• U.F. committee weighs change in paid time off for municipal workers

    Plan would not make distinction among sick, vacation or personal days BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Township employees might no longer choose between personal, sick and vacation days, but instead receive a designated number of paid days off. At the Oct. 4 Township Committee meeting, members of the governing body discussed making this…

  • State police report arrests made in recent burglaries

    Thieves would stroll through neighborhoods, then kick in back doors BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Arrests have been made in some recent burglaries in the area, but authorities stressed that residents must remain vigilant. At the Oct. 4 Township Committee meeting, two members of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), which provides police…

  • Demand outweighs supply at Allentown food bank

    Number of people seeking help at all-time high BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ALLENTOWN — Hunger takes no time off. That’s the observation of Ruth Demarest, the coordinator of the Allentown Community Food Bank (ACFB). However, donations are down, while needs have grown. Demarest, a borough resident who has served as the coordinator for the past…

  • Copper Frog leaps to life in Allentown’s Old Mill

    Local artist’s gallery will be first business to inhabit reopened Mill BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Above: Ericka O’Rourke works in her home studio. Left: Art quilt pillows by Allentown artist Teri Nalbone. ALLENTOWN — A new business that may bring a greater vitality to the borough’s downtown all started with a beautiful little frog.…

  • Area schools teach the new three R’s

    Respect, responsibility, relationships are the mainstays of Bullying Prevention Month BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Tiff Roma (l-r), Isabella Olaguera, Aya Abdelaziz and Tess Cronin, of the Project Girl Performance Collective, act out a bullying scenario on Oct. 2 during an empowerment program presented as part of the Week of Respect at Red Bank Regional…

  • Victim identified, suspects charged in U.F. ‘Baby Bones’ case

    Those closest to 9-year-old girl being held responsible for her 2002 death BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The homicide investigation surrounding the “Baby Bones” case revealed the identity of the 9-year-old girl whose skeletal remains were discovered in the township’s Clayton Park in 2005, and resulted in three New Yorkers being charged…

  • Our lives are in the hands of those who can’t decide

    CODA GREG BEAN Along with 50 or 60 million other Americans, I was glued to my television last Wednesday night, Oct. 3, for the first of three debates between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Willard (Mitt) Romney. But unlike many of those viewers, my expectations were lower than most. I didn’t expect either candidate…

  • Millstone’s Halloween parade set for Oct. 28

    The 23rd annual Millstone Township Halloween Parade will take place Oct. 28. Parking, registration and parade lineup will take place 1:45-2 p.m. in the fields behind the Clarksburg Inn on Route 524. The parade will begin promptly at 2 p.m., at which time Route 524 will be closed to through traffic. Goody bags will be…

  • Author to read in Italian and English

    Patricia Brady-Danzig, author of the new children’s book, “Fabrizio’s Fable,” will offer a presentation beginning at 4 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Allentown Public Library, 16 S. Main St. Youngsters will learn basic Italian as Brady-Danzig reads in both English and Italian from her tale about Luigi, the brave Italian mouse. All ages are welcome…

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