• A mood even new sneakers can’t fix

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Well, it happened. The powers that be pulled the plug on our summer and sent it right down the drain. In fact, the more I tried to stop the passing of time, the faster it went. I have to be honest with you; it really just grinds my gears.…

  • MVS online fees reduced by 25 percent

    Customers who go online to conduct certain motor vehicle transactions will save nearly $360,000 in fees over the next year with a new state agreement recently announced by Motor Vehicle Commission Chairman and Chief Administrator Raymond P. Martinez and State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon Eristoff. Under the agreement, contracted vendor NICUSA Inc. will now process credit…

  • Vendors welcome at VFW Flea Market

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 will hold a Flea Market 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 7 outdoors at the VFW post home, Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Rain date is Oct. 14. Vendors are sought. Spaces cost $15 each. Proceeds will aid U.S. military personnel overseas and in hospitals. For more…

  • Park system to host cornbread contest

    The Monmouth County Park System is hosting a cornbread contest from 1-3 p.m. Sept. 23 at Historic Walnford, Upper Freehold. Contestants are required to bring two batches of cornbread along with a typed recipe. Visitors may taste samples of all entries.

  • Alumni to celebrate at Hoffman reunion

    The 14th annual H.G. Hoffman High School Alumni Reunion is set for Sept. 9 at the Atlantic Standard Restaurant (formerly Fiamma’s), 3602 Route 35 north, corner of Catherine Street, South Amboy. The cost is $50 per person. Checks should be made payable to Susan Mattsson and mailed to her at 241 Cindy St., Old Bridge,…

  • ROTC Run For the Warriors Sept. 22

    Registration is open for the fifth annual Rutgers Army ROTC Run For The Warriors. The race begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Highpoint Solution Stadium on the Busch Campus of Rutgers University. Registration is $20 for general admission. There is also special pricing for veterans, military, families and students. Wounded service members,…

  • Plan for aging tennis courts volleyed by U.F. committee

    Officials look at whether to resurface or repair courts at Byron Johnson Park BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The poor condition of the tennis courts at Byron Johnson Park was a subject of discussion by the governing body at the Aug. 16 Township Committee meeting. Township Administrator Dianne Kelly said the courts “are…

  • U.F. vehicle issue prompts talk of using loaner from construction dept.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The township is down one motor vehicle for use by municipal personnel. At the Aug. 16 Township Committee meeting, township Administrator Dianne Kelly reported that the 2000 Ford Expedition, purchased for use by the Department of Public Works (DPW), needs repairs estimated at more than $3,000. According to…

  • Sun just rising on Sunset Boulevard

    Millstone techno-pop band set to release first single BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Joshua Masci (r) lays down the vocals for one of Sunset Boulevard’s tracks while brother Brett Masci (c) and Connor Nichols work with the sound. MILLSTONE — Making music has long been a family affair for the township’s Masci clan, but now…

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