• Cable company’s service frustrates customer

    I recently spoke on the phone with an agent of a cable television company who could not figure out the answer to my problem. With the escalating cost of service, there is less service and more annoying problems. I have had servicemen and supervisors in my home to fix these problems over the past several…

  • LeGrand still believes

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Eric LeGrand attends a gala for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation in 2012 in New York City. MIKE COPPOLA Few stories of homegrown perseverance have gripped the Garden State like that of Eric LeGrand. Doctors thought the former Rutgers University football player would forever be a quadriplegic after he…

  • Golf classic at Baltusrol will benefit CASA

    The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) will host its 11th annual Charity Golf Classic on June 30 at the Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, Union County. All proceeds from the event will benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of New Jersey, a nonprofit volunteer-based organization that assists the court and child welfare systems to ensure the…

  • Panel will look at food service options for Millstone schools

    MILLSTONE — Next year, students in the Millstone K-8 School District may find some changes in the cafeteria food they are offered during the school day. At a Board of Education meeting on Jan. 27, Superintendent of Schools Scott Feder called on the board to help form an ad hoc committee whose members will be…

  • Groups tailor aid to victims of abuse

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Domestic violence affects those from all walks of life, and the organizations that help victims take care to accommodate them all. “There are a lot of cultural nuances we have to keep in mind, and we will work accordingly,” said Devangi Raval of Manavi, a New Brunswick organization for South…

  • Renaissance art depicts stages of love

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Edoardo Mungiello, above, presented a talk on “Love’s Conversion in Renaissance Paintings” during an event sponsored by the Freehold Borough Arts Council. The discussion featured images of works by Botticelli, Titian and Veronese. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON Walt Disney knew it. So did 15th- and 16th-century painters like Botticelli,…

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    Allentown High School’s Lucas Newman (20) battles Northern Burllington’s Marshe Terry for a rebound during a Jan. 31 game played in Allentown. The Redbirds were victorious, 55-44. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Domestic violence has no boundaries

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A punch in the face marked the end of what started as a festive night for Lauren. The Old Bridge resident had attended a wedding with her husband, who had gotten drunk and had never before exhibited any signs of violence. “I was pretty much blown away,” she said. “All…

  • Revaluation will be done in 2014

    Upper Freehold Township officials will begin moving forward with the tax revaluation process after a review of township maps. “Once the final resolution of the mapping issues are arrived at, the on-the-ground process will begin,” Upper Freehold Township Tax Assessor Steve Walters said. Walters said he and municipal officials expect to meet with representatives of…

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