• Approved Upper Freehold municipal tab to bring tax increase

    Mayor points out ‘bang for the buck’ provided by township BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The average Upper Freehold homeowner with a house assessed at $447,200 will see the municipal portion of their tax bill rise by an estimated $86.60 this year. The Township Committee unanimously passed the 2012 budget at its April 5 meeting, which…

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    Teacher and contestant Megan Smith (r) shuttles a cart of cupcakes to be judged during the first day of Allentown High School’s Cupcake Challenge on April 3. Story, page 3. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • HAMT monthly meeting scheduled

    The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will hold its monthly meeting 7 p.m. April 17 at the Millstone Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. HAMT is open to both horse owners and nonowners who share a common interest: the love of the horse. Special events and upcoming trail rides are being…

  • Night of music and dancing planned

    Ballroom dance instructor Candace Woodward-Clough is teaming up with Full Count, an 18-piece big band orchestra with featured vocalist Rose Shargo, to present Big Band Bash 2, an evening of music and dancing 7:30-10 p.m. April 27 at the Millstone Township Primary School, 18 Schoolhouse Road. A free swing dance lesson will be offered from…

  • Horse club will hold April 12 meeting

    The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse enthusiasts to its April 12 meeting to be held in the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, in the Clarksburg section of Millstone Township (located between the fire station and the Clarksburg Inn). Throughout the year, the club will host fun family-oriented events, equine…

  • Library offers jewelry class, Lego Club, more

    The Allentown Library, 16 S. Main St., Allentown, will offer the following April events: • Make Chain Maille Jewelry, 6:30 p.m., April 12, for those in sixth grade and up. Create a modern, must-have accessory by using this ancient technique of linking metal rings to form woven sheets of metal. Registration is required. There is…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Police Beat

    Robbinsville    Arielle Lingard, 20, of Howell, was charged with heroin possession and other offenses after a motor vehicle stop at 4:12 p.m., April 4, police said.    Patrolman Shawn Bruton saw a vehicle traveling south on Route 130 South and pulled it over near Dominos pizza for having a view obstruction hanging from the windshield, police…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township Committee has no questions on school budget

    Superintendent makes presentation at meeting By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Schools Superintendent Jorden Schiff crisply moved through a slide presentation on the proposed $113.8 million school budget for the Township Committee on Tuesday night.    Then he asked for questions.    Silence.    Dr. Schiff added more information could be read on the school district website.    That…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: RVCC tuition to rise 15 percent

       Faced with the prospect of a $3 million budget shortfall, the Raritan Valley Community College has passed a budget for fiscal year 2013 that reduces operating costs, restructures administrative functions and raises tuition by nearly 15 percent.    Starting with the fall semester, the cost per credit will rise to $117, up from $102 per credit,…

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