• National pundits play ‘Gotcha’ with Christie

    CODA GREG BEAN When we got back from our annual Christmas trip to Puerto Rico last Friday, the first thing I did was turn on CNN to find out what had happened in our absence— and there was a panel of three “experts” talking about how New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had blown it by…

  • Seeking bridge players in the Millstone area

    Resident Christy Kramer would like to start a bridge club in Millstone. She seeks intermediate and advanced players to meet and play party bridge or duplicate bridge at the Millstone Township Community Center. For more information, contact her at [email protected] or 732-492-7322.

  • Pleasure Horse Club to meet Jan. 13

    The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse enthusiasts to its Jan. 13 meeting at theMillstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section ofMillstone (located between the fire station and the Clarksburg Inn). The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. and all are welcome. Topics to be discussed include upcoming events, trail…

  • Donations sought for troops overseas

    The New Jersey VietnamVeterans’Memorial Foundation is partnering with The Brookdale Student Veterans Club in working withAmerican Recreational Military Services Inc. (ARMS) for an ongoing collection of items to send to troops currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Supplies are running low, and help is needed Examples of needed items:  Toiletries — non-alcohol mouthwash, Q-tips,…

  • Don’t pit cheap homes against environment

    Most environmental groups and advocates, including New Jersey Conservation Foundation, have supported affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents for decades. But a bill rapidly making its way to the governor’s desk pits affordable housing against the environment in a cynical effort to maximize private profits. The truth is that intelligent planning provides for both…

  • New store for farmers, ruralists to open soon

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) plans to open its new store along Route 524 on Feb. 5, with a grand opening scheduled for Feb. 12. TSC operates over 900 stores in 44 states. The company sells items for recreational farmers and ranchers, as well as those who enjoy the…

  • A look back at the top stories of 2010 in Millstone

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — As 2011 begins, school boards and townships are planning how to do more with less as a result of drastic changes made last year in both state mandates and funding. Here’s a look at some of the top stories in Millstone during 2010, many of which deal with the…

  • Hay truck goes up in flames

    Left: A New Egypt Fire Company firefighter removes flaming hay from a Ford Explorer that caught fire while traveling across a standardbred farm in Upper Freehold on Dec. 27. Above: A New Egypt Fire Company firefighter extinguishes the last of the flames. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SANDRA ISAAC UPPER FREEHOLD — The snow served a greater…

  • First snowstorm of the season

    Area residents discuss digging out BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Chris Palmer, of Millstone, digs his family out of the snowstorm on Dec. 27. While residents in other parts of Monmouth County experienced long delays with street clearing due to the holiday blizzard, many residents in Allentown, Millstone, Roosevelt and Upper Freehold felt their towns handled…

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