• Men play vital role in children’s academic success

    Newell Elementary School embraces concept with first-ever Guys Night Out BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Genevieve Gleason, 6, reads a book with her father, Steve, during Guys Night Out in Allentown’s Newell Elementary School on Oct. 25. ERIC SUCAR staff A ll Newell Elementary School is saying is, give guys a chance. The school in Allentown has…

  • St. Joseph Church slates vendor show

    St. Joseph Church will hold an indoor vendor show 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Nov. 5 in the parish hall, 91 Stillhouse Road, Millstone. Show will feature appraisals by Englishtown Antiques, precious metal buying and more than 40 vendors. Admission is free. Refreshments will be sold. Details: 732- 221-7125 or [email protected].

  • Elks help sick children have happy Halloween

    The Millstone Elks Lodge 2613 hosted its annual Oceans of Love Halloween party on Oct. 30. Based in Toms River, Oceans of Love supports families with children battling cancer. For more than 13 years, the Elks has partnered with this organization to provide these children with a fun afternoon of games, pumpkin painting and haunted…

  • Thanksgiving basket food drive under way

    Donations of nonperishable food items, turkeys and gift cards are needed for a Thanksgiving basket food drive being sponsored by the Helping Hearts Organization and theMoms Club of Millstone and Roosevelt. Drop-off will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Millstone Township Community Center, Stagecoach Road, in the Clarksburg section of…

  • LAWRENCE: Local, state seats up for grabs

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Township voters will go to the polls Tuesday to select three Township Council members — potentially altering political control of the governing body — and an assortment of county and state lawmakers and officeholders.    Voters also will be asked to vote on one public question, which asks for an amendment…

  • ALLENTOWN: Playground purchased for Sarah Barnes Park

    ALLENTOWN: Playground purchased for Sarah Barnes Park

    A rendering showing both sides of the playground equipment ordered for Sarah Barnes Park on Pearl Street in Allentown.

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Town seeks $95K restitution from JCP&L

    Complaint filed with state regulators over 5-day hurricane outage    ROBBINSVILLE — The township filed a complaint with state regulators Tuesday against Jersey Central Power & Light Company (JCP&L) that seeks $95,000 in restitution for expenses the municipality incurred during the five-day power outage that followed Hurricane Irene.    The complaint also requests that state Board of…

  • ALLENTOWN: Borough purchasing 1 acre for downtown parking

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — The borough has signed a contract to buy a 1.4-acre parcel located behind a group of businesses on South Main Street in order to construct a parking lot that will serve the downtown area, Mayor Fierstein said Tuesday.    The borough will pay property owner Nick DeMauro $65,000 for…

  • LAWRENCE: Democrats raise more money than Republicans

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Democratic Party candidates for three Township Council seats have out-raised — but not out-spent — the Republican Party candidates for the three available seats in the Nov. 8 general election, based on campaign finance reports filed with the state.    According to the reports, Democratic candidates Michael Powers, Cathleen Lewis…

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