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The Carteret School District is now allowing a Good News Club to meet at the Minue Elementary School after Liberty Counsel sent a letter to the District demanding equal access to the school gymnasium after school. Good News Clubs are sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), an international non-profit organization which sponsors Good News Clubs in all 50 states and in 156 countries. Tammy Wojtko, the state coordinator for Child Evangelism Fellowship of New Jersey, Inc., works with clubs at elementary schools all over the state. The building manager initially approved CEF's use of the facilities, but Principal Cheryl Bolinger...

Johnnie Stevens is not one to shy away from a fight. As a young man, he fought with the 761st Tank Battalion to help cut the German supply lines that kept American troops pinned down during the Battle of the Bulge. For his heroism, he won the Bronze Star, and more recently, mention in the book "Brothers in Arms," by former NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Walton. A movie based on the book is coming. But instead of reveling in the glory of his accomplishments, Stevens, now 84, finds himself fighting another battle -- one that could cost him...

Truck kills trooper at safety checkpoint Turnpike tollbooth death called accident Wednesday, December 04, 2002 BY JONATHAN SCHUPPE AND JOE TYRRELL Star-Ledger Staff [Carteret, NJ] -- A veteran State Police trooper was killed early yesterday when a slow-moving truck struck him during routine seat belt checks at a New Jersey Turnpike tollbooth in Carteret. Trooper Christopher S. Scales was standing on a toll island at Interchange 12 when the back end of an 18-wheel rig hit him. The driver apparently did not realize he had struck Scales until troopers got his attention, State Police officials said. By then, the truck,...