Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix coming to Millstone

    Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix coming to Millstone

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – On the heels of the Millstone Township Middle School’s student production of the musical “Barnum,” the Millstone Performing Arts Center will host another spectacle when a human performer and his four-legged friends come to town. At 2 p.m. April 24, Johnny Peers and the Muttville Comix will perform…

  • Fords Jewelers celebrates 45 years

    Fords Jewelers celebrates 45 years

    By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor The reasons people shop at Fords Jewelers have not changed in 45 years. “People know we have such a good selection of items and top brand names. With engagement rings, we were selling to the second generation in families. Now we are selling to the third generation. It is the…

  • The old-school rule: know the schools

    The old-school rule: know the schools

    The home you’re eyeing gets an ‘A.’ Does the school district earn a passing grade? By Erik J. Martin Content That Works You have your heart set on a dream home that’s within your budget, close to work, in a nice neighborhood and ripe for the picking. It passed the test with a home inspector…

  • Happy new home — prepare to renovate

    Happy new home — prepare to renovate

    At the top of the wish list for most homebuyers: a home that’s move-in ready, no renovation required. Sellers and their agents work hard to deliver the dream. Houses prepared for sale these days are often dutifully de-cluttered (thank you, Marie Kondo), freshly painted and whistle-clean. Often, a home is at least partially staged with…

  • Tax levy stable in 2016 Millstone Township municipal budget

    Tax levy stable in 2016 Millstone Township municipal budget

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has introduced a $6.41 million budget to fund the operation of Millstone Township this year and a public hearing on the spending plan has been scheduled for 8 p.m. May 4 in the governing body’s meeting room, Millstone Road. The committee may adopt the budget that evening.…

  • Hightstown man issued tickets after collision in Millstone

    Hightstown man issued tickets after collision in Millstone

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A resident of Hightstown was ticketed by the New Jersey State Police following a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Sweetmans Lane and Stillhouse Road on the afternoon of April 2. According to state police Trooper I Lawrence Peele, Jonathan Olcheski, 25, of Hightstown, was driving…

  • Officials declare war on heroin in Monmouth County

    Officials declare war on heroin in Monmouth County

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Monmouth County law enforcement officials and lawmakers came together April 6 to talk about what they call a “scourge” harming their communities — deaths caused by heroin overdoses. According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, heroin addiction and deaths due to overdoses have cut through the entire county.…

  • Youth ice hockey program looks to boost participation

    Youth ice hockey program looks to boost participation

    By Wayne Witkowski Dan Bergan, head coach of the Robbinsville-Allentown Ravens co-op ice hockey team, has been concerned along with the other ice hockey coaches in the Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) about dwindling numbers for their rosters, and they are doing something about it. In a joint effort with the Lawrence Flames, a New Jersey…

  • Sadie and Doc, two dogs, different as night and day

    Sadie and Doc, two dogs, different as night and day

    Although I love our puppy, Sadie, she certainly isn’t anything at all like our previous and beloved dog, Doc. Some folks swear that dogs take on their owner’s personality. If this is true, then Doc, our adoring lab who passed last year, took after my unassuming husband, Pat. Doc was the strong and silent type.…