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May 29, 2008
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Lion in the living room, silo in the school
Artist's murals make the impossible possible
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
After years of painting murals for family and friends, Upper Freehold's Dana Gale has decided to turn her creative talents into a business. Gale, 47, started working on murals about 10 years ago, and one she painted in her children's playroom won an honorable mention in a Better Homes and Gardens... More...
New funding formula adversely affects Millstone schools
School district loses $352,738 in state aid
BY JANE MEGGITT & JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers

Millstone Township Board of Education President Tom Foley said that the school district is being penalized with a reduction in state aid due to the high cost of tuition at Allentown High School (AHS). Millstone does not have its own high school and pays UFRSD tuition to send its highschool age st... More...

Fourteen seek RCEC seats in Millstone's June primary
GOP support Kuczinski, Masci in June 3 primary

MILLSTONE - Seven men and seven women are seeking election to Millstone's Republican County Executive Committee in the June 3 primary. According to committee Chairman Steve Lambros, the slate is full of community-minded individuals who are dedicated to serving the best interests of Millstone re... More...


Roosevelt post office more colorful than before
Scouts plant flowers near flag pole
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Posts on the community bulletin board aren't the only colorful things in front of the Roosevelt post office these days. Girl Scout Troop 70649 planted pink and purple impatiens and petunias near the post office's flagpole on May 22. More...


Millstoners brace for new insurance costs, detour
FEMA maps show new flood zones
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - If new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maps are correct, there are homeowners in the township who will need to buy flood insurance. Township EngineerMatt Shafai told the Township Committee at itsMay 21meeting that FEMA recently updated its flood hazard maps, which had not... More...


Memorial Day

Allentown held its Memorial Day parade along Main Street on May 26. Above: Bagpipers play for the crowd. Top left: Allentown's Hope Fire Company displays its first water pump. Bottom left: A local youth shows off her newly decorated red, white and blue bike. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Tee off 'fore' education with the UFREF June 9
The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) will host its first annual golf outing on June 9 at the Cream Ridge Golf Club in Upper Freehold. All proceeds from the event will go toward the foundation's grant programs in support of the Upper Freehold Regional School District. More...
•Flamingos will return to Allentown June 1
•Walkers sought to battle hunger one step at a time
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 Letters
•Make prom, graduation safe and sober
For many parents, this is the time of year when children are planning proms and graduation parties. Prevention First wants to remind you to make this a safe and sober time for your children and communities. Young people are bombarded with messages about alcohol every day. Unfortunately, many do n... More...
•Schools should end top-heavy administration
•Give me a home where the animals can roam
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 Editorials
•Red State/Blue State
Make Al Gore happy and leave your trees alone
A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. More...
•Coda
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 Obituaries
•Michael J. McDermott
Mr. McDermott, 55, of Little Egg Harbor and formerly of Morganville, died May 16, 2008, at Southern Ocean Hospital, Manahawkin. He was a judiciary clerk grade four for Monmouth County Court House in Freehold for the past 21 years. More...
•John M. Mele
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 Schools
•New school construction to start soon
ALLENTOWN - The school district has gone out to bid for the construction of the new middle school. Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education Vice PresidentWilliam Borkowski said the district hopes to be able to award a construction contract next month. More...
•Parents to pay extra costs as result of budget cuts
•High school students' hidden talents revealed
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 Sports
•Getting ready to make the play
Allentown's Michael Gomba (No. 3) beats the throw to Matawan's Rich Vitaliano (No. 2) to take second base during an NJSIAA second-round playoff game, which Allentown won 5-4. The Redbirds played Somerville in a sectional semifinal game on Tuesday. More...
•Brookdale softball second in country
•Sports Shorts
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