is a good time to single out an artful Trenton creation that serves primarily a political aim: the tuition cap. More...

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Obituaries

William E. Feehan

Mr. Feehan, 48, of Egg Harbor Township, died Jan. 10, 2010. He resided in Hazlet and Upper FreeholdTownship, prior to relocating to Egg Harbor 17 years ago. He was a carpenter at Local 1743, Wildwood. More...

Kevin Philip Conway

Mr. Conway, 45, of Millstone and formerly of Freehold Township, died Jan. 16, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. More...

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Sports

Signing on the dotted line

Left: Allentown High School student Matt Mueller signs a contract to play lacrosse with Providence College in Rhode Island in the presence of his parents Jeff and Michele. More...

Allentown High

Left: Allentown High School’s Desmond Bush (33) goes up for a basket. Above: Dennis Brophy (r) and Princeton’s Thatcher Foster go for a rebound during a game on Jan. 12 in Allentown. More...

Amabile gone in a snap; search on for new coach

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — The varsity football team should have a new coach in February. John Amabile resigned in December after coaching the football team for one season. More...

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