• Diabetes screenings, talk at medical center

    Monmouth Medical Center, 300 Second Ave., Long Branch, will conduct glucose screenings 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 8. The free screenings will be performed by a registered nurse/certified diabetes educator and involve a simple “finger-stick” blood test. To register or for more information, call 732-923-5025. “Taking Control of Diabetes” will be presented 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at…

  • Anonymous cretins, beware: George is coming after you

    Coda • GREG BEAN T he righteous jihad against the anonymous cockroaches who hide in the darkness — slavering and mumbling to themselves like Gollum in a Tolkien pageturner — to post libelous and defamatory comments about their fellow human beings on the Internet is moving more rapidly than I could have predicted. Last week,…

  • A new season to soar

    Above: Allentown High School’s James Cocorles (22) works the ball during an intrasquad scrimmage at the high school on Aug. 24. Right: Allentown’s Nick Lucarella (45) keeps his eye on the ball to make a catch.

  • New school year rings in with new principal

    Former vice principal to head Millstone Twp. Middle School BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The middle school will have a new principal when school starts Sept. 8. Matthew Howell, the Millstone TownshipMiddle School’s former vice principal, has been appointed to replace former principal Michelle Vella, who left at the end of the school…

  • Stone Bridge chosen as new school’s name

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The name chosen for the new Upper Freehold Regional Middle School pays homage to the community’s heritage and serves to remind students to stand up for their beliefs. The school district had formed a naming committee to come up with names for the new school, which is scheduled to open…

  • Newcomer chosen for vacant BOE seat

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Two candidates came forward to replace Millstone Board of Education member Holly Deitz, who resigned her seat in July. Peter Kudrick, a former board member, and newcomer David DePinho made their cases for appointment during the public portion of the board’s Aug. 24 meeting. After the board returned from executive…

  • Americans are seeing the light on CFLs

    Guest Column • Michele S. Byers Millions of Americans are seeing the light … the energy- saving light, that is, from compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Going green to save money is catching on. The benefits of switching to CFLs are huge. For one, they are about 75 percent more energy efficient than traditional incandescent…

  • Kathleen E. Sajor

    Mrs. Sajor, 69, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 25, 2009, at home. She worked in the human resources department at CECOM, Fort Monmouth, for 15 years, retiring in 2005. Mrs. Sajor was a member of the Sweet Adelines and a strutter for the Happy Days String Band, Philadelphia. She is survived by her husband of…

  • Jennie Bonacorda

    Mrs. Bonacorda, 88, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 21, 2009, at The Manor, Freehold Township. She had lived in Italy, the Bronx and Brooklyn, N.Y., and the Rossmoor section of Monroe Township before settling in Freehold in 2008. Mrs. Bonacorda was a secretary for the Department of the Army at the Brooklyn Army Base until…

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