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March 15, 2007
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Child victims of Bronx fire laid to rest in Millstone
Hundreds of mourners come to area to support Magassas
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
Route 33 was backed up for miles to the New Jersey Turnpike on Monday afternoon as hundreds of mourners paid their respects to victims of a Bronx, N.Y., fire. Five young children were laid to rest in the Makbarat as-Salaam cemetery in Millstone, a Muslim cemetery located on Conover ... More...
Budget offers kids more space, teachers, supplies
Boro faces 6-cent tax hike; U.F. looks at 4-cent increase
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

The Upper Freehold Regional School District's proposed $16.6 million budget would raise taxes but would also address overcrowding and student development issues. The Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt the preliminary budget at its March 7 meeting. The board will conduct a... More...

N.J. still sorting out legal details of civil unions
Whether institution is recognized elsewhere varies from state to state
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

Same-sex couples all over New Jersey applied for civil union licenses when a new law that allows them to took effect on Feb. 20. While the moment was seen by rights groups as a step forward, it was also seen as a sharp reminder that gay and lesbian couples still cannot technically g... More...


Two seek Allentown seats on regional board
Referendum and overcrowding top issues in school district
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Two candidates are seeking election to the two open Allentown seats on the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education. Douglas Anthony, 41, has registered to seek the one three-year term Allentown seat, and Elizabeth Trent, 52, registered to take on the one-year left in an unexpired... More...


County freeholders adopt $286M budget
Homeowners would pay $41 more this year

FREEHOLD - Following a number of public hearings, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders eliminated 18 vacant positions before adopting the 2007 spending plan by a 3-2 vote. The $471,854,000 budget, adopted March 8, limits the county tax levy increase to 2.9 percent, which m... More...


Three to vie for two U.F. seats on regional board
Bressi, Murphy decide not to seek re-election
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - Voters will choose two of three candidates on April 17 to fill the open seats on the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education. Current Upper Freehold board members Jeanette Bressi and Stephen Murphy decided not to run for re-election to the board. Ken Caitano, 40, Jos... More...


Millstone cuts fire budget, reducing its tax impact
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE -The Township Committee unanimously approved a $1.1 million budget for the fire district at its March 7 meeting. Most of the fire company members attended the meeting in uniform, and a firetruck was parked outside the municipal building in case there were any emergency call... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Information session with schools superintendent
The public is invited to a brief informative presentation and question-and-answer session with Dr. Mary Anne Donahue, Millstone superintendent of schools, March 20 at 7 p.m. at Millstone Township Elementary School. Parents will have an opportunity to get involved and ask questions about... More...
•Pancake breakfast and egg hunt April 1
•Photo contest captures favorite places in N.J.
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 Letters
•Gay Straight Alliance designation clarified
In response to the March 1 article on Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs), I would like to clarify that our organization, the Central New Jersey chapter of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN CNJ) does not have a trademark for the designation GSA or Gay Straight Alliance. More...
•Be aware of inhalants and poisons in the community
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 Editorials
•Greg Bean
Coda An election where the few spent the money of many The next time you think your vote doesn't count, just look at the recent Fire District No. 1 election in East Brunswick, where each of 30 votes was worth about $200,000 in bonding. More...
•Court decision boosts N.J. residents' rights
•Your Turn
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Louis A. Conforti Mr. Conforti, 86, of Jackson, died Feb. 12, 2007, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township. He was born in Newark and lived in Nutley and Seaside Heights before moving to Jackson in 2005. Prior to retiring in 1982, he was a machinist with Bendex Corp., Teterboro and Eat... More...
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 Schools
•Encouraging kids to read
Millstone Township first-grader Amanda Payne, 7, (top photo) shows Spirit the pictures in a book while Nick Colonna, 18, of Millstone, (bottom photo) sits and listens to Megan Kaba, 7, read to Totu the dog during a visit from the Furry Angels, a dog therapy group, on Read Across America day at the... More...
•On Campus
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 Sports
•Brookdale women off to NJCAA tournament
To call the Brookdale Community College women's basketball team a group of overachievers wouldn't do them justice. Coaches Joanne Cobb and Marianne Campacci may have assembled a team without stars and name recognition, but not without talent. More...
•Sports Shorts
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Human resource students and professionals from Maine to Maryland will converge on Rutgers University's Livingston Campus, Piscataway, March 30 and 31 for the first-ever SHRM Northeast Regional Student Conference and HRGames, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). More...
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