• Millstone educator presents at national teachers’ convention

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — A prestigious national teachers’ organization chose middle school language arts teacher Kathryn McKenna to give a presentation at its convention from among 1,200 applicants around the country. McKenna discussed the presentation she hosted for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in Orlando, Fla., at the Jan. 25…

  • Millstone restaurant renovates to offer refined dining room

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Top left: Albivi owner Vincenzo Castronovo makes sure all of the tables in the new dining room are set for the arrival of patrons on Jan. 26. Above: The new reservation-only room seats approximately 60 and can be rented for parties and other special events. Left: Castronovo gestures toward old…

  • Roosevelt’s sole liquor license available again

    Bidding to start at $250,000 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The starting bid for Roosevelt’s only liquor license has been cut in half. The Borough Council’s original resolution sought to bid out the plenary retail liquor distribution alcoholic beverage license for $500,000, but discussion among the governing body on Jan. 24 resulted in the cost being…

  • Public gets first peek at Millstone’s next school spending plan

    Thus far, general expenditures expected to increase $56,000 in 2011-12 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Millstone Township School District’s current spending plan for 2011-12 would raise the tax levy nearly 2 percent, but school officials have vowed to try to rework the budget and its tax impact. Business Administrator Bernard Biesaida presented a preliminary version of…

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    Antionetta DiDonato, (l) 9, of the New Egypt section of Plumsted, and Kylie Venet, 6, of Allentown, serve as the resident bear doctors during the Teddy Bear Picnic held at Allentown Cooperative Preschool on Jan. 29. For more photos, see page 23. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Pleasure Horse Club to meet Feb. 10

    The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse enthusiasts to its Feb. 10 meeting in the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone (located between the fire station and the Clarksburg Inn). The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, contact Marion at 732-866-1641…

  • American Red Cross puts out action alert

    Severe winter weather throughout much of the country has impacted the blood supply. Because hundreds of blood drives were cancelled, the supply is extremely low. Patients in the area and throughout the country are counting on blood being available when needed. The need is constant. The next several days are critical. Those who can give…

  • Beethoven connection concert in Roosevelt

    The music of Ludwig van Beethoven, his teachers and his students will fill Borough Hall Feb. 12. Roosevelt’s Alan Mallach has partnered with the Roosevelt Arts Project to present a solo piano recital with commentary titled “The Beethoven Connection” starting at 8 p.m. The concert will feature the music of Beethoven, as well as music…

  • Students, driver injured after school bus hits tree

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Eleven middle school students and a driver were treated for minor injuries after a school bus accident on Monday morning. The Upper Freehold Regional School District bus hit a tree along Meirs Road at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 31 while en route to the Stone Bridge Middle…

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