• Council taps acting clerk

    ALLENTOWN — The Borough Council has appointed an acting municipal clerk to fill a vacancy in town hall. Julie Martin resigned as Allentown’s clerk in August to accept the position of municipal clerk in Eatontown. Martin had served as Allentown’s clerk for nine years. On Oct. 20, council members named Allentown resident Laurie Gavin to…

  • Allentown library steeple restored with care

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Renovations were recently completed at the Allentown Public Library at a reduced cost thanks to a labor of love. Allentown resident Jason Harris, who is a contractor, renovated the library building’s steeple at a reduced cost, said Roxanne Robinson, president of the Allentown Public Library board. The borough…

  • Domestic violence victims continue dire call for help

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer The power of the Internet recently played a critical part in domestic violence awareness. A surveillance video that exposed an altercation turned physical between a professional football player and his then-fiancee was widely circulated in the media and caught the attention of domestic violence victims. “The Ray Rice video unleashed…

  • Bloody good times on the set of ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ with star Bruce Campbell

    By Jeff Pfeiffer, www.channelguidemag.com It was just past the first day of winter in New Zealand when I arrived at a location called Riverhead, just outside of Auckland, to begin watching the filming of the new Starz series Ash vs Evil Dead, which airs Saturdays beginning Oct. 31. Coming from the northern U.S., I didn’t…

  • American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards 2015

    Hallmark Channel Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. This country is going to the dogs with the 5th Annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. TV personality, author and animal advocate Beth Stern and television veteran James Denton (Good Witch, Desperate Housewives) will return as cohosts of the program, with celebrities including Derek Hough, Bindi Irwin,…

  • Just a man, but a truly remarkable one

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Steve Jobs. It’s a name synonymous with technological innovation. In the new film that bears the same name, we get a peek into the life of that man during three very different moments in his life. Jobs (Michael Fassbender) cofounded Apple with his friend Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen)…

  • Jerry Mathers

    By Ali Datko, ReMIND Magazine Jerry Mathers as Beaver Cleaver Leave It to Beaver gave us situational comedy from a child’s point of view, and Jerry Mathers (“The Beaver”) delivered the laughs with endearing naiveté. Rumor has it that during casting, 8-year-old Mathers told the show’s producers that he would rather be at his Cub…

  • Final son’s senior year is moving too quickly

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Contrary to popular belief, I am not counting the days until my nest is empty. Although our four sons throw footballs, use a bounce pass to move a basketball through the foyer and wrestle to the point of madness, I still enjoy having them around. It’s enough to make…

  • Essay contest seeks entries from pupils

    The Charles Lafitte Foundation Kid’s Corner is hosting a National Bullying Prevention Month essay contest. Pupils in grades three through 12 are invited to participate in the contest. To enter, students must read a book listed under their corresponding grade level and write an essay sharing their own experiences that answers the following question: How…

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