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November 26, 2008
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'The Outlaw and the King' comes to life
Concert version of Act II of Roosevelt-made opera Dec. 1
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
When Mark Zuckerman's music married David Herrstrom's words, they bore "The Outlaw and the King." The love story of the score and libretto of this new chamber opera began five years ago when Zuckerman, a composer with a doctorate in music composition from Princeton University, and Herrstrom, a po... More...
Allentown High School won't renege on 'Rent'
PG-13 play delves into drug addiction, homosexuality and love
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The show will go on, controversial or not. Auditions for the Allentown High School (AHS) spring production of "Rent" will proceed as scheduled on Nov. 23. More...

Students step up to make a difference
Winners of the 2008 Holiday Hunger Challenge to be announced Dec. 1
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

Students throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties are doing their part this holiday season to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, based in Neptune, has challenged all public and private elementary, intermediate and high school student... More...


AHS test scores hit all-time high
Advanced proficient scores decrease in lower grades
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Testing is a snapshot in which patterns of performance must be found. That is what Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Stephan Cochrane told the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education at its Nov. 19 meeting when he gave a presentation on s... More...


Horse found wandering loses his fight for life
NJSPCA investigating potential abandonment
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — The old veteran lost his battle. McCain, a horse named by Helping Hearts Equine Rescue founder Lisa Post because he was found wandering loose in Manalapan Township around Veterans Day, died Nov. 19. More...


Middle school's young leader catches the wave
Finds inspiration in Robert Kennedy quote at NYLSC
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Thirteen-year-old Tyler Gravatt can feel a wave that started building over 25 years before he was born. Forty-two years ago, Robert F. More...


 Bulletin Board
•MOMS Club to hold meeting Dec. 11
The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its monthly meeting 10 a.m. Dec. 11 and welcomes mothers from Millstone and Roosevelt to come and meet the members. The group will be discussing low- or nocost monthly calendar activities for all age groups, ranging from newborns and up. More...
•MTWO will feature holiday fair Dec. 6
•Christian book and gift sale to be held
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 Letters
•Rent' production will help teach tolerance
Aparent has questioned the appropriateness of Upper Freehold Regional School District's (UFRSD) Allentown High School presentation of "Rent." The story of impoverished, ethnically diverse artists and musicians struggling in New York City is a Tony award, Pulitzer/Drama award and New York Drama Cr... More...
•COAH plan flies in the face of Millstone Township's master plan
•United States must redouble efforts for peacekeepers in Darfur
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 Greg Bean's Column
•When Chris Christie leaves, there'll be big shoes to fill
For a while there, you couldn't walk out into the parking lot of nearly any diner or bar in Monmouth County without tripping over the bagmen with sacks of bribe money for local politicians. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser
Dear Greg: As you know, I'm working hard to be a good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I'm trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W. Bush. More...
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 Sports
•Monmouth hoops team off to a rough start
Hawks are winless in first three games
The Monmouth University men's basketball team may not have gotten off to the kind of start that head coach Dave Calloway was hoping for, but the coach remains optimistic that this year's Hawks will become a good basketball team by year's end. More...
•Born to Run brings runners to Freehold
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