• ON CAMPUS

    Kasey Homan of Allentown has been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester at York College, York, Pennsylvania. Victoria Cheff, daughter of Robert and Tanya Cheff of Allentown, has been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester at Colby College, Waterville, Maine. Evan Burek of Allentown has been named…

  • County genealogy society assists with lineage links

    REGIONAL INTEREST By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer For many families, summer is the time for reunions and gatherings that bring generations together. It is a time to reflect on the ties that bind a family. Those ties, or roots, make up a family’s genealogy. “Genealogy is much more than just names and dates of your…

  • Manalapan officials reject plan for stores, apartments

    REGIONAL INTEREST By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – A proposed development mixing retail uses with 900 apartments is off the table in Manalapan. At a special meeting of the Township Committee held June 29 at Manalapan High School, municipal officials said a development proposal put forth by Cardinale Enterprises several months ago will not…

  • Application will be made for funds to repair church

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Pat Butch, who is a member of the Millstone Township Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council, has started an application process that could result in the receipt of funds to be used for repairs and maintenance on the historic Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church, Route 524. The township owns the…

  • Phone scam costs resident

    JACKSON – Police reported that a Jackson resident recently fell prey to a telephone scam and they cautioned residents to be aware of such flim-flams. Lt. Steven Laskiewicz said the man, whose name was not released by police, reported the scheme after he signed up for an online dating service. The man told police that…

  • Vans Warped Tour strikes the right chord with fans

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Thousands of music lovers packed the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel for the 2015 Vans Warped Tour on June 19. ADAM C. UZIALKO/STAFF Thousands braved the grueling heat and heavy traffic to see their favorite bands play an all day festival at the PNC Bank Arts Center. The…

  • Home designer has flair for trend-setting work

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Dionne Trifiro, a Millstone Township resident who is the senior designer at Christopher Peacock, New York, designed this kitchen in a country estate on Long Island. Dionne Trifiro of Millstone Township was raised in the small European nation of Malta, but she left her home as a young adult at the…

  • Allentown will share town court

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Court is back in session in Plumsted Township after a shared services agreement with Allentown was created to handle the judicial needs of both municipalities. Several months after officials in both towns approved the agreement, Plumsted has a full-time court administrator in place and Allentown has a venue for its…

  • Literacy groups help students turn page toward better life

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Chris Vecere, a volunteer tutor with Literacy Volunteers of Monmouth County, chats with students during an ESL conversation group at the Monmouth County Library Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury on July 15. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Navigating through everyday life involves innumerable small tasks that many take for granted. Signing forms,…

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