Traffic laws we don't know or simply ignore Passing on the right or hanging tassels from a rearview mirror can get you tickets in the Garden State BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer       You see the flashing red lights in the rearview mirror and you don't know why. You weren't speeding, and you know that you came to a full stop at that stop sign back there. More ... AHS helps Home Depot help the environment BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       ALLENTOWN - What happens to the 30 million soda bottles that Americans waste daily? Well, 500 of them will be reused to package an all-natural plant food in part thanks to Allentown High School. More ... Millstone to re-create public image BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - The township should have a revamped Web site up and running in about six months. At the Jan. 17 committee meeting, township officials said they are currently in the process of updating all of the township's communications with the community, including its Web site, its ca... More ... AAA provides guides to parents of teen drivers       In the aftermath of traffic crashes that have claimed the lives of teenagers, their passengers and other motorists, the AAA Clubs of New Jersey remind parents of new drivers that teenagers have the highest collision rate of any age group and teenagers who have driven a year or less have the w... More ... Her clients are creatures great and small Handler trains dogs and small animals for commercial work BY KATHY HALL Correspondent       Lisa Christman lives a dog lover's ideal life. As the lead trainer and handler for the New York-based All Creatures Great and Small animal advertising agency, she not only takes her dogs to work with her, they often get paid for the day. More ... U.F. may make affordable housing a developer's issue BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - Township developers may soon have to build one affordable unit for every eight market-rate units in their new subdivisions. Township Planner Mark Remsa reviewed a draft of a new growth share ordinance that deals with state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) require... More ... Survivors of 9/11 responders may qualify for scholarships       Legislation that state Assembly members Pamela R. Lampitt, Fred Scalera, Mike Panter and Patrick J. Diegnan sponsored to provide college scholarships to surviving family members of New Jerseyans who die from illnesses caused by exposure to the 9/11 terrorist attack sites has been signed into ... More ... New center in U.F. would mix Christianity with arts Project's leaders trying to gauge community interest BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - For several years, Pat Weitz has had a vision of establishing a Christian arts center in the central New Jersey area. The vision began to come to fruition when she first established the Community Christian Choir in 1995. More ... Misconceptions abound about police, traffic laws       Officer dispels myth about ticket quotas; former prosecutor addresses DWI issues BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Most people have their own perception and misconceptions about the police - good and bad - but some misconceptions can be answered simply by asking a mem... More ... A geode in the Allentown community since '77 Art gallery celebrates three decades of success in the old mill BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       It's been an "Off The Wall" experience for Karen Deets in downtown Allentown for the past 30 years. The Allentown resident and artist first began working in the historic old mill on South Main Street, which formerly housed the Allentown Feed Co., in 1977. More ... School to cost millions more than budgeted for At the earliest, new facility could open by 2009 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       Even though a shovel has not yet been put into the ground, the new Upper Freehold Regional School District's middle school project is $10.7 million over budget. Paul D'Alto, the preconstruction manager for the project, provided the Board of Education with a project status report at ... More ...