• Baker Street Irregular to discuss Sherlock Holmes

    I t’s elementary, my dear readers. Those fascinated by the timeless tales of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes may wish to attend the Dec. 1 lecture featuring Dr. Robert Moss, Sherlock Holmes aficionado and Baker Street Irregular — the Holmes fan club — at a meeting of Sisters in Crime/Central Jersey chapter. The lecture…

  • Environmental group’s new chair outlines plans

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The township’s Environmental Advisory Committee has a new chairman. Longtime committee member Marc Covitz was elected chairman at the Oct. 8 committee meeting. He succeeded an individual who moved out of town. Covitz said residents are proud that Upper Freehold Township leads the state in preserved farmland with…

  • Ten years of columns, ‘and all is well’

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Ten years: A lot can happen with a family in that time frame. You can go from counting to 10 with your little dears to not understanding their math homework, from lugging their diaper bags to asking them to carry the heavy stuff. If you do it right, those…

  • business briefs 

    The Allentown Business Community Association will host its annual holiday celebration and tree lighting on Dec. 1 from 4- 7 p.m. at the newly reopened Pete Sensi Park, Main Street, Allentown. There will be caroling, warm beverages, cookies, a visit with Santa Claus and a cookie decorating contest. The tree lighting will take place at…

  • Folk Art Craft Show to focus on holiday

    A Country Folk Art Craft Holiday Show will be held 5-9 p.m. Nov. 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 2 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. Admission is $8 and is valid for re-entry during all three days of the event. Parking is free…

  • Millstone supt. details plan to make up days

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Scott Feder, the superintendent of schools in the Millstone Township K-8 School District, said he knew at least 50 percent of the district’s parents were not going to be happy with the decision the Board of Education made about making up the eight days of school that were lost…

  • Changes for The Beach Beat.com

    In June, Greater Media Newspapers, which publishes 10 newspapers and produces one online newspaper, launched The Beach Beat.com, an online magazine that expanded the company’s traditional coverage areas within Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties to Monmouth County’s Shore towns, and farther south to Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights and Atlantic City. A new issue of The…

  • Historic home damaged by fire

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Fire damaged an historic home on the property of the Bulk family in Millstone Township on Oct. 31. The fire was deemed not to be suspicious, but the incident remains under investigation. JOANN KELTY MILLSTONE — An Oct. 31 structural fire significantly damaged a home that was expected to…

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