• DOT grant aids township

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Officials from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) have announced that Upper Freehold Township will be the recipient of a $16,079 grant for a completed repair project on Walnford Road. The grant being awarded to Upper Freehold is one of 10 Local Aid Infrastructure Fund (LAIF) grants…

  • Pilot program will focus on property assessments

    Bipartisan legislation sponsored by state Assembly Republicans Caroline Casagrande and Declan O’Scanlon to save property taxpayers money by sharing property-assessment resources countywide has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie, according to a press release. The legislation establishes a pilot program for counties to implement a standard software program for local tax assessors to…

  • Songs of love, life, longing to be performed in concert

    Mory Ortman & Martha Bartz FREEHOLD — The Downtown Concert Series will host a singer and a pianist performing classics from the American Songbook on Feb. 16 at St. Peter’s Church, 33 Throckmorton St., Freehold Borough. Martha Bartz and Mory Ortman will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m., according to a press release. Bartz, an…

  • business briefs 

    Beyond Beautiful Spa and Balance Center, 441 Millstone Road, Millstone, will celebrate its one-year anniversary at 3 p.m. Feb. 15 with a ribbon cutting ceremony with state Assemblyman Robert D. Clifton (R-Monmouth). The spa specializes in organic skincare and offers massage, yoga classes, makeup for all occasions, and nail care. Hours of operation are 9:30…

  • Support the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial at tax time

    I would like to remind New Jersey residents they can direct a portion of their New Jersey tax return to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation by checking line 61 and designating the amount the would like to contribute. The foundation oversees the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Vietnam Era Museum and Educational…

  • Cameras are little more than a cash grab

    In response to the Jan. 31 article about red-light cameras, I thought I would share my experience. I have had the misfortune of receiving a ticket at the Route 1 and Avenel Street light in Woodbridge. I was already in the intersection, driving at the posted highway speed. I received a $120 ticket — a…

  • Program to feature handwriting analyst

    Handwriting analyst Terry Antoniewicz will explain how a person’s handwriting can reveal criminal tendencies, how to spot a forgery, and other graphology secrets during the Feb. 23 meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey at the Jamesburg Senior Center, 139 Stevens Ave., Jamesburg. Antoniewicz’s program, “The Mysteries of Graphology Revealed,” will begin at 11:30 a.m. Admission…

  • Allentown will require more information from landlords

    ALLENTOWN — New regulations regarding landlord and tenant registration were introduced by the Borough Council on Feb. 5 in order to comply with state guidelines. The council is expected to deliberate and vote on the ordinance on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall. According to the proposed amendments to the municipal code, every…

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