• Garden center to bloom in Millstone

    Zoning Board approves center’s application with revisions BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Since last month’s Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, significant plan revisions were made by the applicant, CKV Realty LLC, to a proposed retail and garden center on Burnt Tavern Road. Those changes made the difference, and the board unanimously granted approval to…

  • Millstone Zoning Board gives OK to oversized barn addition

    Barn-building homeowner says stupendous storage building ‘wasn’t intentional’ BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Township resident Gary Rush admitted that he got carried away when putting an addition on his barn. While the Zoning Board of Adjustment could have ordered him to tear down the addition, they voted to approve his application, with conditions, at…

  • Wine-tasting event helps grateful family to pay it forward

    Fundraiser at Laurita Winery to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Valentine’s Day has become more and more special each year for the Wishbow family of Millstone, but it has nothing to do with hearts and flowers. It marks the anniversary of the day when James and Brenda’s 22-year-old daughter Rebecca…

  • Roosevelt to implement emergency alert services

    Borough officials vote to adopt reverse 911 system BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — The borough is entering into an agreement for an automated phone calling system with Emergency Communications Network LLC (ECN). The governing body passed the resolution at the April 23 meeting. An automated phone calling system will allow the borough to send…

  • ‘Tough Love’ helps ‘gold digger’ find treasure within

    Freehold woman gets relationship guidance on VH1’s ‘Tough Love New Orleans’ BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Elizabeth Vashisht, also known as Ms. Gold Digger on VH1’s “Tough Love New Orleans,” called the reality show a life-changing experience. PHOTO COURTESY OF VH1 Elizabeth Vashisht has emerged from the rigors of boot camp a changed person. However,…

  • AHS’s Half and Half surfaces as cream of the crop

    A cappella group will appear on MSG Varsity’s ‘Talent Show’ May 6 BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Choral director Mark Megill (foreground) directs the vocal group Half and Half during a rehearsal at Allentown High School. The group will compete against seven other schools on MSG Varsity’s “Talent Show,” with their first performance airing May…

  • Allentown waits for county to finish what it started

    Fallout from bridge and dam project continues to haunt borough BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer A lthough the county’s bridge and dam project in the borough may seem complete to the casual observer, some unfinished business is irking Allentown’s residents and officials. “They have promised over many months that they would resolve these issues,” Mayor…

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    Members of the vocal a cappella group Half and Half run through a practice session with choral director Mark Megill at Allentown High School on April 17. The group is slated to appear on MSG Varsity’s “Talent Show” on May 6, when viewers can vote for their favorite performer. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Jersey Fresh Olympic horse trials set

    The 10th annual Jersey Fresh International Olympic Horse Trials will be held May 12-13 at the Horse Park of New Jersey on Route 524 in in Upper Freehold Township. Open to the public, the event features three phases of competition: dressage (a form of horse ballet), cross country jumping over obstacles, and water and show…

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