Author: Eric Sucar

Allentown High School’s Pete Turowski (l) tries to elude Nottingham’s Zach Mesday during the second quarter of the game at AHS Jan. 13. The Redbirds fell to Nottingham, 43-37. ERIC SUCAR staff

Kathy Culler instructs students on proper pelvic positioning as part of her Centered Riding course at Rick’s Saddle Shop in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Jan. 8. See story, page 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

Several students help to carry bags of wool socks for Taylor Buffa (l), 9, who gave a presentation on Lakewood’s Tent City to students at Allentown High School (AHS) Dec. 16. Taylor, a student at Plumsted Elementary School, reached out to AHS students to help in her drive to provide warm socks for the residents…

Ryan Ramsay, a senior at Allentown High School, gives a presentation on the music and culture of the 1960s for eighth-grade students at Millstone Middle School Dec. 8. See story, page 6. JEFF GRANIT staff

Children gather to gaze at the holiday tree during the tree-lighting ceremony and Holiday Idol singing contest in Allentown Dec. 3. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

Actors of all ages get into character during the living Nativity scene, which included a narrated “Journey to Bethlehem,” held at Moonbeam Farm in Millstone Nov. 26. ERIC SUCAR staff

Millstone Mayor Nancy Grbelja feeds a treat to her horse, Bud’s A Winner, at Gaitway Farm in Manalapan Nov. 11. The mayor is hosting a fundraiser for the Standardbred Retirement Foundation that will feature medium Gail Lionetti. See story, page 8. JEFF GRANIT staff

Dancers from the Freehold Academy of Performing Arts perform “Scat Man” during the variety show “Supernova” at the Millstone Performing Arts Center Nov. 5. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

Ryan Schreyer, of Robbinsville, builds a scarecrow during the Fall Festival in Allentown on Oct. 8. For more photos, see page 36. ERIC SUCAR staff