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    Lawrence S. Krompier, Millstone Township, has been named the new executive director of the Board of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce. As executive director, Krompier will manage the operations of the chamber, promote and advocate for local business and industry, and implement and coordinate all chamber activities and projects, among other responsibilities. Prior to being…

  • 2nd Infantry Division veterans sought

    The 2nd (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who ever served in the 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and its annual reunion in St. Louis on Aug. 25-29, visit the association’s website at www.2ida.org or contact the association’s secretary-treasurer, Bob Haynes, at [email protected] or 224-225-1202.

  • Show seeks classic cars, antique fire apparatus

    The Hope Fire Company in Allentown will host a classic car and antique fire apparatus show on Aug. 6. The event will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Allentown High School parking lot. The rain date is Aug. 7. Classic cars can be preregistered for the event for $15 or registered the…

  • Harness horse camp seeks applicants

    The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) seeks applicants for its five-day harness horse day camp to be held 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 26-30 at Gaitway Farm, Manalapan. For more information, email Director Ellen Taylor at [email protected].

  • Bereavement group will meet July 11

    The Compassionate Friends, Mercer Chapter, will hold its monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. July 11 at the Capital Health System of Hamilton, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton Township. The group’s mission is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child. For more information, call Lisa Linkowsky at 609-516-8047 or visit…

  • GPS can’t help an ambulance if it has no volunteers

    The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) redesign bill S818/A2095, passed by the General Assembly and now being considered in the Senate, is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. The bill has several flaws and vague language. For example, its proponents claim the changes the bill would bring to New Jersey’s EMS system would cost less than $2…

  • Gov.’s veto disappoints adoption community

    The governor thinks that by conditionally vetoing S799, which would have given adult adoptees access to their original birth certificate, he is addressing the needs of the adoption community. But he is not. First, adopted persons never consented to having their own original birth certificates sealed against them. No other New Jersey citizens are barred…

  • To no avail, neighbor skips vacation to protest family’s pool creation

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — A Laurel Court family will be able to construct a new swimming pool in their backyard, even though doing so will require disturbing steep slopes and removing trees. The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously voted in favor of Thomas and Kristen Saker’s development application at the June 22 meeting.…

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