• Neurologist joins Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    ALLENTOWN — Dr. Fred Rincon, a borough resident, recently joined the neurology and neurological surgery departments at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. Rincon, a medical doctor who specializes in neurointensive care, has also been named assistant professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the Jefferson Medical College in Thomas Jefferson University. Prior to…

  • Serving the community since 1818

    Hope Fire Company firefighters Brian Henry (l-r) and Rian Donoher, both of Allentown, and Trevor Raynor, of Upper Freehold, load gear into the truck during the fire company’s classic car show at Allentown High School on Aug. 7. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • New Jersey taxpayers are the ones being cheated

    Way to go, Governor Christie! I’ve been reading the worn-out statement that the cuts in the budget are cheating the poor, most vulnerable, etc. Here’s the gist of an article that recently appeared in the news. You decide who is being cheated. A member of the administration of a child care center in Newark was…

  • Bill would help protect cheerleaders

    Cheerleading is a sport, and it can be a dangerous one at that. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey supports the General Assembly’s recent decision requiring the New Jersey Department of Education to include cheerleading in its student-athlete head-injury safety training program. The Assembly has passed legislation that would amend a concussion law signed…

  • Financial aid help available for students

    Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the “FAFSA”, is the first step in applying for financial aid for college. High school graduates planning to attend college in September or January and parents new to navigating the college experience can attend free workshops to help them complete their 2011-12 financial aid application on-line. Both…

  • Superior Court seeks youth volunteers

    The Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth Vicinage, seeks youth volunteers from Monmouth County between the ages of 14 and 18 to serve on one of 36 Juvenile Conference Committees (JCC). According to a press release, the committees meet monthly for about two hours in Monmouth County municipalities. Young people play a valuable role in…

  • County officials laud Allentown, Millstone and Upper Freehold for open space projects

    The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders recognized Allentown, Millstone and Upper Freehold for finishing open space projects in the past year. The freeholders presented the three local municipalities and 12 other towns with signs on July 15 to commemorate their completion of Municipal Open Space Grant Program projects, according to a press release from…

  • Horse bred by U.F. farm and driven by Millstone resident wins $1.5M race

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Mark Mullen (l), manager of Fair Winds Farm in Upper Freehold, accepts the Hambletonian Breeders Trophy from Anthony Perretti, of Perretti Farms in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, on Aug. 6. PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA PHOTO INC. A s the epicenter of top standardbred breeding farms and training centers…

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