• Next HAMT meeting June 21 in Millstone

    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. HAMT is open to both horse owners and nonowners who share a common interest, the love of the horse. HAMT participated in the Millstone and Allentown Memorial…

  • Horse club will host guest speaker June 9

    The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse owners and horse enthusiasts to its June 9 meeting at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. Guest speaker Jim Etsch of Etsch Farms in Monroe Township will present “The Quality and Nutritional Value of Different Types and Cuttings of…

  • Art guild scholarship awarded to AHS senior

    The Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, has awarded a $500 college scholarship to MelissaMannino ofAllentown High School. She will be attending Parsons School of Design, New York City, in the fall. The scholarship was open to graduating seniors in Monmouth County who plan to attend an accredited college or art school in the fall of…

  • Children’s flea market slated for June 11

    Achildren’s flea market will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 11 (rain date June 12) at 1253 Yardville-Allentown Road, Allentown. New or gently used child-oriented items will be available for sale. All proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. To reserve a space for $15 (supply your own table and chairs),…

  • Racinos vs. AC gaming? Let Legislature decide

    GUEST COLUMN Joseph Irace The state of New Jersey’s latest Atlantic City rescue plan, for all intents and purposes, ensures a slow and painful death by a thousand cuts to New Jersey’s horse racing industry, all because our elected officials in Trenton are both blinded and mesmerized by the bright lights of Atlantic City. The…

  • Upper Freehold plans to convert municipal complex to solar energy

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — How does the township choose a winning bid for work that is basically free? That’s a decision the governing body may have to make if it decides to power the municipal building with solar energy. Kim Curtin, of Solis Partners in Manasquan, met with the governing body in…

  • U.F. plans to raise fees for solar projects

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Because more residents and businesses are turning to solar energy, more office and field hours are being required to handle the permit process. At the June 2 Township Committee meeting, the governing body discussed a proposal by Construction Official Ron Gafgen to raise inspection fees for solar energy…

  • Millstone proposes budget reliant on average tax increase of $55

    Public hearing on spending plan scheduled for July 6 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent I f Millstone Township adopts its proposed budget for the next year, the average homeowner would pay a tax increase of $55. The owner of a house assessed at $510,750 would see the municipal portion of the tax bill rise 1 cent…

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