• PTO to sponsor April 21 clothing drive

    The Millstone Township PTO is sponsoring its spring clothing drive 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21. Donations of wearable clothing, handbags, belts, ties, shoes, soft household items (blankets, pillows, tablecloths, etc), stuffed animals and small hard toys will be collected. All items should be packed in plastic bags and brought to the Millstone Township…

  • Garage sale to benefit No Stigma Network

    “Trinkets and Treasures,” a charity garage sale to benefit the No Stigma Network, will be held 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 28 at the Millstone Township Community Center, Clarksburg section of Millstone. Tables can be purchased for $15 for one table or $25 for two. A variety of items, including food and drinks, will…

  • U.F. Planning Board, developer at odds over state of site

    Cox’s Corner Professional Center garners criticism from board BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The Planning Board received a report from Township Engineer Glenn Gerken regarding the condition of the Cox’s Corner Professional Center development at the intersection of Route 524 and Imlaystown-Hightstown Road. At the April 12 meeting, members also discussed the status…

  • Students share tears, smiles across globe through learning and charity

    Cultural gap narrows as Millstone-Panama program progresses BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer The average American kid has it made. Attending schools that offer a wealth of extracurricular activities, having access to cell phones, computers and video gaming systems, and enjoying luxuries that have become such a basic part of life that they are expected are…

  • Local teen gets on board with helping disabled vets hit slopes

    AHS senior travels to Colorado for National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer High school senior Patrick Ryder journeyed to Colorado to help disabled veterans enjoy winter sports. PHOTO COURTESY OF SHARPSHOOTER IMAGING UPPER FREEHOLD — Patrick Ryder was just looking for a little company on the slopes. The 17-year-old snowboarder…

  • Book Garden remains hardy despite changing landscape of reading

    Couple offers used books, flowers for 23 years in Cream Ridge BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Owner George Engle is pictured among the tens of thousands of gently used books that have found their home at the Book Garden in Cream Ridge. The shop also has a smaller selection of CDs, DVDs, audio books, and…

  • Roosevelt to swap land with estate of late resident artist

    Ben Shahn’s Bauhaus studio slated to hit market shortly BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent A n ordinance concerning the former property of one of Roosevelt’s best-known residents passed unanimously at theApril 9 council meeting. The ordinance authorized the exchange of certain municipal property with adjacent private property. Councilman Jeff Ellentuck said the artist Ben Shahn built…

  • Mostly familiar faces in local towns’ primary elections

    Roosevelt has only newcomer to run for office BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Candidates running in the June 5 primaries for local offices are overwhelmingly familiar faces, and there are no contested elections. Only in Roosevelt is a newcomer running for office. Henry Johnson is running for the threeyear council seat currently held by Arlene Stinson,…

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