• Sweet! In praise of our honeybees

    This past winter was the mildest in recorded history. While this was a plus for many — no plowing, no shoveling — it wasn’t good for our honeybee colonies. Instead of staying snug in their hives, expending little energy and consuming little food, the confused honeybees buzzed out into the warm weather, searching for pollen…

  • Kiddie Academy gets top marks nationally

    BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Kiddie Academy of Upper Freehold is at the top of its game in terms of providing a top-notch education to its young students, evidenced by five awards bestowed on the school. Owners Pam Maxwell and Kathy Naugle recently traveled to Orlando, Fla., for Kiddie Academy’s annual…

  • U.F. officials eye arsenic problem at Miscoski tract

    Property slated for future recreational development must first be remediated BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Much of the township, with its glauconitic soils, lies within a belt of naturally occurring arsenic. With the majority of the township composed of either farmland or former farmland now developed for houses, soils may contain naturally occurring…

  • Policy to create hierarchy for use of Millstone school facilities

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — At its next meeting on May 31, the Board of Education will vote on a new facility use policy. Superintendent Scott Feder outlined the proposed policy changes at the May 14 meeting. He said the demand for use of the school buildings has always been strong, and the new…

  • ‘Sun Is Shining’ for rising star from Millstone

    AHS alum Lipica Shah featured, nominated for best actress, at N.Y. film festival BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Margaret Ying Drake (l) and Lipica Shah, in the roles of Teeny and Diya, share a jubilant moment on a promotional postcard for the feature film, “Let’s Be Out, the Sun Is Shining,” an official selection of…

  • U.F. veterans’ aid group thwarted by committee conflict

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent What seemed like routine appointments to a municipal group ended with the council’s founder and chairman tendering his resignation, after the Upper Freehold Township Committee voted the appointments down by a 3-2 vote. The agenda of the May 17 Township Committee meeting contained a resolution adding the names of Mayor LoriSue…

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    Allentown’s Ali Bulk (center) has the ball knocked away from her by several West Deptford defenders during the first half of the game held at Allentown High School on May 17. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • You can’t be too careful with these kids

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH A lthough some might consider me senile, I enjoy hosting get-togethers for today’s youth. It gives me a chance to visit, socialize, and showcase some of my best appetizers. For these gatherings I’ve been known to whip up jalapeno poppers, bacon-wrapped little smokies and enough lemonade to keep any…

  • Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

    CODA GREG BEAN Last week, I had to drive almost 10 miles round trip from my home on Riva Avenue in East Brunswick to the post office on the other side of town — just to buy a stamp (stamp 45 cents, $2 in gas). And with every rotation of the wheels, I cursed the…

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