• Clinical Trial Awareness Month for pancreatic cancer

    Pancreatic cancer is the fourthleading cause of cancer death in the United States; it is the most lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 6 percent. Despite the staggering statistics, pancreatic cancer receives the least amount of federal funding among the leading cancer killers. The month of January is Clinical Trial Awareness Month.…

  • Rockin’ show honors ‘Big Man’; ‘Mad Dog’ recovering from crash

    First E Street Band drummer, two others survive accident on way home from Virginia BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Drummer Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez, a founding member with Bruce Springsteen of the E-Street Band, was in seventh heaven as he rocked out with fellow Jersey Shore music icons for two nights on Jan. 6-7 to honor…

  • Cream Ridge Golf Course closed, but bidding issues remain open

    Longtime management challenges bid process BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The entryway at Cream Ridge Golf Club alerts potential patrons of its temporary closing. ERIC SUCAR staff UPPER FREEHOLD — The unseasonably warm winter weather has brought golfers out of hibernation, eager to spend a day on the links. According to Bill Miscoski, former manager of…

  • Threatened no-kill shelter in need of last-minute help

    CODA GREG BEAN I f you’re a pet lover like I am — and committed to the notion that one of the most noble acts we can accomplish is to rescue a cat or dog from a shelter, and support the good work those shelters do on shoestring budgets — you had to be saddened…

  • Meet & greet social to benefit Horse Park

    The Friends of the Horse Park of New Jersey will host a meet-and-greet social event from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 22 at Rick’s Saddle Shop, 282 Route 539, Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold. Anyone with an interest in the park is invited to attend. Ideas for clinics, educational programs and events are welcome.…

  • Free training program for N.J. veterans

    New Jersey’s community colleges, through the N.J. Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, the New Jersey Business & IndustryAssociation (NJBIA), and the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development (NJDLWD) announced a new training program to help qualified New Jersey veterans get back to work. The pilot program will initially be launched…

  • St. Joseph’s slates Jan. 29 father-son breakfast

    The Men’s Guild of St. Joseph’s Parrish will host its ninth annual Father and Son Breakfast on Jan. 29 in the auditorium, 91 Stillhouse Road, Millstone, after the 11 a.m. Mass. Rutgers football standout Khaseem Greene will be the featured guest speaker. For more information, call 732-792- 2270.

  • A.H.S. Hall of Fame seeks nominations

    Nominations are currently being accepted for theAllentown High School Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame. This marks the fourth year since the induction of the school’s first Hall of Fame class for lifetime achievement, cultural and civic contributions and academic excellence. Nominations will be accepted until Jan. 31. The next class will be inducted in the…

  • Allentown High School track teams chasing, setting school records

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent A llentown High School’s young girls indoor track and field team set another school record this season in the state relays at the John Bennett Center Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River on Jan. 14, as the girls’and boys’ teams continue to prepare for the Mercer County championships on Feb. 5…

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