• Neighboring towns, differing visions

    I read with some fascination the guest column by Deputy Mayor Steve Alexander in last week’s Examiner. It appears that Mr. Alexander has fallen in the same trap as we inAllentown occasionally fall into — letting our emotions get the best of us. I’m sure anyAllentown official could present an entirely different point of view…

  • Marlboro drawing line in the sand over COAH funds

    CODA GREG BEAN Of all the contentious issues I’ve watched during my years as a newsman in New Jersey, none has been as consistently divisive as the battle in communities over meeting the state’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) requirements — and now, with COAH on life support, the whole thing is becoming even more…

  • Annual rummage sale at firehouse on May 5

    The Millstone Township Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring a rummage sale from8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 at the Millstone Township Firehouse, 461 Stagecoach Road. Donations of household items, linens, clothing, toys, books, tools, electronics and sports equipment are being accepted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 1-3 at the firehouse. For…

  • PTA to hold April 26 gift basket auction

    The Upper Freehold Elementary/Middle School PTA will hold a Spring Fling Gift BasketAuction 6-10 p.m. April 26 at Mercer Oaks Catering Hall in Princeton Junction. Items to be auctioned off include an opportunity to be Upper Freehold mayor for the day, tickets to a Phillies game, free local sports registrations, and a variety of local…

  • Spaces available for flea market/fun day

    School Time Learning Center, 1253A Yardville-Allentown Road, Allentown, will host a spring flea market and Family Fun Day beginning 9 a.m. April 28. Family Fun Day festivities will include a moon bounce, face painting and spin art. Those wishing to participate in the flea market may lease out a parking spot for the day for…

  • Library offers Lego Club, more

    The Allentown Library, 16 S. Main St., Allentown, will offer the following April events: • Lego Club, 4 p.m. April 26. Attendees will listen to a story and then make their own Lego design based on a character in the story. (Legos will be provided.) In addition, children’s story times are in session every Thursday…

  • Vernon puts the kibosh on a Buick

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Some people absolutely love to carshop. They adore the browsing, the test driving and the ever-loving-haggling-tilyou drop over the price. Somewhere between “What’s it gonna take to put you into this car today?” and the pressure to purchase the $500 undercoat, these bargainers walk away with the steal of…

  • Four injured in Millstone crash

    MILLSTONE — A three-car crash early Sunday afternoon had four injured persons sent to area hospitals, according to the Millstone Township Fire Company. The fire company was dispatched to Perrineville Road and North Rochdale Avenue at 12:48 p.m. April 22 for the accident. The three cars involved held six occupants, two of whom declined medical…

  • U.F. official voices concern over leased township land

    Also, township to spray aerially for mosquitoes BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A Township Committeeman who is also a farmer raised concerns at the April 19 meeting concerning the leasing of township-owned farmland and the way in which it is maintained. Committeeman Bob Faber said he felt that a 43-acre parcel adjacent to…

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