• 18th annual RMH golf tournament slated

    The Ronald McDonald House of Long Branch and New Brunswick is hosting its 18th annual golf tournament on July 11 at Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune. Ronald McDonald House guests will be treated to lunch, open bar, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, silent auction, and an awards presentation. There will be an opportunity to win cars with…

  • Harness horse camp seeks applicants

    The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) seeks applicants for its five-day harness horse day camp to be held 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 26-30 at Gaitway Farm, Manalapan. HHYF seeks students between the ages of 12 and 14 as of Jan. 1, 2011. The camp fee is $150, which includes lunches and all camp…

  • Classic car, antique fire apparatus show

    The Hope Fire Company in Allentown will host a classic car and antique fire apparatus show on Aug. 6. The event will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Allentown High School parking lot. The rain date is Aug. 7. For more information, visit hopefirecompany.com or email [email protected].

  • Filmmakers invited to enter film festival

    Kidz Filmz, a new film festival and joint venture between Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan and the Garden State Film Festival, is seeking video submissions from the public. The films will be presented at Algonquin Arts Theatre in a festival-type event Jan. 27-29, 2012. Activities will also include a hands-on children’s workshop. Filmmakers of all…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Impasse declared with teachers’ union

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    A state mediator will be assigned to jump-start stalled contract talks between the district and the Robbinsville teachers union, whose contract expired June 30.    The union recently filed a notice of impasse and an unfair labor practice complaint with the state Public Employment Relations Commission and PERC made its decision…

  • MILLSTONE: Recognizing young scholars

    National Junior Honor Society chapter to open at middle school By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    MILLSTONE — The Board of Education last week voted to start a chapter of the National Junior Honor Society at Millstone Middle School in September.    Interim Superintendent John Szabo said at the June 27 school board meeting that launching a…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Road detours keep customers from farm stand

    Crops coming along nicely; customers aren’t By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor     Farmers have to fight deer that eat crops, diseases and bugs that kill plants and either too much rain or too little rain.     Doug Van Nuys has another obstacle this year: The building of the Route 206 bypass cuts off customers’ access…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Auction set for two Robbinsville farms

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Six preserved farms owned by Mercer County, including two on Old York Road in Robbinsville that are scheduled to be auctioned later this month, will host open houses on Saturday for interested buyers.    The farms were purchased through the Mercer County Open Space Trust Fund between 2003 and…

  • MANVILLE: Library programs for week of July 7

        The library is hosting two large book sales. The first will be held on Tuesday, July 26, from noon to 8 p.m. It is an all-day sale with the Kootz rock ‘n roll concert sponsored by the Somerset County Cultural Grant playing music from 7 to 8:30 p.m.     The second will be Tuesday,…

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