• Twp. still dealing with Hurricane Irene’s blows

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Six months after Hurricane Irene struck, the township is still dealing with expenses from the storm’s fury. The Township Committee voted 4-1 at its March 1 meeting on a resolution authorizing Township Engineer Glenn Gerken to prepare specifications and advertise for bids in con- nection with repairs and…

  • Million Moms on warpath about gay life in Riverdale

    CODA GREG BEAN I don’t know for sure what I’ll be doing next weekend, but I know one thing I won’t be doing. I won’t be going to Toys “R” Us, because the social activist group One Million Moms wants us to boycott the chain on account of the fact that it’s selling the recent…

  • Harness horse camp seeks applicants

    The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) seeks applicants for its five-day harness horse day camp to be held from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 24-28 at Gaitway Farm, Route 33, Manalapan. The application deadline is May 1. HHYF seeks students between the ages of 12 and 14 as of Jan. 1, 2012. The camp…

  • Deadline approaching for essay contest

    FREEHOLD — Monmouth County’s fifth-grade students are invited to write a one-page, 300-word essay about a piece of Monmouth County history and submit it to the Monmouth County Historical Commission by March 11. “This is a wonderful opportunity for Monmouth County’s fifth-graders to get connected to history and to share their experiences,” Freeholder Lillian G.…

  • Horse club will host guest speaker March 8

    The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse owners and horse enthusiasts to its March 8 meeting at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. Guest speaker will be Sophia Mangalee, who participated in The Mongol Derby, a grueling 10-day horse race. Mangalee will tell her story of…

  • Local parks will offer walks, history

    The Monmouth County Park System has planned the following local events for the month of March: • “Roving Park System Naturalist,” 1:30 p.m. March 25 in Perrineville Lake Park, Agress Road, Millstone. Join a park system naturalist for a walk and learn about seasonal points of interest; • “Peruse the Past,” 1-4 p.m. March 17-…

  • AHS evacuated after threat discovered on restroom wall

    Superintendent says police are narrowing field of potential suspects BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — A threatening message at Allentown High School caused the school to be evacuated March 1, but New Jersey State Police later determined that there was no imminent threat to students. “No one was at risk,” Superintendent of Schools Dr.…

  • U.F. officials weigh in on potential park projects

    County matching grant earmarked for Reed Park BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Although the township received a $250,000 matching grant fromthe county for the development of Reed Park, members of the Township Committee had differing views on just how much work should be done on that particular recreational facility and what may be…

  • Genevieve’s Crutches offers more than just physical support

    Mother-daughter team seeking crutch donations for those in need BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Lt. Cameron Kerr (l) and Genevieve Finn display decorated crutches to be donated to soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. We all need somebody — or something — to lean on. Nobody knows that better than 17-year-old…

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