• Family set to pedal 100 miles to benefit N.J. Cancer Institute

    Local residents prepare for Century for the Cure bike ride to raise awareness of disease BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Christopher Goydos (l-r), Dr. James Goydos, Maria Martins, Matthew Goydos and Ryan Goydos prepare for the annual Century for the Cure bike ride to benefit The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. KEEYAHTAY LEWIS Residents may have…

  • Millstone boys with muscular dystrophy lose health coverage; single mom somehow keeps the faith

    Monroe Township 5K will benefit boys’ medical trust BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Brothers Ben, 11, (l) and Jake Swomiak, 13, pause on their way to celebrate Ben’s birthday. Both boys were born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disorder characterized by rapid muscle degeneration. When Jocelyn Canale was 3 years old, doctors told her mother…

  • Trusty proverbs can really pack a punch

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH My kids are always giving me a hard time for my “old-fashioned” phrases. Our boys act as if I’m the only person in the world who says things like, “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”; as if I’m the only one who offers, with great wisdom, that a…

  • Allentown library hosts kids’ events

    The Allentown Public Library’s slate of September events includes a revised schedule for story time. Every Thursday, the library will host the following story times throughout the day: Library Babies, age 2 and younger with parent or caregiver from 10-10:20 a.m.; Terrific Twos and Threes, ages 2-3 ½ with parent or caregiver (siblings are also…

  • Allentown show seeks crafters

    The Ladies Auxiliary of the Hope Fire Company is hosting a craft Show on Sept. 22 at the firehouse, 82 Route 526, Allentown. The event will be held in the engine room to allow space for numerous crafters and shoppers. Table rental is $25 per table. For more information and to obtain applications, contact Nancy…

  • Garden Club to host speaker John Stella

    The Allentown Garden Club will welcome John Stella as the featured speaker at its Sept. 13 meeting starting at 7 p.m. at the Allentown Methodist Church. A graduate of Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa., he has worked for years as a sales representative for many regional wholesale plant growers and is known throughout the industry…

  • Pop Warner slates annual golf outing

    Millstone Pop Warner presents its fourth annual golf outing Sept. 10. It costs $125 per golfer and attendees will be provided with one round of golf, lunch, dinner and drinks. A variety of sponsorships are available such as: a tee sponsorship, which will cost $200; a sign will be posted with the attendee’s name or…

  • Golf Outing will aid firefighters’ families

    Brothers Helping Brothers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families of New Jersey firefighters killed or disabled in the line of duty, will hold its 12th annual fundraising Golf Outing Sept. 21 at Bunker Hill Golf Club, Princeton. Tee-off and shotgun start are set for 12:30 p.m. The event, a two-man scramble, will include, a…

  • Fall For Horses fest scheduled for Oct. 21

    Fall For Horses is back at the Horse Park of New Jersey Oct. 21. Fall For Horses All Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show and Family Festival is back and will now be hosted by the newest face in off-track Thoroughbred Retirement Programs, Second Call Thoroughbred Adoption and Placement, a registered nonprofit organization. The Horse Park of…

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