• Decision to maintain pharmaceutical assistance applauded

    A ARP applauds Gov. Chris Christie for proposing a state budget that protects people in the Pharmaceutical Assistance to theAged and Disabled (PAAD) and Senior Gold programs. These programs are vital to the physical health and financial wellbeing of low-income seniors and disabled New Jerseyans. By maintaining the programs without increasing costs, the governor has…

  • Celebrate 50 years of Green Acres program

    New Jersey’s Green Acres Program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This highly successful program is the longest continuously running, state-supported open space program in the nation — a testament to the foresight of those who established it and to countless New Jersey voters who voted yes for open space preservation in the face of…

  • Symposium to teach youths about animal agriculture

    A n educational symposium aimed at 4-H youths, FFA students, breed association youths and their advisers will be held at Rutgers University on March 26. The event will cover all aspects of animal agriculture and provide an opportunity for young adults from different project areas, counties and schools to meet. The program will be held…

  • County suspends SCAT employees who attended rally

    Three Monmouth County SCAT employees who claimed they were sick on Feb. 25 received suspensions on March 3 after county officials received proof of their attendance at a union rally. The three were among 14 bus drivers and three office workers who called out sick on Feb. 25, leaving 174 developmentally disabled adults waiting for…

  • Two Old Bridge schools still at risk after reprieve

    CODA GREG BEAN I f there’s any good news regarding education in this area, it’s that it looks like two elementary schools in Old Bridge might not be closed after all because of the budget crisis. The Old Bridge school district is a large one, but forme it’s been a case study in the draconian…

  • Comm. Ed. brochures will be arriving soon

    The Millstone Township Community Education spring brochure has been expanded and will now include both Millstone and Upper Freehold townships. Adults and children will have an opportunity to take classes ranging from fun to educational. Brochures will be arriving soon by mail. For more information, contact [email protected].

  • Millstone MOMS Club will meet March 10

    The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its next monthly meeting at 10 a.m. March 10. Mothers from Millstone and Roosevelt are welcome to attend. The group will discuss low- or no-cost monthly calendar activities for all age groups, from newborns and up. Children are always welcome. For more information about membership or advertising…

  • Millstone district decides against sharing UFRSD superintendent

    School districts will share assistant superintendent and other services BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE —The Millstone Township School District and the Upper Freehold Regional School District will not share a superintendent but will start sharing other personnel and more services during the next school year. Millstone has been without a superintendent of schools since the…

  • Proposed Millstone school budget just under state cap

    Restored funding, debt service will increase average tax bill $300 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Interim Superintendent of Schools John Szabo presented “Creative Steps Toward Sustaining a Sound Scholastic Program While Maintaining Fiscal Efficiency” at the Feb. 28 Board of Education meeting. The presentation outlined the tentative school budget that the school district sent…

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