• Golf outing to benefit Sept. 11 foundation

    The New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation golf classic will be held on June 10 at the Beacon Hill Country Club, 8 Beacon Hill Road, Atlantic Highlands. Registration begins at 11 a.m. Shotgun start will be at 1 p.m. There will be a barbecue lunch, silent auction and 50/50 raffle. A cocktail hour and awards dinner…

  • on campus 

    Carla Breccia of Allentown won the Biomedical Sciences Student Achievement Award at the Senior Awards Ceremony at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn. The award is given each year to a senior majoring in biomedical sciences in the School of Health Sciences who has shown exceptional academic achievement and has contributed significantly to the department. John Rosenkranz…

  • UFRSD eyes state partnership with Farm to School program

    BY MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Superintendent of Schools Richard M. Fitzpatrick is excited about the attention the Upper Freehold Regional School District is receiving from the state Department of Agriculture regarding the Farm to School program. The UFRSD has an active FFA chapter and is not far from Trenton, so the Department of Agriculture is interested…

  • for the record 

    A photograph that accompanied a recent Your Turn guest column, “The Cicadas Are Coming,” was incorrect. The photograph to the right is the correct photograph of the type of cicada that will soon appear in New Jersey. Cicadas do not bite or sting. PHOTO COURTESY OF CICADAMANIA.COM

  • John Jacob Metzger Sr.

    Mr. Metzger, 74, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township, died May 12, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was employed as a butcher with Luigi’s Butcher, Toms River, for 17 years before retiring. Prior to that, he was a New York City firefighter for 20 years. He was a…

  • Deporting undocumented people will help keep U.S. safe

    America has a history of being vulnerable to madmen: Pearl Harbor, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and now the Boston Marathon. In each case, America was caught unaware. I have lived through all of these horrific events and thought that America would learn how to prevent these cowardly…

  • Emerging cicadas will benefit ecosystem

    This spring, cicadas will emerge along the East Coast after 17 years underground. These friendly bugs are causing a lot of buzz — and not just because of the drum-like “love song” that male cicadas make to attract females. Cicadas are a boon to the local ecosystem. Cicada nymphs construct chimney-like tunnels as they emerge,…

  • Fugitive from Allentown crime arrested in Newark

    Brieon Thurston, who was wanted in connection with a double shooting and stabbing that occurred in Allentown in 2011, was arrested in Newark on May 16. According to a press release from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, Thurston, 31, is believed to have fled New Jersey in the wake of the incident and has been…

  • Scholarship program announced

    The deadline is June 25 for applicants wishing to be considered for the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) 2013 college scholarships. Scholarships, which can range from $2,500 to $5,000, are for qualified students who plan to attend a two- or four-year college or university, who are the son or daughter of…

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