• Garden State Film Festival plans full slate of events

    The Garden State Film Festival is gearing up for its ninth year. This year’s festival weekend will feature 150 films shown in five locations during its four-day run, along with a casting call with talent agent Renate English, seminars with the stars and career makers including Steve Sabol, president of NFL Films, and actress Lainie…

  • Gardeners can learn to make a rain barrel

    Ellen Silverman, Allentown Garden Club member, artist and Ocean County Master Gardener, will demonstrate how to construct a rain barrel at the club’s meeting April 14. All are welcome to attend the 7 p.m. meeting at the Allentown Methodist Church on Church Street. For more information, go to www.AllentownGardenClub.org, or contact presidents John and Susan…

  • Beware of the reported dangers of wood smoke

    Wood fires are cozy and quaint. The smoke is loaded with particulates. The smoke does not dissipate, but saturates the neighborhood in a blanket of ground-hugging highly noxious fumes. “The largest single source of outdoor fine particles (PM2.5) entering into our homes in many American cities is our neighbor’s fireplace or wood stove. … only…

  • Bill honoring local fallen veteran back on the table

    Holt, Lautenberg reintroduce bill to fill void in military’s suicide prevention efforts Sgt. Coleman Bean EAST BRUNSWICK — Township resident Linda Bean was back on Capitol Hill last week, accompanying U.S. Rep. Rush Holt as he reintroduced a bill aimed at closing a critical gap in suicide prevention for returning veterans. “This legislation seeks to…

  • Officials: Public will have say on marijuana distribution site

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Members of the public will have a chance to state their views on New Jersey’s plan to place a medicinal marijuana alternative treatment center off Route 33 in Manalapan. The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced the licensing of six nonprofit alternative treatment centers (ATC) for…

  • Millstone’s got more talent

    Annual showcase to benefit twp. schools nearly doubles number of performers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A building tornado of talent will touch down in the township on April 2. Five weeks ago, the artistic whimsies of people living throughout the Millstone area started swirling during auditions for “Millstone’s Got Talent Two.” Now,…

  • ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ takes the stage to help children in need

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Jesus Christ fed the hungry, and now the rock musical made about his life will, too. Proceeds from the production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” at the Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC) onApril 9 will help feed hungry children in East Africa, according to Laurie Edwards, president of N.J.…

  • Half-Pint Helpers’ mission: Sell ‘junk food’ to aid Japan

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A group of young Millstone neighbors who call themselves Half-Pint Helpers organized a bake sale in front of Albivi restaurant, Millstone, March 25 to collect money for the American Red Cross relief efforts in Japan. MILLSTONE — They had their cupcakes and helped Japan, too. Residents and other locals commuting…

  • Short-term decision good for some, very bad for others

    CODA GREG BEAN Was anyone surprised by the news last week that the teachers’ union in South Brunswick, the South Brunswick EducationAssociation, after “careful consideration” rejected a proposed wage freeze for the 2011-12 school year? If they had accepted the freeze, the number of full-time-position cuts in the district would have been reduced from 60…

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