• Two Artists Different Journeys’

    by Judi Lewis Local artists Claire Boren and Judi Lewis are exhibiting work at a new gallery in Pier Village in Long Branch. Two Artists Different Journeys: An exploration of people and nature opened June 4 at the new Pier Village Gallery, where it will run through June 28. The artists will be present for…

  • Millstone’s White qualifies for NCAA at 800 meters

    Allentown grad is freshman at LSU BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Allentown High School graduate Sadiki White is making quite an impression in his freshman year at Louisiana State University (LSU). He is headed to this weekend’s NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships that will be held at the famed Hayward Field in Eugene…

  • Moore, Matrone sparked Allentown turnaround

    Girls lacrosse team won CVC Division title BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Remember the name Alex Moore because very few freshmen in girls lacrosse had a season like she did. Allentown’s Sara Hanley tries to elude West Windsor defenders during a game at West Windsor Plainsboro South High School in Princeton Junction on May 8. ERIC…

  • Vito Lista

    Mr. Lista, 74, of Manalapan, died May 29, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold. He was born in Italy and resided in Manalapan for the past 32 years. Prior to his retirement, he was a self-employed mason contractor and farmer. Surviving are his wife, Rosalia; three sons, Vincent of Freehold, Angelo of Palm Beach,…

  • Helen R. Gravatt

    Mrs. Gravatt, 81, of Millstone Township, died June 5, 2010, at The Manor, Freehold Township. She was born in Neptune Township and had resided in Freehold Township before she moved to Millstone. Prior to her retirement, she was a school bus driver for the Millstone Township Board of Education. She was predeceased by her husband,…

  • Support the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act

    On behalf of more than 5.5 million citizen-activists nationwide, the 60 Plus Association asks Congress to support the passage of H.R. 2057/S.3181, the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act. The Right to Repair Act is a good piece of bipartisan legislation that requires automakers to provide the same service information, safety alerts and tools…

  • Sudden cardiac arrest in youth is not rare

    On Aug. 10, 2006, our seemingly healthy 11-year-old daughter Janet died of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) while at cheering practice in Warren. She had no warning signs; the first symptom was death. The only thing that may have saved her life was an automated external defibrillator (AED), a medical device designed to deliver an electric…

  • Eliminating tax rebate would be devastating

    I am writing about the proposed elimination of the New Jersey Homestead property tax rebate program that is in jeopardy under the current state budget. My monthly income is very low. It is already a struggle to make ends meet and there are many in the state far worse off than me. I know that…

  • Readers weigh in on column on teachers’ union issues

    CODA GREG BEAN When I wrote a column critical of the state’s teachers’ unions a few weeks ago, I girded my loins for what I expected would be the usual backlash to columns like that — notes from readers angry that I was bashing noble teachers and programs “for the kids.” My readers got the…

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