• Fort Monmouth will hold flag casing ceremony

    OCEANPORT — Maj. Gen. Randolph P. Strong, commander of the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth, will host the casing of the CECOM flag in a formal ceremony on Friday, Sept. 10, at 10:30 a.m. on Greely Field. The ceremony marks the official transfer of CECOM from Fort Monmouth to Aberdeen Proving…

  • Flowers, rocks, sticks and truth

    BY MARIE MABER Correspondent How soon after summer turns to fall do you begin to miss her blossoms? If summer’s passing has left you longing for another chance to embrace her tulips and delphiniums, then visit Brookdale’s CVA Gallery to view Dan Schroll’s exhibition, “Documents and Flowers.” “Tulips” If flowers aren’t your “thing,” then turn…

  • Allentown’s Scheuerman likes Redbirds’ prospects

    Running back looking to improve on 1,717-yard season BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Ross Scheuerman had junior seasons in wrestling and football that any high school athlete would envy. Allentown High School’s Ross Scheuerman (center) tries to elude a pair of Lakewood High School defenders during a preseason scrimmage in Lakewood. He is looking to improve…

  • on campus •••

    Steven Slimowicz of Allentown has graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck. Nicole Galipo of the Clarksburg section of Millstone has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Montclair State University, Montclair, where she is majoring in elementary education. Nicole is a 2009 graduate of Allentown High School. Vincent Gerard Gulino, son…

  • Rutgers U. enrolls largest first-year class in its history

    Total university enrollment expected to set record at more than 56,400 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, expects a record enrollment of more than 56,400 undergraduate and graduate students on its three main campuses this fall. Rutgers will welcome the largest first-year class in its history, with an estimated 7,300 first-year students expected university-wide. Preliminary figures show…

  • School district will review more bus stops

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The location of cluster bus stops for schoolchildren have parents angrily pleading for the school district to consider child safety. While Upper Freehold Regional School District Superintendent Dick Fitzpatrick has visited some of the stops parents expressed concerns about and moved some off busy thoroughfares and into housing…

  • Motorcycle riders support Right to Repair Act

    The Motorcycle Riders Foundation strongly believes that consumers are entitled to the freedom to choose how their motorcycle, car or other type of vehicle is maintained, serviced or upgraded. That’s why we support the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (S3181/HR2057) and urge Congress to swiftly pass the legislation in order to safeguard individual…

  • Pharmaceutical assistance program is strong

    AARP New Jersey would like to thank Gov. Chris Christie for his leadership in working with the state Legislature to withdraw the original budget proposal concerning Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD), the state’s prescription drug program for low-income and disabled residents. The proposed $310 first-ever deductible and the more than doubled co-pays…

  • Changes for EMS volunteers not for the best

    On Sept. 11, 2001, New Jersey volunteer Emergency Medical Service (EMS) squads dispatched more than 400 ambulances to New York City and North Jersey, all while continuing to staff ambulances and answer calls in their own communities. In the months following, volunteer EMS squads throughout the state noted generous donations and increased support, respect and…

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