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  • Hollywood at the State

    Hollywood at the State

    By Kelly Skinner Contact:  Kelly Skinner, director of public relations 732-247-7200, ext. 542 [email protected] Renu Verma, marketing & pr coordinator 732-247-7200, ext. 517 [email protected] State Theatre presents Hollywood at the State An Original State Theatre Production State Theatre Benefit Gala 2009 Saturday, May 16, 2009, 6pm Tickets (concert only): $65, $50, $40, $25 Benefit Gala “Black-Tie”…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Saturday, April 25    Touch a Truck – The New Egypt Elks Special Children’s Committee and the New Egypt United Methodist Church will be holding a Touch-a-Truck event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the New Egypt Elks Lodge, 105 Lakewood Road. Various modes of transportation will be on display. Price for admission is $3…

  • ALLENTOWN: New middle school taking right direction

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Special Writer    ALLENTOWN — A building where students will find their “true north” is almost a third complete and on schedule both from a time and financial standpoint.    That was the word last week as an architect unveiled at the Upper Freehold Regional school board meeting a compass rose theme and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Life after the festival

    HILLSBOROUGH: Life after the festival

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    For East Mountain Road resident Jim Haba, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival was not just about the poets who shared their work, or the hundreds of people who attended the biennial event.    It was about allowing people to immerse themselves in a form of literature with which they were…

  • Getting Personal!
  • MILLSTONE: Equine rescue operation gains nonprofit status

    by Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group    MILLSTONE — In the past week, three horses were given a second shot at life.    Helping Hearts Equine Rescue, the work of Lisa and Christopher Post, of Perrineville, aims to rehabilitate and find new homes for horses whose owners choose to give them up. To date, HHER has facilitated…

  • Free Foreclosure Mediation Program Offered

    By Somerset County Board of Freeholders Working in partnership, several state agencies have developed a free program aimed to assist the thousands of New Jersey homeowners facing foreclosure, by providing free housing counselors, free legal assistance and free mediation. New Jersey’s Judiciary, the Office of the Attorney General, the Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Legal…

  • PLUMSTED: POLICE BEAT

       Brian T. Devine, 44, of New Egypt, was charged April 11 with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene, careless driving, and having an expired registration.    Police said he ran into a fence along Archertown Road and then tried to leave the scene. Mr. Devine’s car was located down the road, where he was taken into…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Stimulus to offer $2M for schools

    by Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    The new federal stimulus package is expected to provide about $1.9 million in extra funding for school districts in the Messenger-Press area with most of the money earmarked for special education.    And one local superintendent says the money will likely help autistic students.    The Robbinsville School District is in line…