• Scouts to sponsor 5K race

    Boy Scout Troop 180 of Allentown has announced a new course for its seventh annual Run with Eagles 5K and 1-mile fun run to be held on April 13. The event is moving from Byron Johnson Park in Allentown to the Cream Ridge Winery, Route 539, Upper Freehold Township. According to a press release, runners…

  • Monmouth freeholders adopt county budget

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a $481 million budget to fund the operation of the county in 2013. According to a press release, the budget contains a $6.35 million decrease in spending from 2012 and holds the amount to be raised by taxation flat for the fourth year in a row. “We…

  • PTO keeps working to benefit children

    BY MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — The PTO for the elementary school and the primary school in Millstone Township is a combination of the “Little Engine That Could” and “Mary Poppins.” They think they can, and they actually do seem to accomplish some of their major deeds with a touch of magic. After all, the…

  • Agricultural panel sets open houses for farm owners interested in preservation

    With new funding available for farmland preservation, the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) will hold farmland preservation open houses, New Jersey Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher announced. The open houses are for farm owners who may be interested in preserving their land, as well as for owners of already preserved farms who have questions about…

  • All cleaned up, and no fun at all

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although some may argue the truth in it, I have been known to make great sacrifices for the sake of my children. I’ve offered my boys the best piece of chicken, the softest blanket on movie night and have even let them have the front seat even though I…

  • ‘Laughter’ comes to Freehold’s Center Playhouse

    FREEHOLD — Laughter is expected to not only be coming from the set of Center Players’ current production of “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” it will likely be coming from the audience as well. “Laughter on the 23rd Floor,” running from April 12 through May 11 at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold, takes a…

  • Teachers invited to workshops at Rider

    The National Writing Project at Rider University, Lawrenceville, invites K-12 teachers to the campus for a summer of professional development opportunities. Teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of sessions presented by NWP-trained teacher consultants. The sessions will run July 8-18. Sessions include “Using Technology to Infuse Nonfiction Reading into Curriculum,” “Tackling…

  • datebook 

     The MOMS Club of Hamilton holds a weekly playgroup from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at a location courtesy of the township. The group offers support for at-home mothers and opportunities for socializing. For more information about the playgroup and other activities, go to the website www.meetup.com/hamiltonmoms.  The Pleasure Horse Club of…

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