• Millstone thanks individuals who assisted after Sandy hit

    BY MAUREEN SHAMES Correspondent MILLSTONE — Mayor Nancy Grbelja presented proclamations to dozens of people who assisted the community after superstorm Sandy delivered a one-two punch of wind and rain to Millstone Township on Oct. 29, bringing down trees, knocking out power and causing other types of damage. The recipients of the proclamations and their…

  • Millstone Performing Arts Center continues 2012-13 show season

    MILLSTONE — The Millstone Performing Arts Center Council has announced the second of four shows scheduled for the 2012-13 season. The featured act, “Mutts Gone Nuts,” a comedy dog act, will take place on Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. and is centered around an afternoon of family fun and education. The afternoon will include a…

  • Info on student loans mandated

    Legislation sponsored by state Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. and Sen. Robert Singer to assure that New Jersey families understand student loan rates, schedules, debt and defaults was recently signed into law by Republican Gov. Chris Christie. “The price of college and complexity of student loans impose short- and long-term stresses on families,” said…

  • Millstone native makes marketing her focus

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Elizabeth Barry MILLSTONE — Elizabeth Barry is a “make it happen” kind of girl. Barry, who graduated from the Millstone Township Middle School and Allentown High School, has already made a name for herself in the world of marketing at the age of 34. The enterprising young woman founded…

  • Sister shows love for sibling with Lyme

    Deanna Warman, 14, gives up gifts, raises money for research BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Deanna Warman, 14, (r) shares a hug with her sister, Alyssa, 20. In 2011 and 2012, Deanna invited friends to celebrate her birthday, but she asked them not to bring gifts to her party. Instead, Deanna asked for donations…

  • A’town mayor: Shared services deal is working

    Fierstein describes borough’s cooperation with Robbinsville BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A series of shared service agreements between Allentown and neighboring Robbinsville were unanimously approved by the Allentown Borough Council during the Jan. 3 reorganization meeting, continuing what officials described as nearly a decade of cooperation between the two municipalities. Four separate agreements provide Allentown…

  • Changing the world one child at a time

    Big Brothers Big Sisters matches disadvantaged youths with mentors BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Royce Winsten, 2013 Big Brother of the Year, listens as his “little,” Wayne, plays bass in Belmar on Jan. 15. ERIC SUCAR staff In 1998, Waldo Sainvilus was a student at Asbury Park Middle School struggling with coursework when he was…

  • Celebrate Arbor Day with free trees

    The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees (1 to 2 feet tall) to celebrate Arbor Day 2013 in New Jersey. Schools, local governments, tree groups, nonprofit organizations, Scout groups and any volunteer organization may apply for the free trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and maintained…

  • Help students with Teens for Jeans effort

    ALLENTOWN — The students and staff of Stone Bridge Middle School are collecting gently worn jeans of all sizes for DoSomething.org and Aéropostale’s Teens for Jeans campaign. All jeans collected will be brought to a participating Aéropostale store, where they will be donated to a local charity or shelter in the community. For Stone Bridge…

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