• State funds L.B. housing projects

    LBHA awarded tax credits for Gregory School conversion, Woodrow Wilson redevelopment BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) willmove ahead with two housing projects after receiving nearly $30 million in state funding. LBHA Executive Director Tyrone Garrett announced during a Nov. 28 press conference that the authority has received $30 million in…

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    Luke Pasick leads the charge into the Atlantic Ocean at the beach in West End, Long Branch, for the first Pilgrim’s Plunge on Nov. 26, a benefit for the IGA Nephropathy Foundation of America. CLAIRE SHEPROW

  • Murdered tot’s father arraigned; bail kept at $10M

    Arthur Morgan III, of Eatontown, charged in death of 2-yr-old BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Arthur Morgan III was arraigned in State Superior Court in Freehold on Dec. 5.The family of Tierra Morgan-Glover, the 2-year-old found dead Nov. 22, watched grief-stricken as her father, Arthur Morgan III, appeared for arraignment in New Jersey Superior Court in Freehold…

  • Alumni soccer game becomes Thanksgiving tradition

    Veteran team prevails against younger players Brian Finn (class of 2005) blocks a shot by Steve Viglianti (class of 2011) during the annual Allentown High School alumni soccer game last weekend. ALLENTOWN — Former and current Allentown High School soccer players donned their school colors once more for the third annual alumni soccer game. Genevieve…

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    The Lumberjacks 18U wood bat travel team is looking to fill out its roster for the spring season. The varsity-level team will play Sunday mornings in the USABL. Games will not conflict with the high school season. Tryouts will be announced. For more information, contact [email protected]. Tryouts for the CK Cardinals 18U showcase team will…

  • Redbirds players gave it their all on the tennis court

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Wins didn’t come often but they were well earned for Allentown’s girls tennis team. The team won only four matches but highlighted its season with a tie for eighth place out of 19 teams in the Mercer County Tournament. “This team gives 110 percent. They run down every ball and when…

  • Rams’ Dermody emerging as cross country contender

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Hightstown sophomore Luke Dermody (359), who lives in Roosevelt, had a breakthrough season in cross country this fall. He won the Central Jersey Group III championship and qualified for the Nov.19 NJSIAA Meet of Champions where he finished 54th. ERIC SUCAR staff Luke Dermody realized he was in for an uphill…

  • Downtown parking key to Allentown’s economic survival

    A s much as Upper Freehold (correctly) worries about declining property values from rising crime on a potential pot farm, Allentown Borough officials don’t foresee the potential catastrophe caused from the lack of downtown parking. If you think spending borrowed taxpayer dollars should not be used to benefit a private investor, I agree. However, without…

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