Allentown News

On Conine's Mill Pond, it was easy to find the "girls" and "boys." They were on separate rafts - the ladies' raft proudly displaying a banner, "The African Queens:" the men's raft aptly named "The Lion Kings," but bannerless.

The Simmons men are a tight duo. Father and son share a bond that goes beyond the typical family dynamic.

The brown marmorated stink bugs are back. More accurately, they're out. It only seems like they were gone for a spell.

Villages in Partnership, an Allentown Presbyterian Church mission to help a southeastern section of Africa, is again putting together a series of events to raise funds for the impoverished Sakata area of Malawi.

Monmouth County's multimillion-dollar computerized voting tabulation system stumbled again on Tuesday night, though delays in collecting primary election tallies weren't as problematic as the extended lags that occurred during school board votes in April.

With the township Board of Education's 2009-2010 budget finally resolved, property taxes supporting the school district will go up about 1.6 percent from last year.

With the township Board of Education's 2009-10 budget finally resolved, property taxes supporting the school district will go up about 1.6 percent.

The Millstone Township Committee unanimously voted in a special meeting Saturday for $1.1 million to be cut from the township's proposed school budget.

The Monmouth County Planning Board has scheduled a public information session about future development, preservation and conservation of the county's "Panhandle" - Millstone Township, Roosevelt, Allentown and Upper Freehold - Wednesday night.

Harrisonville's Mike Wagner returned to victory lane Saturday night, winning the 25-lap sprint car feature at Port Royal Speedway.

Twelve years ago, Edward G. Werner's 11-year-old son was raped and killed by a teenage neighbor in Jackson while going door-to-door, selling candy and gift wrap to raise money for the PTA.

The Allentown man who is the former head of the state agency responsible for providing restitution to crime victims is being called before the state Ethics Commission on Monday.

THE STAKES: Upper Freehold has three candidates running for two seats, while Allentown has an uncontested race for one seat.

In the coming months, the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education has a busy agenda - the opening of a new middle school, a program to stop bullying, consolidation of school districts and general budgetary matters.

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The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation is looking for participants for its first Community Twilight Challenge 5-kilometer run/walk and children's 1-mile "fun run'' in early June.

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