• Roosevelt slates youth floor hockey program

    The Roosevelt Recreation Department is sponsoring a youth indoor floor hockey program for students in grades 1-6 on Monday nights from 7:30 to 9 p.m., beginning Dec. 7. The program will be held at the Roosevelt School, 2 School Lane, and is offered free of charge. The program will not run on days that school…

  • Scholarship offered to 4-H and FFA members

    The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board has announced a new $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H or FFA members pursue equine activities. The first Sara Dubinin Scholarship, in memory of Sara Dubinin, who loved horses, will be presented at the New Jersey Bred Equine Breeder Awards Dinner on Jan. 31, 2010. Dubinin, a resident of Sayreville…

  • Running down a dream

    Clockwise from top: Allentown High School’s Zachary Wishbow races in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Sectional meet at Thompson Park in Monroe Township on Nov. 7. Allentown High School’s Juliet Scesney runs. Allentown High School’s Ian Herrighty (l) competes. Allentown High School’s Bridgette Meloro races.

  • Sports Shorts

    Millstone Elks Lodge No. 2613 will hold a basketball free throw shooting contest 8:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at the Millstone Primary School on Schoolhouse Lane. Registration for the “hoop shoot,” which is open to boys and girls ages 8-13, will begin at 8:30 a.m. The competition will be broken into three age groups: 8-9, 10-11…

  • The future of Allentown High School football

    Allentown’s freshman football team moved one step closer to a perfect season with a decisive victory against Hopewell Valley last week. Allentown High School freshman football team member Frankie Juba rushes the ball during the game against Hopewell Valley on Nov. 4. Allentown won the game 28-12. The team prevailed against Hopewell Valley 28-12 on…

  • Millstone Eagles ascend

    Two teams advance to second round of respective playoffs BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone Eagles Pop Warner teams glided into postseason and continue to soar. The PeeWee teamdefeatedMonroe Nov. 1 to take home the title of Central Jersey Division II champions. After beating Ocean 8-0 Nov. 8, the Pee Wee team has an 11-0…

  • Preventing another Operation Bid Rig

    Guest Column • Arthur Z. Kamin Now that the election is over, it is time for the five-member Board of Freeholders to come together and adopt a strong ethics structure to give the county the watchdog agency it needs to help ensure honest government. The two Republican freeholders have been battling efforts by the three…

  • Investigate facts about health care reform, Medicare

    Fixing our broken health care system is far too important to be derailed by myths and scare tactics perpetuated by special interest groups trying to block progress on health care reform. You may have heard the outrageous claim that health care reform will get rid of Medicare. In fact, for people in Medicare, health care…

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