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    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Fall foliage takes on many hues.

  • Nov. 13 performance will benefit late teacher’s family

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — The Millstone Performing Arts Center, Dawson Court, will host a benefit performance featuring ventriloquist, musician and comedian Taylor Mason at 8 p.m. Nov. 13. Ticket prices range from $15 to $25 and may be purchased online at the website www.millstoneperformingarts.com. Mason’s performance will benefit the family of the late…

  • Dorfman, Grbelja, Dothard seeking 2 seats in Millstone

    Election 2015 By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Two three-year terms on the Township Committee in Millstone Township will be on the Election Day ballot on Nov. 3. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Republican incumbents Gary Dorfman and Nancy Grbelja are seeking re-election. Democrat Ray Dothard is seeking his first…

  • Garden club to meet

    ALLENTOWN — Gardens, like clothing, can always look a little better with some accessories — garden bling. Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens and adjunct professor of landscape architecture at Rutgers, will give his thoughts about accessories and how they can be incorporated into a home garden. The program will take place at the 7…

  • Color-a-Thon deemed a hit

    Climatologists need not be alarmed. It wasn’t exactly a rainbow, but there was a cloud of color in the air at the Millstone Township Middle School on Oct. 18 as more than 300 participants got involved at the first Color-a-Thon at the middle school. Christina Baldino, the event’s chairwoman, said she was moved that so…

  • Allentown Fall Festival

    PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Tessa Katz, left, and Asia Garrison, both 11, paint pumpkins during the Allentown Fall Festival on Main Street, Allentown, Oct. 10. Below, the Odessa Klezmer Band featuring Ed Goldberg on accordion, Steve Kaplan on woodwinds and Joe Golding on drums performs near the Old Mill during the Allentown Fall Festival.

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Pumpkins of all sizes were ready to be picked at the Red Wagon farm market, Route 33, Manalapan on Oct. 22. The pumpkins are set for their big day, Halloween, on Oct. 31.

  • Obesity in childhood leads to lifelong health complications

    The Struggle is real but the solutions are many By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer THINKSTOCK Luck played a role in the transformation of a Manalapan teen’s life when he went to the pediatrician with his mother. Dr. Jill Sharon, a Manalapan pediatrician, was filling in for Alec Fiallo’s regular pediatrician, and she noted his high…

  • The struggle is real

    Carolyn Latkovich Editor’s Note: This week Greater Media Newspapers examine a few of the struggles faced by families and individuals in Central New Jersey. This begins an occasional series on some of the physical, emotional and mental health challenges and successes experienced by our readers. Forty seconds is about the time that it takes to…

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