• Fire commissioner vacancy announced

    The Board of Fire Commissioners for Millstone Township Fire District No. 1 has a vacancy due to the resignation of one of its elected commissioners. Any Millstone resident interested in filling this vacancy should send a résumé and letter of interest to the board by June 6, 2012. The information should be mailed to David…

  • Memorial Day parade slated in Plumsted

    The Plumsted Township Memorial Day parade will be held on Memorial Day, May 28. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. on North Main Street at Bright Road and will continue along Main Street and Jacobstown Road to Meadowbrook Lane. The American Legion headquarters will be the end point of the holiday march. Parade officials…

  • 2012 Car Show for Prevention slated

    The Upper Freehold/Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse will present its Car Show for Prevention from 5:30-9 p.m. June 27 at the Byron Johnson Recreation area on Ellisdale Road, Allentown. The event will also feature food, music and beverages. Admission is free, and donations are appreciated. All makes and models of cars are…

  • Benefit walk slated for June 2 at Rutgers

    The second annual Walk to Believe fundraiser will be held June 2 at the Rutgers University Stadium, Busch Campus, Piscataway. Proceeds of the 5K walk will benefit the Eric LeGrand Believe Trust Fund, a fund established to offer support and cover expenses for Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand and his family, as he continues…

  • UFREF 5K run/walk slated for June 9

    The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) will host the fourth annual 5K run/walk and one- mile children’s fun run June 9. Race registration will begin at 4 p.m. at Allentown High School with the one-mile fun run starting at 5 p.m. and the 5K run/walk starting at 6 p.m. The route for the 5K…

  • SRF slates golf outing, seeks sponsors

    The Standardbred Retirement Foundation (SRF) will host its 20th annual charity golf tournament June 5 at the Battleground Country Club in Manalapan. Returning presenting sponsor, Valley High Stable, Freehold, is seeking sponsorships for its million dollar shot, the $50,000 hole-inone and many other items. Sponsorships range from $500 to $5,000. Also needed are gift and…

  • Siemens Corp. donates rocking chairs to local organizations

    BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Siemens Corporate Research and Technology in Princeton donated 56 wooden rocking chairs to local organizations on May 21 in an ongoing effort to support the community. The company, in coordination with its charitable program Siemens Caring Hands Foundation, assembled and decorated the chairs during an event at Black Bear…

  • Improvements slated for Sharon Station Road

    Traffic snarls, safety concerns catalysts for proposed project BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Monmouth County Engineer Joseph Ettore, county Director of Public Works John Tobia and other officials attended the May 17 Township Committee meeting for a presentation on improvements to Sharon Station Road from Route 539 to Route 526. Larry Diffley, of…

  • Farm assessment bill passes committee

    TRENTON — Legislation to prevent abuse of the state’s farmland assessment law has been approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. “The current threshold of $500 in agricultural sales set forth in New Jersey’s farmland assessment law has not been increased since its inception, said Senator Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth). “Our legislation ensures that only…

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