• Harshman fulfilling goal as Redbirds track coach

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Well-decorated distance runner Brian Harshman has wanted to coach high school track and field for many years and has finally gotten the opportunity in his late 40s with Allentown High School’s boys indoor team. “I’m getting to know the team but I won’t know what I have until the Lawrenceville Relays…

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    Allentown High School student Madeline Collins signs a letter of intent to attend LaSalle University in Philadelphia, where she will play women’s lacrosse. Collins is pictured with her mother Mary (l-r), Coach Mary Ellen McCarthy and her father Tim.

  • Help available for beginning farmers and ranchers

    On Dec. 15, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Advisory Committee selected Traci Bruckner of the Center for Rural Affairs as their chair. Bruckner was recently reappointed to serve another two-year term on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) advisory board. The committee advises the Secretary of Agriculture on assisting beginning farmers and ranchers in securing…

  • Weakened act will put drinking water at risk

    The recent decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court to weaken the Clean Water Act, a bill that has protected our waterways for over 30 years, will put our country’s drinking water in grave danger. The Clean Water Act was intended to end dangerous water pollution by regulating every major polluter. Now, regulators may be…

  • Donations help Salvation Army year-round

    2010 is quickly drawing to a close. And as the year ends, so does the opportunity to make a tax-deductible donation to The Salvation Army for this year. More than simply receiving a tax deduction, you can still help to fill our kettles, which aren’t full. In turn, you’ll also help your neighbors in need.…

  • Author attempts to capture essence of Christmas 1945

    Book examines how throng of military personnel tried to get home for holidays after WWII BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Christmas is a special time of year for many families, but the Christmas of 1945 was special to the entire nation because it was the first Christmas after the end of World War II. Matthew Litt,…

  • Chronic disease self-management assistance now available online

    For a limited time, New Jersey residents with ongoing health conditions can enroll for free in a new online version of a popular and effective chronic disease self-management program traditionally conducted in community workshops. Better Choices, Better Health helps people with arthritis, asthma, diabetes, lung disease, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and many other chronic conditions…

  • in the service •••

    Marine Corps Pvt. Dean Aszman, son of Debbie and Harry Aszman of Millstone, recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C., which is designed to challenge new recruits both physically and mentally. In addition to the physical conditioning program, Aszman spent numerous hours in classroom and field assignments,…

  • Anti-terrorist training exercise held

    The New Jersey Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) conducted an extensive homeland security disaster training exercise based at the general aviation area of Trenton-Mercer Airport in Ewing on Dec. 4. The initial scenario for the exercise was the explosion of 10 terrorist bombs at critical infrastructure around New Jersey, including several bridges, a…

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