• Changing perspectives over time

    Students learn how attitudes toward veterans have changed BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer When Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (D-12th District) was a boy, schools closed for Veterans Day but did not teach students the significance of the holiday. Top: War veterans Richard Brody and Bill Nurko represent the Millstone Township Veterans Memorial Council during the Veterans…

  • Yeshiva granted stay to avoid irreparable harm

    Judge: Plaintiffs won’t ultimately prevail on appeal BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The yeshiva in Roosevelt will have to reduce its student population to 12 come June, or possibly sooner. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson, sitting in Freehold Nov. 13, ruled that Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah could continue operating in the Homestead Lane synagogue…

  • Classroom for autistic students considered

    Educating students in-district would save money BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer There are potential pros and cons of the Millstone Township School District using federal stimulus money to implement a self-contained classroom for autistic students in grades K-2. The Board of Education has been grappling with whether such a program would attract students from out…

  • Yeshiva granted stay to avoid irreparable harm

    Judge: Plaintiffs won By Jennifer Kohlhepp Judge: Plaintiffs won’t ultimately prevail on appeal Staff Writer The yeshiva in Roosevelt will have to reduce its student population to 12 come June, or possibly sooner. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Lawrence Lawson, sitting in Freehold Nov. 13, ruled that Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah could continue operating in the…

  • Cartoon

    Children of all ages visit with Casey, the 6-year-old Jack Russell terrier featured in the Casey and Bella children’s book series, at the Barnes & Noble in Freehold on Nov. 12. For the story, see page 18.

  • Sports Shorts

    360 Lacrosse will host tryouts for 2010 summer travel teams Nov. 21 at the Tab Ramos Center, 17 Blair Road, Aberdeen. Tryouts for current fifth- and sixth-graders will be held 2-4 p.m., and tryouts for current seventh and eighth-graders will be held 4-6 p.m. Visit www.360Lacrosse.net for more information. Applications for high school teams are…

  • Millstone youth makes a splash

    Peddie School offers community aquatics program BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Matt Gold tried sports at school, but didn’t have much fun playing them. Millstone’s Matt Gold, 9, swims in the Mid-Summer Classic, a four-day tournament in Baltimore. The 9-year-old who attends Millstone Township Elementary School never gave up on finding an athletic activity to…

  • Documentary remembers ideal school

    Millstone resident is featured in film, recalls alma mater BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — “A Place Out of Time: The Bordentown School,” a film by Dave Davidson, had its premiere in July at the Newark Museum as part of the New Jersey Black Film Festival. Township resident Dempsey Dixon, 89, is an alumnus…

  • Purchase would make teachers louder, clearer

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The school district may spend $83,664 in federal stimulus money to install voice clarity systems at the primary and elementary schools. Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue gave a presentation to the Board of Education Nov. 9 on how the district may spend American Recovery and Reinvestment Act…

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