• School district will have to find $588K elsewhere next year

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Some of the revenue sources for the 2011-12 school budget are one-time occurrences, which has Allentown and Upper Freehold officials concerned. Members of the governing bodies of both towns met with the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education to decide the fate of the failed school budget on May 16. During…

  • This Is for the Soldiers

    This is for the red the red that beats through the heart and bleeds through the clothes of every american citizen, of every american soldier this is for the white, the black, the yellow, the red, the brown skin of the soldiers who fight not for the respect of a man but for the love…

  • Plant trees on behalf of future generations

    You probably have a favorite tree-lined street in your community or a treefilled neighborhood you’ve always admired or a favorite forest where you like to bask in the beauty of the trees. It’s important to remember that those beautiful spaces aren’t here by accident. The forests we enjoy today, which give us both pleasure and…

  • Motorist injured in early-morning accident

    Millstone Township firefighters work with firefighters from Allentown’s Hope Fire Company to extricate a driver injured in a motor vehicle accident on May 17. MILLSTONE— Asport-utility vehicle swerved off I-195 and struck some trees just before 7 a.m. on May 17. The motorist, trapped inside the vehicle, had to be extricated by local firefighters before…

  • Millstone to pay homage to those who lost their lives serving the country

    MILLSTONE — “Their Sacrifice — Our Freedom” is the theme for the township’s 2011 Memorial Day parade. The parade will start, rain or shine, at 10 a.m. on May 30 at the Clarksburg post office on Route 524 and end at the veterans’ memorial next to the municipal building. The public is encouraged to arrive…

  • Young stars shine on ‘MSG Varsity’s Talent Show’

    BY REBECCAMORTON The Senior FivesThere is a ton of talent among the teenage population in the area and some of those talented teens are competing in “MSG Varsity’s Talent Show,” which airs on the MSG Varsity cable television network. The network accepted submissions from singers, dancers and musical groups representing high schools fromacross the tri-state…

  • Towns reduce UFRSD budget by $90,420

    AHS principal may leave district for another position BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The Allentown Borough Council and the Upper Freehold Township Committee decided to cut the proposed Upper Freehold Regional School District budget by $90,420. In the April 27 election, the budget question failed, with 460 residents voting yes, and 619 voting no. The governing…

  • Career Day helps eighth-graders start planning for future

    Nine professionals volunteer to provide students information about a cross section of careers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Professional dancer Christina Sarni, Millstone, demonstrates some moves after talking to Millstone Township Middle School students about her career path during Career Day on May 20. For more photos, visit www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff Don’t be seduced…

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