• Foley, Gordon to again lead Millstone BOE

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Thomas Foley and Margaret Gordon will again serve as president and vice president of the Board of Education. At the April 27 re-organization meeting, they were the only candidates nominated for the positions. While the board unanimously elected Gordon, board members Holly Deitz voted against Foley serving as…

  • Millstone students get Arbor Day ‘tree’tment

    Commission donates 1,800 trees to township schools BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from top left: Millstone Township Elementary School third-grade teacher Gail Murray receives saplings for her class, donated from the Millstone Township Shade Tree Commission on April 28 in honor of Arbor Day. Millstone’s Michelle Kurzman sorts through…

  • A barrage of book smarts

    UFRSD middle school team advances to regional match BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Afriendly feud has sprung up among students seeking the spoils of literacy. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Upper Freehold Regional Middle School students (l-r) John Bardwil, Alyssa Sargent, Brianna O’Boyle, Marcus Tsang and Jackie Bucchere will compete in the regional Battle of…

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    Allentown High School coach Mary Ellen McCarthy has been inducted into the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

  • Major league baseball competition a big hit

    Area youths won honors in the Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit, and Run Competition on April 18. Ninety-four participants competed in the event, hosted by the Allentown/Upper Freehold Little League at the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary/Middle School fields. The Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit, and Run is a baseball skills competition that allows…

  • Allentown boys lacrosse honors senior players

    The Allentown boys lacrosse team honored its senior players on April 28 in a pregame ceremony before playing Colonial Valley Conference rival Hightstown. The Allentown High School boys lacrosse team honors graduating players in a Senior Day ceremony on April 28. First row (l-r): Richie Morris, Brendan Skeehan, Issac Nissim, Bryan Pope and Luke Lamb.…

  • Nightly newscast: Be afraid, be very afraid

    Coda • GREG BEAN Whenever someone asked what I did for a living, I never said I’m in “the media.” “I’m a local newspaperman,” I told them. “There’s a big difference.” Fact is, most local newspaper people of my long acquaintance are idealists who really do want to change the world by making a positive…

  • A trendy shop with old-fashioned flair

    Allentown boutique celebrates 12 years BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer SCOTT FRIEDMAN Necessities for the Heart owner Georgette Keenan rolls dice during the Kentucky Derby event her store hosted for customers in celebration of 12 years of doing business in downtown Allentown on May 2. ALLENTOWN — One downtown shop married trend with tradition for…

  • BORDENTOWN CITY: Land use plan heads to city

    Long-debated ordinance will go before new commission By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — With only a few minor changes, the Planning Board has referred the proposed and much-discussed land use ordinance to the City Commission for review and possible adoption.    After two special meetings, the board voted unanimously April 29 to send its…

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