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The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence has awarded three grants totaling $13,591 to Millstone Township K-8 School District schools. The grant awards included a book room in the Millstone Township Middle School, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) pro library mini lab and an interactive LEGO wall, according to a press release. The…

New Jersey’s soil conservation districts are accepting entries in a poster contest designed to raise awareness about natural resources and related issues among young people. The theme for this year’s poster contest is “Local Heroes-Your Hardworking Pollinators.” Students may compete in the following categories: Grades 2-3; Grades 4-6; Grades 7-9; and Grades 10-12. The winner…

Republican state assemblymen Ronald Dancer and Robert Clifton announced that they intend to run for re-election to the state Legislature this year. Dancer, 59, and Clifton, 46, represent legislative District 12, which encompasses parts of Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington and Middlesex counties and includes Allentown, Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township. “I am proud of our…

TOP PICK Playhouse 22 presents “Doubt: A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley through January 18. The drama is set in a fictional religious school in the Bronx in 1964. When a nun expresses concerns about the behavior of a progressive and beloved priest, explosive allegations are leveled against the priest, leaving all in doubt over…

FREEHOLD — A Millstone Township man who was stopped by a Freehold Borough police officer for motor vehicle violations was subsequently arrested on a fugitive warrant for larceny that had been issued in Virginia. According to Sgt. Andrew DeMuth, Patrolman Eduardo Santana observed the driver of a vehicle that had New York license plates make…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Members of Girl Scout Troop 1098 earned Bronze Awards through their collaborative efforts to help children at the Children’s Home of Burlington County. MILLSTONE — The young ladies of Girl Scout Troop 1098 gave a spirited presentation at a recent meeting of the Township Committee. The sixth-grade pupils were presented with…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A woman makes her way through an alley in Freehold Borough on the cold, snowy afternoon of Jan. 6.

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent There were no changes in leadership on the Township Committee when Millstone Township’s governing body reorganized for 2015 on Jan. 7. Committeeman Robert Kinsey was selected by his fellow committee members to serve another one-year term as mayor and Committeeman Michael Kuczinski was selected to serve another one-year term as deputy…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer As dozens of residents filled the auditorium of the Stone Bridge Middle School for the Jan. 6 Upper Freehold Township Committee meeting, local officials heard the pleas of those who stand in opposition to a plan being considered by New Jersey Natural Gas to run a high-pressure gas pipeline…