• New job-seekers club to meet twice a month

    Mid-Day Toastmasters has announced the formation of a Job Seekers Toastmasters Club. The objective is to convene toastmasters meetings for job seekers to enhance their job-seeking skills through improved communication and leadership skills, share jobseeking techniques and information, and share leads and lead sources. The group will meet twice a month at the Mercer County…

  • Courts have already solved affordable housing issue

    GUEST COLUMN RICHARD J. HOFF Jr. Contrary to what many politicians and municipal officials say, the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) is not responsible for the quagmire known commonly as New Jersey’s affordable housing policy. The real problem is the state’s “growth share,” a system of calculating and administering the affordable housing policy. It was…

  • Burden should be on terrorists, not the American people

    There has been a lot of discussion recently about airport security. As a citizen, I have no problem doing my part and submitting to scanners or full-body searches in an effort to avert terrorism. But what I do have a problem with is our government putting the burden and inconvenience on innocent Americans who wish…

  • Millstone Township thanked for efficient snowstorm cleanup

    I am expressing my satisfaction with the great job that the Millstone Township municipal government did in responding to the very severe snowstorm that we had.The storm was fast acting and severe, most of it occurring during Sunday night and Monday morning. The roads were clear to the pavement in most places by Tuesday morning.…

  • Computers, TVs must now be recycled in New Jersey

    The Department of Environmental Protection wants to remind New Jersey residents that old TVs, computers and computer monitors — items known collectively as electronic waste — must be recycled as of the beginning of the new year. Electronic waste must be recycled as per the Electronic Waste Management Act, which bans the disposal of televisions…

  • Charity seeking medical doctors, nurses for Ugandan trip in 2011

    Sylvia’s Children, a 501(c)3 organization based in New Jersey, is looking for all types of medical professionals interested in a voluntourism opportunity caring for children in Uganda, Africa, March 17-29, 2011. Those interested can contact Sylvia Allen at [email protected] or call 732-946-2711. Sylvia’s Children supports more than 1,000 children at theMbiriiziAdvanced Primary and Day Care…

  • The year in review: U.F. headlines in 2010

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Finding a source of funding for projects and programs seemed to permeate the top stories of 2010. Here’s a month-to-month recap of the happenings that made headlines in Upper Freehold last year. January: Two 1982 graduates ofAllentown High School were chosen to lead the Township Committee when Stan…

  • Time to submit mare residency applications

    Applications for the 2011 New JerseyMare Residency Programshould be submitted in January. The deadline for the forms, which are available on sboanj.comor by contacting the StandardbredBreeders andOwnersAssociation ofNewJersey (SBOANJ) inManalapan, is Feb. 15, 2011, according to a SBOANJ press release. The New Jersey Mare Residency Program began in 2003, and promotes the breeding, boarding and…

  • Perretti Farms made great strides in 2010

    Perretti Farms, home to two of harness racing’s premier stallions and the 2010 Trotting Broodmare of the Year, has been named the state’s breeder of the year. The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) will honor ownersWilliam and Anthony Perretti at the New Jersey Equine Advisory Board’s 54th annual New Jersey Breeders…

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