• Top harness trainer talks about what drives career and family

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Top harness trainer Julie Miller, Millstone, enjoys working while her children Olivia, 11, and T.J., 13, visit the barn. MILLSTONE — Every working mother knows that balancing a family and a career is no easy task, but one working mother knows what it’s like to add racehorses to the mix. Top…

  • Allentown to review U.F. request with boro attorney

    Township wants borough to pay invoice for fire services for past five years BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Township officials received a response from neighboring Allentown about the borough increasing its contribution to the Hope Fire Company. The Upper Freehold governing body wanted a reply by March 2, and threatened legal action if…

  • Ice rescue skills tested

    Hope Fire Company firefighter Tom Monahan heads for shore after pulling Assistant Chief Steve Gomba from the Allentown Mill Pond during ice rescue training on March 6. Hope Fire Company firefighters learned and refined their ice rescue skills during a training exercise on the frozen Allentown Mill Pond. The exercise on Feb. 27 emphasized the…

  • Family carries on John Lepping’s legacy

    St. Patrick’s party on March 12 to benefit disabled, disadvantaged youths BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP John Lepping (r) mentors a player on the field during his coaching days in the 1970s. Since his death in 2008, the Lepping family, of Millstone and Monroe Township, has established a scholarship fund to help disabled and disadvantaged youths in…

  • UFRSD proposes $32.9M budget for next year

    Estimated tax increase of $110 does not include debt service BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District’s proposed budget relies on increasing taxes and fees as well as reducing staff and privatizing busing. The Board of Education unanimously voted on March 2 to introduce a $32.9 million budget for the 2011-12…

  • Students expected to gain educational advantage with iPads

    MTFEE funds six more innovative programs beyond scope of school budget BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone Township Elementary School teacher Jennifer Kohn reacts to a surprise visit on March 4 from members of the Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence who presented her with a grant to purchase five iPads for her classroom. JEFF…

  • Millstone Pop Warner will host ‘Brick Bash’

    Millstone Pop Warner is hosting a “Brick Bash” cocktail party from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. April 2 at the Clarksburg Inn, 465 Stagecoach Road, Millstone. Those who would like to attend the event, but are not interested in purchasing pavers, may simply pay the per-person cost of $50. For further information, call John Kuchar at…

  • Horsemen’s group will meet again March 15

    The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. March 15 in the Millstone Community Center on Stagecoach Road. HAMT is an organization dedicated to horse-related recreation and education, and its members include western and English riders as well as carriage drivers. The meeting is open to all who…

  • Annual basket auction at firehouse on April 6

    The Hope Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will hold its annual basket auction on April 6. The event will take place at the firehouse on Route 526 in Allentown. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Admission costs $6 and includes one sheet of tickets and dessert. The ladies auxiliary continues to seek donations for this event.…

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