• School bus policy will not change

    BY MAUREEN SHAMES Correspondent MILLSTONE — An existing policy regarding school bus safety in the Millstone Township School District will not be modified, but the Board of Education will ask the superintendent of schools to remind parents on an annual basis that the so-called practice of bus-chasing is not acceptable. The issue of bus-chasing arose…

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    This praying mantis, which was relaxing in Jackson, Ocean County, might be praying for some warm, sunny weather following a long, cold winter. DAVE BENJAMIN

  • Resident does not believe in gun buy-back programs

    Greater Media Newspapers’ recent article, “Triggering Business,” about firearms sales being a booming business was terrific because it showed what no other newspaper in New Jersey would print, on what a gun-buying frenzy has been started over already ridiculous laws forced upon lawabiding gun owners. If this is happening in New Jersey, think what must…

  • Time for people to be tolerant of wild animals

    I attended a Colts Neck township meeting several weeks ago to hear about their proposal to allow hunting of deer at a distance of 150 feet from a building, rather than the current 450- foot requirement. Thankfully the Township Committee voted down the ordinance until further consideration. I am writing this letter because some of…

  • Zimmerli Dodge Collection now available on ARTstor

    More than 250 images from the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, are now available on ARTstor. The collection of nonconformist art from the Soviet Union can be viewed through the ARTstor Digital Library at www.artstor.org. Among the artists included in this collection are Grisha Bruskin,…

  • Scouts to sponsor 5K race

    ALLENTOWN — Boy Scout Troop 180 of Allentown has announced a new course for its seventh annual Run With Eagles 5K and 1-mile fun run to be held on April 13. The event is moving from Byron Johnson Park in Allentown to the Cream Ridge Winery, Route 539, Upper Freehold Township. According to a press…

  • Veterans’ accounts of war provide glimpse of history

    Middle school hosts visit from quartet of men who served their nation in battle BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Korean War veteran Daniel Savino hugs Eisenhower Middle School pupil Katie McCarty after receiving gifts presented by the youngsters during a presentation by veterans. Top right, John Maziekien speaks about his wartime experiences. At right,…

  • Passing on survivor stories for the sake of tolerance

    Holocaust survivor: ‘Hate is a disease, and my message is a cure’ BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Dale Daniels is the executive director of the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education at Brookdale Community College, which maintains an extensive library of materials. ERIC SUCAR staff As the number of Holocaust survivors grows smaller,…

  • Residents will have chance to comment on 2013 budget

    Upper Freehold Township spending plan totals $4.99M BY GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Township Committee in Upper Freehold Township has introduced a $4.99 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality in 2013. A public hearing on the budget will be held at the Township Committee’s April 4 meeting. Residents will have a chance…

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