• Gun permit info to remain private

    Legislation prohibiting the public release of the identity of firearms purchaser identification card holders and handgun purchaser permit holders has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. Prior to the bill signing, access to such personal information was prohibited by regulation, but could have been obtained under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA),…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    The positives of seeing kids leave the nest Lori Clinch A lthough I have a hard time when my children head off to their campus home, I’m here to announce that I am starting to see the bright side of things. In fact, my optimism really kicked in when I did the wash this past…

  • Viewpoint

    All good things come to an end Donna Kenyon Call me crazy, but I don’t like Labor Day, and not just because I can’t wear white pants anymore. I have always detested Labor Day ever since I was a child and the holiday signaled the dreaded back-to-school routine. Then, I think I disliked it even…

  • IN THE NEWS

    The adventure begins Mark Rosman I t was 7:35 a.m. on Aug. 27 when my son, Nate, called me in response to my earlier telephone message in which I asked him if he was going to make it to his 8 a.m. economics class at Penn State University. When he called me back he said…

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    Action on the putting green at Gambler Ridge in Upper Freehold Township. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Sebastian Ben Fortunato

    Mr. Fortunato, 83, of Millstone Township, formerly of Point Pleasant and Montclair, died Aug. 24, 2013. He served in the U.S Army during the Korean War. He had a lifelong career in real estate development and was concurrently employed by Schering Plough, Union, where he worked for 29 years until retiring in 1981 as the…

  • Foundation offers trees to members

    New Jersey residents who join the Arbor Day Foundation in September will receive 10 trees as part of the foundation’s Trees for America program. Trees for America encourages the planting of trees for the benefit of the environment and for quality of life, according to a press release. Those who become a member of the…

  • Schools required to notify students of info gathering

    Effective July 1, schools that provide students with electronic devices such as cellphones, laptop, tablet or notebook computers, or other devices, must give the student written or electronic notification that the device may record or collect information on the student’s activity or use of the device, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association. This…

  • Enthusiastic band director ready to go at AHS

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Ross Hecht, the new band director at Allentown High School, instructs students during summer band camp. ALLENTOWN — Ross Hecht, the new band director at Allentown High School, may be in his first job straight out of college, but he comes to the position with experience and enthusiasm. He is already…

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