• Bill eyes changes in govt. meeting procedures

    Proposed legislation targets items listed on agendas, texting, and taping sessions BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A state Senate bill that proposes to revise New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings Act is getting the attention of local officials. The bill, S-1351, is proposed by Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Salem,…

  • Drug Alliance gets the financial support needed to continue serving community

    New programming this year to include basketball tourney and dunk contest on July 23 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Despite a funding scare, the Upper Freehold-AllentownAlliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, commonly known as the Drug Alliance, has successfully completed another year of serving the school system and community, according to coordinator Deborah Minnick. First…

  • AHS FFA receives over $5K from local Agway

    The FFA chapters of Allentown High School and Northern Burlington High School were recent beneficiaries of a fundraising raffle sponsored by New Egypt Agway in Plumsted Township. New Egypt Agway owner Jamey Bohonyi presented each chapter with a check for $5,435. The Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold was the sanctioning organization and…

  • Dance lessons part of Girl Scout project

    Boys and girls in grades one through four who reside in Millstone andAllentown can receive free dance instruction as part of Danielle Banyacski’s Girl Scout Silver award project titled “So You Think You Want To Dance.” The classes will have adult supervision and be taught by Danielle, a Millstone resident, and other high school students…

  • HAMT monthly meeting scheduled

    The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will hold its monthly meeting 7 p.m. June 21 at the Millstone Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. Details: www.hamt.org.

  • Cemetery Association slates annual meeting

    The Cream Ridge Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting 6:30 p.m. June 21 at the New Egypt First Aid Squad Building, 32 Brynmore Road, New Egypt. All lot owners are invited to attend. For more information, call Janette Robbins at 609-758-8663.

  • 2011 Cruise for Prevention slated

    The ninth annual Cruise for Prevention car show to benefit drug and alcohol prevention programs in the community will be held 5-9 p.m. June 29 at Byron Johnson Recreation area on Ellisdale Road, Upper Freehold. The event will also feature food, music, door prizes, vendors, a 50/50 raffle and more. Admission is free, and donations…

  • Allentown families collect hundreds of pairs of jeans for homeless families

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — The boxes filled with jeans weighed a lot, but they lifted the spirits of homeless families with heavy hearts. A group of Allentown families collaborated with Newell Elementary School and Robbinsville High School to collect more than 500 pairs of jeans in the first-ever jean drive for HomeFront,…

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