• Pop Warner slates yearly A.C. fundraiser

    Millstone Township’s Pop Warner will host its third annual Atlantic City Road Trip fundraiser to the Tropicana Casino on March 31. The cost is $189 per couple or $95 per person, and includes luxury motor coach transportation (with food and beverage) and a $10 Diamond Card per person to be used in the casino. The…

  • UFRSD unveils full-day preschool program

    Stepping Stones looking to fill 12 spots for September launch BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A new full-day preschool program introduced in the Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) looks to meet the needs of parents who have requested it while readying youngsters for the school system. Dubbed “Stepping Stones,”…

  • America the free (I don’t think so)

    Yesterday at a town hall meeting, I asked Gov. Chris Christie why adoptee birth records were sealed in New Jersey. I explained to him that records had been open in England since 1975 with many happy reunions. I shared that adopted people were respectful if their birthmothers did not want contact. The governor replied with…

  • U.F. Planning Board looks to set ground rules for solar power

    Board attorney to draft ordinance for Township Committee BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — While solar and wind power are becoming increasingly popular as alternative energy sources, the township currently has no ordinances in place concerning their use. At the Feb. 9 Planning Board meeting, chairman John Mele said that under present rules and…

  • More than 1,000 truckloads of dirt to be removed from Millstone site

    Planning Board approves permit for job BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — A New Egypt-based trucking contractor will soon be removing 29,000 cubic yards of dirt, or approximately 1,300 truckloads, from a Red Valley Road site. At the Feb. 8 Planning Board meeting, the board unanimously approved a soil removal permit for 106 Trenton-Lakewood Road…

  • U.F. Planning Board eyes environmental grant to address wastewater issues

    Matching grant would address issues in three areas of township BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Over the years, township officials have discussed the wastewater issues facing the historic hamlet of Imlaystown with little result. In 2004, Preservation New Jersey listed it as one of the 10 most endangered historic sites in the state.…

  • Attendees have a howling good time at Super Pet Expo

    Vendors provide products, services, treats for pets of all shapes and sizes BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Cara Mitchell of the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League plays with Paisley on Feb. 10 during the Super Pet Expo, held last weekend at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison. ERIC SUCAR staff There was…

  • Students showcase written works at publishing party

    Columbia University Teachers College initiative adopted in Millstone, UFRSD schools BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Students discuss their books with groups of parents during a publishing party at Millstone Elementary School. More photos at gmnews.com. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff The authors traversed the red carpet, books in hand. They were there to share their…

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