• Security upgrades approved

    BY MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent A s summer approaches, administrators in the Millstone Township K-8 School District are discussing how construction could begin in September at two schools — the Millstone Township Elementary School and the Millstone Township Primary School. On May 28, the Board of Education voted to proceed with two capital projects that are…

  • Police: Drivers getting the message on DWI

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Police officers with the Monmouth County DWI Task Force set up a command center for a checkpoint in Neptune Township on May 24. FRANK GALIPO It is 11 p.m. on Friday, the start of the Memorial Day weekend. While many people at the Shore are out celebrating the unofficial start…

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    Members of the Allentown High School lacrosse team celebrate their NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II state sectional championship game victory over Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School on May 29. The top-seeded Redbirds held off a second-half rally by the Bulldogs to capture the sectional title, 13-12. The sectional final was played in Allentown. FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI

  • She’s no fan of the sound of silence

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I possess the gift of gab. I like to visit, chitchat and work the crowd like I’m running for Congress. I have my favorite sayings, an abundance of quips, and to the tune of “Will she never shut up?” a plethora of anecdotes to be shared with anyone who…

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     All makes and models of cars are welcome at the 2013 Car Show for Prevention, scheduled for 5:30-9 p.m. June 26 at the Byron Johnson Recreation Area, Ellisdale Road, Allentown. The event, presented by the Upper Freehold-Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, will feature food, music and beverages. Admission is free, but…

  • Birdsall sold to CA. engineering firm for $5.6m

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer While seven former Birdsall Services Group (BSG) executives await trial on criminal charges of campaign finance violations, much of the nearly 100-year-old company is being sold to a California-based engineering firm.  On June 5, a federal Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of BSG’s name, trademarks and other assets to…

  • MANVILLE: Monika Borkowska gains college degree

    She graduates from Berkeley College    Monika Borkowska of Manville received her bachelor of science degree in justice studies and criminal justice at the Woodbridge campus of Berkeley College.    About 1,900 students from Berkeley locations in New Jersey and New York and online received bachelor’s and associate’s degrees. It was the largest graduating class in the…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

    A selection of items taken from the Lawrence police blotter.     A suspected shoplifter took a Peek-A-Boo spinning dance pole kit, worth $149.99, from Spencer’s at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 3:43 p.m. May 28. The shoplifter was described as a male, about 18 to 22 years old and standing about 5 feet 5 inches…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Thuy Anh Le won’t seek second term

    There will be no contested races in Hillsborough’s first fall vote for school board candidates By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    School board member Thuy Anh Le won’t seek a second term on the township Board of Education.    She declined to file a petition by Tuesday’s deadline. Two other incumbents, Greg Gillette and board President Thomas…

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