• in the service •••

    Air Force Airman Adam M. Kwietniak, son of Mary andAlfred Kwietniak of Allentown, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete…

  • on campus •••

    Allison L Schaefer of Allentown earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, Pa. Cassandra Chee, daughter of Charm and Roberta Chee of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Furman University, Greenville, S.C. Bridget Caroline Levine, daughter…

  • Fire commissioner vacancy announced

    The Board of Fire Commissioners for Millstone Township Fire District No. 1 has a vacancy due to the resignation of one of its elected commissioners. Any Millstone resident interested in filling this vacancy should send a résumé and letter of interest to the board by June 6, 2012. The information should be mailed to David…

  • business briefs •••

    Cornerstone Music Studios of Millstone, while celebrating the beginning of its fifth year in business, presents its annual recital June 2 and 3 at St. Peter’s Church in downtown Freehold. Each year more than 130 musicians from the Greater Millstone Township and Western Monmouth County communities gather. The students of Cornerstone Music Studios present seven…

  • Girl Scout gives library facade new face

    BY SARAWALLACH Correspondent Girl Scout Lexi Corrington (clockwise, from left), Troop Leader Debbie Corrington, Girl Scout Emily Hendrickson, librarian Nancy Stein, Girl Scout Nicole Amato and Girl Scout Silver Award recipient Holly Barletta gather in the newly landscaped area behind the Allentown Public Library that Barletta beautified to earn the award. ALLENTOWN — Holly Barletta,…

  • UFREF 5K run/walk slated for June 9

    The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) will host the fourth annual 5K run/walk and one-mile children’s fun run June 9. Race registration will begin at 4 p.m. at Allentown High School with the one-mile fun run starting at 5 p.m. and the 5K run/walk starting at 6 p.m. The route for the 5K will…

  • Photo

    Red-winged blackbirds aggressively defend their territory from other animals. They will even attack humans who get too close to their nests during breeding season. There. You have been warned. This photo was taken at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Helen A. Zari

    Mrs. Zari, 86, of Crestwood Village, Whiting, died May 8, 2012, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was born in Mishawaka, Ind., was raised in NewYork City, and moved to Howell in 1944 before settling in Whiting in 1997. Mrs. Zari retired from the Department of the Army, CECOM, Fort Monmouth, in 1984, after…

  • Dolores Myra Chasan

    Mrs. Chasan, 85, of Roosevelt, died May 1, 2012. She was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and in 1939 she moved with her family to Jersey Homesteads, which later was renamed Roosevelt. During World War II, she worked at Fort Dix. She taught for many years in the Roosevelt Public School, eventually becoming its principal.…

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