• ON CAMPUS

    Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, has named the following students to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list: from Millstone Township, Catherine Borna, Karli Moke, Cassidy Troy and Brian McNutt. The College of New Jersey, Ewing, has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester: from Allentown, Gabriela Johnson,…

  • Navy thanks school district for supporting employee’s call-up

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent As the Naval Reserves nears its 100th birthday in March, Upper Freehold Regional School District Superintendent of Schools Richard Fitzpatrick already has good reason to celebrate that milestone. Fitzpatrick shared a heartwarming letter he received from the military at the Board of Education’s Jan. 7 meeting. In the letter dated Dec.…

  • There’s a reason they call it ‘the great outdoors’

    The world has changed.Wii has replaced “Wheeeee!”Tweeting is no longer for the birds, and Blackberries aren’t for picking on a warm summer afternoon. Kids today spend twice as much time indoors than their counterparts two decades ago. But technology can be a great ally for families who want to spend more time in nature. NatureFind,…

  • Area schools and camps have so much to offer

    Camp Excel Academy College Coaches (ACC), located in Morganville, provides professional college coaching to high school students and their parents.ACC focuses on finding the colleges that meet the student’s academic, career and social requirements.ACC will alleviate the stress, procrastination and concerns over finding the school that will be the best fit.ACC helps organize and process…

  • The M Spot

    TOP PICK New Jersey Repertory Company presents the world premiere of “The M Spot” by Michael Tucker, star of TV’s “L.A. Law.” Jerry and Maddie have been married — forever — and are looking for something to recapture the former vitality of their marriage. They’ve been through the mill when it comes to therapists and…

  • ‘Riding My Way Back’ to be screened

    UPPER FREEHOLD — The New Jersey Horse Council will present a screening of “Riding My Way Back,” an award-winning documentary about the powerful healing of therapeutic riding for a veteran with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), at Rick’s Saddle Shop, 282 Route 539, at 6 p.m. Feb. 26. This event is…

  • Upper Freehold ordinance revises recreation fees

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that reduces fees for nonresidents who use certain recreation facilities in the municipality and provides for a slight increase in the fee a resident will pay. No one from the public spoke about the ordinance during a public hearing…

  • Allentown council fills boards with appointees

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The final mayoral appointments for 2015 have been approved by the Borough Council, filling vacancies on boards and commissions. Mayoral appointments initially appeared on the agenda at the council’s Jan. 6 reorganization meeting, but they became a point of contention among Republicans Dan Wimer and Margaret Rose, Democrats…

  • Sylvia’s Children seeks doctors, nurses for clinic

    Local nonprofit Sylvia’s Children is seeking medical professionals to assist on an upcoming trip to Uganda, Africa. Sylvia Allen, founder and president of Sylvia’s Children, said plans are to open the Hynes Family Clinic, a 6,000- square-foot medical clinic funded and constructed by the nonprofit in the village of Mbiriizi. “There are 35,000 people in…

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