February 3, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

Development of busy corner considered

Public to receive more time to comment on Feb. 24
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The Millstone Zoning Board continued a hearing on a development application even though there were problems notifying residents who live within 200 feet of the proposed project. More...

The Gold Card: Another benefit of golden years

School district aims to foster better connection with senior community
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Age has its privileges — the latest being free admission to school events. More...

A school for dogs to open in Millstone

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — The Monmouth County Planning Board (MCPB) does not want the applicant for Shelly’s School for Dogs to make improvements to the intersection of Burnt Tavern Road and County Route 571. More...

Music festival honors Black History Month

From the blues and jazz to hip-hop, from spirituals to the forefathers of rock and roll, America’s music is replete with the influence of the African- American community. More...

Middlesex, Monmouth to share juvenile center

Officials in Middlesex and Monmouth counties have announced an agreement to share youth detention services in hopes of saving taxpayers in each county more than $20 million over the next 10 years. More...

Upper Freehold hires new administrator

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — The new township administrator is a resident with a passion for horses and restoring historic homes. More...

Letters

Help stop the extinction of N.J’s bog turtles

New Jersey is home to the bog turtle, one of the nation’s 10 most endangered species, according to a new report, America’s Hottest Species. More...

Call for a law against keeping exotic animals as pets

Charla Nash, the woman who was profoundly disfigured after being attacked by her friend’s “pet” chimpanzee, has experienced unimaginable pain and suffering and will suffer for the rest of her life. More...

Community members like John Monahan make Allentown special

Allentown lost one of its own this week. John Monahan passed away on Monday, Jan. 25. More...

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Columns

Preserving farm for open space would be a winner

Coda • GREG BEAN

When we bought our old house in East Brunswick in the fall of 1997, one of the biggest selling points was the fact that we could look out our living room window to the Foerter Farm across the road. More...

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Schools

Students help heal Haiti’s hearts

Students collect funds, express sentiment for earthquake victims
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Millstone Township Elementary School students are becoming citizens who care about the world. More...

Millstone schools face ugly budgeting process

Superintendent: There is no question that staff will be cut
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — There is nothing good in the school’s district’s preliminary budget, according to Board of Education President Tom Foley. Business Administrator Bernard Biesaida gave a presentation about the budget at the Jan. More...

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Photo

Jake Bavarsky portrays John Lennon in teacher Kelsey Plunkett’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Tea” at the Millstone Township Middle School on Jan. 29. More...

Wrestling match helps fund memorial scholarship

Event in memory of 2002 AHS grad Kenneth G. Keim Jr.
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

The boys varsity wrestling teams of Allentown High School (AHS) and Princeton High School (PHS) hit the mats for the Kenneth G. Keim Jr. dedication match Jan. 27 at Allentown with both teams having something to celebrate. More...

A night at the races

Cub Scouts compete in annual pinewood derby
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Race cars flew down the track and were eliminated one by one until one victor — the fastest — remained. Cub Scout Pack 180 held its annual pinewood derby Jan. 20-22 at the Allentown United Methodist Church. More...

Local 10-year-old to plunge into icy Atlantic

Fundraising dip to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — Waves of change often begin with a single splash. Ten-year-old Noah Garison, of Cream Ridge, will make a splash Feb. More...

Enter video contest to highlight hunger

Nearly 50 million Americans, including 17 million children, suffer from food insecurity, according to Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. More...

U.F. will remember her in its beautiful vistas

18-year township employee dedicated to land preservation retires
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — Barbara Bascom has one regret. She wishes she could have seen the total amount of land preserved in the township reach 10,000 acres. More...

Bulletin Board

MPAC will present ‘Dragon’s Tale’ Feb. 28

The Millstone Township Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will present t“Dragon’s Tale” at 3 p.m. Feb. 28, performed by the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company. More...

MPAC Council’s next meeting slated Feb. 10

Millstone Township Performing Arts Center (MPAC) Council will hold its next monthly meeting 9 a.m. Feb. 10 in the Board Office Conference Room, 5 Dawson Court. Topics to be discussed include upcoming performances and other activities. More...

Millstone MOMS Club to meet Feb. 11

The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its next monthly meeting 1 p.m. Feb. 11. More...

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Opinion

For the Record

A sentence in the article “Senator’s Bill Proposes Putting End to COAH” that was published in the News Transcript on Jan. 27 should have stated that the bill (S-1) proposed by Sen. More...

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Obituaries

Harvey Koenig

Mr. Koenig, 65, of Windsor, Conn., died Jan. 31, 2010, at home. He was a graduate of Stuyvesant High and Queens College in New York. He was the owner of Jericho Home Inspections LLC. More...

Harriet Reidy Butcher

Mrs. Butcher, 85, of East Brunswick, died Jan. 12, 2010, in New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter R. Butcher; a daughter, Mary Ellen Gallo; and a brother and two sisters. More...

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Sports

Redbirds drop close game

Above: Allentown High School’s Dennis Brophy goes up for two. More...

Allentown girls looking to county tournament

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer

Allentown High School’s girls basketball team was hoping to make the NJSIAA tournament for the fourth straight year and appeared headed for a berth with a 6-4 record early last month. More...

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