• ‘Portals’ art exhibit is now on display

    ‘Portals,” an art exhibit bought by the Allentown Art Guild, is being held in collaboration with the Laurita Winery, 35 Archertown Road, New Egypt. The artwork will be on display through May 7. A free opening reception will be held 2-5 p.m. Feb. 7 at the winery. “HH1 at Sunset” by Frank Lumia The exhibit…

  • Senator’s bill proposes putting end to COAH

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Abill that would abolish the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) has been introduced in the state Senate as S-1. The bill was introduced in a Senate session that was held after Gov. Chris Christie was inaugurated on Jan. 19. Senator Raymond J. Lesniak (DUnion) is the sponsor of the…

  • Millstone: No tax delinquents need apply

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Applicants in arrears on their municipal taxes would have to pay up before they could appear before the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, under an ordinance introduced at the Jan. 20 Township Committee meeting. The proposed ordinance states that every application for development to either board…

  • Administrative appointments named in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Starting Feb. 1, familiar faces will have new positions in the municipal administration. Township Administrator and Municipal Clerk Barbara Bascom, who has held both jobs since 1992, will retire as of that date. At the Jan. 21 Township Committee meeting, Dana Tyler, who has served as deputy…

  • Wet weather boon: less gypsy moth spraying

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Last spring’s heavy rains had an unexpected benefit. It kept the gypsy moth population down, so less spraying will need to be done this year, Ken Gann, the Department of Public Works supervisor, told the Township Committee at its Jan. 20 meeting. In 2009, approximately 800 acres of…

  • Allentown drops close game to New Egypt

    Left: Allentown’s Monica Blanco (No. 4) drives to the basket while New Egypt’s Corinne Kuey defends during the basketball game at Allentown High School on Jan. 23. Allentown nearly lost to New Egypt 37-40. Above: New Egypt’s Corinne Kuey pulls down a rebound against Allentown’s Kristal Noyan. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO

  • Tuition reimbursement bill to have 2nd chance

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer State legislators who want to enact a law that lays out how a school district employee may be reimbursed for the cost of tuition for ongoing education will make that attempt in the first days of the new legislative session. Proponents of such a law believed they were on the…

  • Closing the books on Corzine and the 213th Legislature

    News has been dominated by the pomp and ceremony of Gov. Chris Christie’s inauguration. Less noticed was the flurry of activity by former Gov. Jon Corzine in his final days in office. Following the state Legislature’s lame duck session, Corzine had about a week to turn thumbs-up or thumbs-down on dozens of bills which, by…

  • N.J. needs change that can fit in a pocket

    Gov. Chris Christie in his inauguration speech, parroting the president, claims “change has arrived.” Okay fine, when am I getting a permanent property tax cut? Robert Scardapane Somerset

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