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April 19, 2007
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Dragons take over U.F.
Lacrosse club starts inaugural season
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
There's fire in their bellies and passion in the hearts, but these dragons aren't after a princess. The Allentown/Upper Freehold Dragons are a new lacrosse club that started its inaugural season on April 14, storming onto home field at Byron Johnson Park to battle Old Bridge. More...
Millstone taxpayers see relief
Proposed municipal budget would not impact tax rate
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

The proposed 2007-08 municipal budget would not take more money out of Millstone taxpayers' pockets. During a special budget workshop meeting at 8 a.m. on April 15 in the municipal courtroom on Millstone Road, the Township Committee announced it will introduce a proposed municipal b... More...

Boroughs set for upcoming June primary
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Two small boroughs in the area will likely have the same mayors for the next four years. Allentown Mayor Stuart Fierstein has filed to run in the June 5 Republican primary for his party's nomination to again seek the mayoral seat in Allentown. The Democratic Party in the borough did n... More...


Freeholder helps celebrate Women's History Month

COLTS NECK - Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian G. Burry attributes her success in business and politics to the generations of American women who have come before her. More...


Panel presents differing views on eminent domain
Schneider: City of Long Branch 'is a destination again'
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

It's been said that Long Branch has become the poster child for eminent domain abuse, but recently Mayor Adam Schneider has offered another perspective. Schneider was one of three panelists at a forum on eminent domain at Brookdale Community College in Lin-croft March 28. More...


Bank makes long-term investment in local art
Guild will showcase artwork on financial institution's walls

ALLENTOWN - Returns on the investment that The Bank just made won't be paid out in dollars and cents. The Bank's Allentown branch manager, Yovonne Rasor, recently contacted the Allentown Art Guild to ask if the organization would like to use the financial institution's empty lobby wa... More...


 Bulletin Board
• Historical society invites new members to meeting
The Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society will meet on Sunday, April 22, at 2 p.m. in the Allentown Public Library Community Room. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Alice Wikoff at (609) 259-7298. More...
•Scholarships offered to those in health-care field
•Pancake and sausage breakfast at the firehouse
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 Letters
•Shootings reflect need for better gun control
Words act as poor tissues to wipe away the tears of the so many affected by the tragic murders at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 16, 2007. The event represents the single deadliest shooting in the history of the United States of America. The heinous butchery ... More...
•Thorough research, not 'phobia,' a factor in one's particular view
•Affordable housing: a call to action
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 Editorials
•Manalapan water treatment business to move into U.F.
Board considers operation a good use for Route 537 site
UPPER FREEHOLD - The Planning Board unanimously granted a site plan waiver for a small business on a Route 537 property at its April 12 meeting. Michael Discepolo has a water treatment and filtering business on Route 33 in Manalapan. He said that he started the business in 1992 and... More...
•Leonards to put a second residence up
•We'd all feel better if the punishment fit the crime
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Alfred J. Chelli Mr. Chelli, 81, of Howell, died April 6, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Exeter, Pa., he had lived in East Brunswick for 30 years before moving to the Surrey Downs section of Howell in 1986. Mr. Chelli was an inspector for General Motor... More...
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 Schools
•Schools get more resources thanks to new foundation
ALLENTOWN - The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation picks up where the school budget leaves off. A group of local residents started the foundation last year to help financially supplement the educational programs in the Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD). More...
•Millstone PTO offers $2,000 scholarship
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 Sports
•Millstone's Rachel Provost headed to Duke
Rachel Provost knew exactly what she was looking for when selecting a college. "I was looking for a school that was in the top 10 both academically and athletically, and I also wanted to go to a southern school," she said. That sounds a lot like Duke University, doesn't it? More...
•Sports Shorts
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 Business
•Business Briefs
The 19th anniversary of the Cream Ridge Winery will be celebrated with "A Taste of Italy" April 21 and 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the indoor event is free. The celebration will feature samples of gourmet products including pastas, bread spreads and dipping oils, as well as t... More...
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