• Join the AHS reunion committee

    The Allentown High School 50+ Reunion Committee will hold its 2011 meetings at the Garden State Diner, Route 537 and Georgetown Road, Wrightstown. All Allentown High School graduates are encouraged to attend. Meetings have been scheduled for April 15, June 24 and Aug. 19. Lunch will begin at noon; the meetings will follow. This year,…

  • Comedy competition slated for April 16

    A comedy competition will be held 8 p.m. April 16 at Tavern On The Lake, 101 N. Main St., Hightstown. The event will be hosted by radio personality Steve Trevelise and headlined by Jimmy ‘Roundboy” Graham, who has headlined at Resorts, opened for Artie Lange and has been seen in the movie “Invincible.” Ten comedians,…

  • Show seeks classic cars, antique fire apparatus

    The Hope Fire Company inAllentown 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 day…

  • Breakfast at firehouse slated for April 10

    The Millstone Township Fire Company Ladies’ Auxiliary will host a pancake and sausage breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 10 at the Millstone Township Firehouse, 461 Stage Coach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. Breakfast will include pancakes, sausages, orange juice, coffee, tea or hot chocolate. The fee is $5 per person, $3 for…

  • Reading event is open to children ages 3-10

    Areading event for children will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 at the Millstone Township Community Center, 470 Stagecoach Road, Millstone. The program is open to children ages 3 through 10. Activities planned include reading and listening to stories, the use of interactive reading materials and making bookmarks. Refreshments will be…

  • Millstone releases details of rejected shared superintendent proposal

    School district expects to hire new chief administrator this month BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The Board of Education plans to hire a new superintendent of schools within the next two weeks. The Millstone Township School District has been without a superintendent since the retirement of Mary Anne Donahue last year. The district considered…

  • Rewriting a classic is not the answer

    Huck Finn is getting a makeover, and it’s not pretty. It’s not the Hollywood kind of makeover, of course, but a misguided “modern” effort. There is no doubt that Mark Twain’sAmerican literary classic “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which was published in the United States in 1885, includes language that today we find offensive, horrid…

  • UFRSD will put $33M budget to vote in April 27 election

    Budget and debt service would raise average Allentown tax bill $164; average U.F. bill by $255 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A llentown and Upper Freehold voters will have their say April 27 on whether the Upper Freehold Regional School District should move forward with a plan to spend over $33 million during the 2011-12…

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