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April 23, 2009
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Millstone set for contested primary
Four Republicans and one Democrat have hats in the ring
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
Four Republican candidates are running in the June 2 primary, seeking their party's nod to run in November for the two available Millstone Township Committee seats. One Democrat will also appear on the primary ballot. Republican Mayor Nancy Grbelja hopes to retain her seat on the committee for a ... More...
Redbirds 4-1

ERIC SUCAR staff Allentown High School senior Mike Argondizza reacts to a missed putt during the match against Wall High School in Upper Freehold on April 17. Argondizza shot a one-under 35 as the Allentown golf team handed visiting Wall its first loss of the season. More...

New U.F. cemetery considered
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Upper Freehold Township is considering allowing a new cemetery to be created along Route 524. The township currently has at least six cemeteries. During the April 16 Township Committee meeting, a letter from the township's tax assessor's office confirmed that the Friends Cemetery on Provinceline ... More...


Abandoned home may get knocked down
Upper Freehold Twp. road repair projects under way
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Upper Freehold Township may demolish the dilapidated house in the 800 section of Perrineville Road. At the April 15 Township Committee meeting, Township Engineer Matt Shafai said his office has received a number of complaints about the house, which he described as "falling down. More...


After-dark criminal activity in Abate Park
Alcohol consumption, graffiti, vandalism reported
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Gating Abate Park after closing hours has been suggested as a way to keep out vandals Gand others who use the park after dark. At the April 15 Millstone Township Committee meeting, Carriage Way resident Emanuelle Iosue, who lives near the park, said that someone recently tried to kick in the fro... More...


Of crimes and kennels
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — Changes to the township's animal control ordinance mean that no kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound license will be granted to any person or person's immediate-family member with a conviction of any crime or offense under certain state statutes. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Harlem Wizards play against locals April 25
The Upper Freehold and Allentown Alliance to Prevent Drug and Alcohol Abuse will host the Harlem Wizards in a basketball game at the Allentown High School April 25. The event will feature members of the community trying to take on the entertainment basketball team. More...
•Hope Fire Ladies Aux. to host gift auction
•'Beauty & the Beast' at MPAC April 29-30
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 Letters
•Economic freefall more frightening each day
We are living in the worst financial times since the Great Depression; the big picture is becoming more frightening with each passing day, as the downward financial spiral continues. Even more frightening is the fact that no one knows what to do in order to stop the freefall, and nobody knows when... More...
•Residents urged to spread autism awareness during April
•There's hope for old cell phones through recycling
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Family vacation: the good the bad and the flat ugly
When I was a kid, family vacations were a special level of hell reserved for the worst miscreants imaginable. And it wasn't the Hades we learned about in Bible class, the kind of place you go after a long lifetime of misdeeds. Nope, family vacations were a more immediate form of punishment for ev... More...
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 Obituaries
•Frank A. "Spat" Federici
Mr. Federici, 84, of Freehold died April 16, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born April 27, 1924, at Federici's Restaurant, 14 E. Main St., Freehold, and remained a lifelong resident of Freehold. Mr. Federici served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, after which he ... More...
•Catherine E. McCabe
•Robin Jay Fierro
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 Schools
•Essay contest focuses kids on technology use
ALLENTOWN — Families who write about the impact technology has had on learning, both at home and school, have a chance to win some of the latest entertainment gadgets on the market. More...
•Millstone Township Community Education offers classes
•A middle school with a sense of trajectory
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 Sports
•Fore!
Allentown senior Nick Salemme chips up on to the green during the match agasint Wall High School held at Cream Ridge Golf Club in Upper Freehold on April 17. The Allentown golf team handed visiting Wall its first loss of the season. Ben Lawrence shot a 40 and Salemme was close behind at 42 for the R... More...
•AHS lacrosse team up for hair-raising season
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