• BORDENTOWN: Board OKs school study on sending to regional district

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The discussion about New Hanover middle school students joining the Bordentown Regional School District continues to move along.    The New Hanover Board of Education voted to conduct a feasibility study in order to gain more information about the Bordentown Regional Middle School program. Educational Information and Resource…

  • ALLENTOWN: Turning the town teal

    ALLENTOWN: Turning the town teal

    The proprietors of Joe’s Allentown Barber Shop on Church Street, Hector Rodriguez and Nicole Beckham, are among the many downtown storekeepers taking part in the Turn the Towns Teal campaign in the borough. Photo by Chuck Lynch

  • MANVILLE: His 9-11 memory is of druggist’s help

    To the editor: I was in Philadelphia visiting my oldest brother, who wasin the hospital having a major operation preformed prior to9-11. My flight departure date was 9-12 and as we all know all flights were cancelled for several days.    I was running low on my prescription drugs so I went to the local pharmacy…

  • John Witherspoon Middle School Carnival

    By JW PTO Come out and Play at our Annual Super Saturday Carnival to Support John Witherspoon Middle School September 2011, Princeton, NJ:  John Witherspoon Middle School is pleased to announce its upcoming annual Super Saturday Carnival.  The proceeds from this fundraiser will support the school’s 6th Grade Environmental Education Trip, as well as other…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Local man overseeing 9/11 Memorial progress

    By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer    A Hamilton man is overseeing construction of National 9/11 Memorial that will be unveiled on Sunday to honor the 2,983 people who were killed in the two attacks on the World Trade Center and keeping close watch on construction of the office towers, security center and transportation hub.    ”This was…

  • Howell QB’s key stat is winning games

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Ryan Davies The only statistic that counts for Howell High School senior quarterback Ryan Davies is wins. Davies had an off-thecharts season in 2010 when he led the state in passing yardage (2,864) and touchdowns (36) in leading the Rebels to the state playoffs. Both marks were also Shore Conference…

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    Brad Brach, a former Freehold Township High School and Monmouth University pitcher, made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres on Aug. 31. Brach was pitching with the Padres’ Triple A team in Tucson, Ariz., when he received word on Aug. 30 that he was being called up to the majors. Brach joined…

  • 2011 football season ready for kickoff

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School quarterback Ryan Davies runs through a tackle during the Rebels’ scrimmage against Matawan Regional High School on Aug. 26 in Matawan. Howell will open the 2011 season on Sept. 10 at Toms River North. For more photos of this scrimmage, see the Photo Galleries at www.gmnews.com. JEFF…

  • Wemrock, Gully due for upgrades

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Members of the Township Committee unanimously adopted a bond ordinance that will pay for planned capital improvements in the municipality. The committee adopted the bond ordinance on Aug. 24. Most of the funds will pay for improvements on Wemrock and Gully roads. The ordinance will appropriate…

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