• Let the games begin

    Clockwise from top left: Allentown High School’s Frank O’Brien connects with a pitch during a game against Ewing High School at Allentown on April 24. Allentown High School pitcher Paul Palladino tries to outsmart the batter. Allentown High School’s catcher Mike Ras tags out a potential Ewing High School score at the plate. PHOTOS BY…

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    Our online Facebook and Twitter pages are up and running, and we invite our readers to check out this faster way of keeping up with what is going on in their region. Let us assure anyone who is thinking “I don’t text and I don’t tweet” that we’ve made accessing these online sites very simple.…

  • Young Redbird golf team is learning on the job

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown’s golf team has had its share of success during coach Doug Hunt’s 24 years, including a No. 2 ranking in NJSIAA Group I and a No. 11 finish in the final rankings after competing in the state Meet of Champions. Allentown High School’s John Masserini reacts to missing a putt…

  • Allentown artist’s quiet studio

    The artistic talent of Frank Bardachino, of Allentown, will be showcased in the Mercer County Community College Visual Arts Students Exhibition through May 13. The artists will host an opening reception 5-7:30 p.m. April 29. “Quiet Studio” by Allentown’s Frank Bardachino The exhibit is free and open to the public and takes place at The…

  • Sensational enough to win

    With enough votes, Millstone resident can make her way to Broadway’s BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone’s Ashley Rose Folino, 19, has a chance to win a walk on role in Broadway’s “Chicago” through an online voting contest. MILLSTONE — Ashley Rose Folino, 19, sang her way into the final six contestants of a national…

  • Upper Freehold Regional budget fails at the polls

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Voters rejected the Upper Freehold Regional School District’s proposal to raise $19.1 million in support of a $37.9 million school budget. During the April 20 election, 1,679 Allentown and Upper Freehold residents cast ballots against the 9.88 percent tax levy increase while 681 supported it. The proposal would…

  • For art, architecture, photography enthusiasts

    The historic town of Roosevelt, with its rich artistic tradition, will present an exhibition of works on paper and photography. Sponsored by the Roosevelt Arts Project, the exhibit will feature the works by Roosevelt artists, as well as guest artists from the West Windsor, Princeton and Brooklyn’s Red Hook art scenes. The event will take…

  • Money woes: Firefighter, others let go

    Hope Fire Company asks Allentown and all area residents to increase contributions BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Due to budget constraints, two Department of Public Works employees and one Hope Fire Company (HFC) paid firefighter will lose their jobs. The Township Committee passed resolutions March 22 to reclassify two firefighters from probationary to…

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