• Man of many missions, Market Share win New Jersey Sire Stakes awards

    Man o fmany missions, who trotted the fastest mile in New Jersey Sire Stakes history, has been selected as the overall N.J. Sire Stakes Horse of the Year for 2011. The award, which is voted annually by the Sire Stakes board of trustees, is based solely on performances in races for New Jersey sired horses,…

  • Allentown swimmers now competing as part of a team

    Redbirds teaming with Robbinsville BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent The pioneering effort of a small group of girls from Allentown who swam without a team the past two seasons has led to the school teaming with Robbinsville with combined girls teams and boys teams. The start has been a good one for the program, which goes…

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    Allentown’s Matt Morini (22), here putting up a shot during a preseason scrimmage game with Manchester, will be at West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Friday night as they tip off the 2012 portion of their schedule. The Redbirds are off to a 3-2 start. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • ‘Silent Knights’

    New Jersey Knights of Columbus members stand for a blessing Dec. 17 near the Nativity they set up at the N.J. Statehouse as part of their “Keep Christ in Christmas” campaign. Pictured (l-r) are Past Supreme Director Jim White; N.J. State Deputy Daniel Rossi; State Secretary Andy Lipenta; past faithful navigator and coordinator, Bishop Ahr…

  • Seminar on horse ownership in tough economy

    NEW BRUNSWICK — “Responsible Horse Ownership in a Tough Economic Climate” is the theme of the upcoming Horse Management Seminar hosted by the Rutgers Equine Science Center and Rutgers Cooperative Extension on Feb. 4. The seminar will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Rutgers University’s Cook College campus center in New Brunswick,…

  • Queen Latifah visit brings joy to children with cancer

    Queen Latifah addresses the guests at The Ashley Lauren Foundation’s Children’s Christmas Party held at the Colts Neck Inn on Dec. 15. More than 100 children with cancer and their families were treated to a special visit from actress, singer and entrepreneur Queen Latifah at The Ashley Lauren Foundation’s annual Children’s Christmas Party at the…

  • Roosevelt’s year in review

    Borough’s legal battle with yeshiva is year’s biggest issue BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Tree limbs downed by wind gusts during Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27 took out power lines along Oscar Drive in Roosevelt, causing a quarter of the town to lose power for days after the storm. JENNIFER KOHLHEPP ROOSEVELT — Among the past…

  • Medical marijuana proposal tops year’s headlines in U.F.

    Otherwise uneventful year ends in national coverage for township BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Freedom Fest setting up at the Horse Park of New Jersey FILE PHOTO UPPER FREEHOLD — The past year was fairly uneventful for this rural community until November, when it received state and national attention for its reaction to a possible medical…

  • Ten free trees offered with membership

    Residents of New Jersey can ring in the new year by receiving 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation. Everyone who joins the nonprofit foundation in January will receive two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two Washington hawthorns, two American redbuds and two golden rain trees through the foundation’s Trees for…

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