• County tourney next for improved Redbirds

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Allentown High School boys basketball coach Tim Magnus feels his team’s 3- 14 record coming into this week’s action is no indication of the progress it has made. Allentown’s Matt Morini soars past a Hopewell Valley High School player during a game at Allentown on Jan. 29. The Redbirds lost…

  • Kids spend a morning in disguise

    Sixth-graders research historical figures and dress like them BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Top to bottom: Gerard Gonzales portrays Leonardo DaVinci, Mehgan McQuade portrays Marie Antoinette and Stephanie Otten portrays R.L. Stein in teacher Kelsey Plunkett’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Tea” at the Millstone Township Middle School on Jan. 29. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff…

  • Find solutions that make sense for older Americans

    There is much to feel encouraged about regarding the president’s State of the Union address, but the president and Congress have their work cut out for them. Millions of older Americans face enormous challenges, many of whom work very hard to build nest eggs only to see them crack due to soaring health care costs.…

  • Sen. Beck and colleagues have responded to BOE woes

    In a recent article in your paper, Millstone Board of Education Vice President Margaret Gordon suggested that the board is concerned that I and my colleagues Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande have not been responsive to the board’s requests for help. We wanted to respond by outlining the numerous efforts we have taken…

  • Farm out your financial woes

    While some may say the recession is over, jobs are still scarce and many still feel the pinch. If you’re looking for extra income, an interesting hobby or a new business, why not try farming? The New Jersey Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA-NJ) can help. They are holding two new classes this…

  • N.J.’s horse racetracks need slots now

    However you look at it, the state of New Jersey must allow the installation of slot machines at our horse racing tracks. We must catch up with surrounding state competition and install these at once or face doing nothing and losing our state’s horsemen’s futures, open space, farmland and other agriculture jobs, revenue and lands…

  • Firefighting to cost over $1.7M in ’10

    Vote on Millstone’s proposed fire budget on Feb. 17 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer For the average Millstone homeowner, taxes would increase less than 5 cents per day this year if voters approve the proposed fire budget. The public is invited to participate in the budget vote and fire commissioner election from 2-9 p.m. Feb.…

  • Drug, alcohol prevention education at stake

    Municipal alliance pleads for towns’ support in raising $9K in 2010 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer An ounce of prevention doesn’t seem to be worth as much as a pound of cure to the Allentown and Upper Freehold community. The Upper Freehold/Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, which formed in 1990 to address…

  • Photo

    Jillian Kleinberg, of Millstone, keeps her eye on the spinning wheel as her mom Rose gets participants pumped up and her sister Olivia (l) looks on during the PTO Carnival at the Millstone Township Primary School on Feb. 4. More photos, page 30 and www.gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

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