• Millstone Scout helps make Camden more sustainable

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone’s Brian Cullinane built a chicken coop and donated six of his chickens to the Center for Environmental Transformation in Camden to earn the Eagle rank in Boy Scouts. JENNIFER KOHLHEPP MILLSTONE — Brian Cullinane helped his chickens fly the coop to take up residence in Camden. In an effort…

  • Little League to pay for field repairs, build press boxes at Byron Johnson Park

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — In a time of fiscal austerity, the Township Committee was all ears at the Nov. 18 meeting when the local Little League offered to pay for upgrades and repairs at township baseball and softball fields. Mike Zuppa, the new president of the Allentown Upper Freehold Little League (AUFLL),…

  • Millstone Cyclones win championship

    The Cyclones, a U12 girls soccer team, finished its first season in the Jersey Area Girls Soccer National League with a championship title. MILLSTONE — The Cyclones whirled through their first season in the Jersey Area Girls Soccer National League to win the championship title. The U12 girls team, led by head coach Rocco Regina…

  • Scouts serve Thanksgiving dinner to seniors in Trenton

    ALLENTOWN — Cub Scout Den 5 took part in a 30-year Thanksgiving Day tradition in Trenton. The Scouts joined the Kiwanis Club of Trenton in serving a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings to over 100 senior citizen residents of Trenton’s Luther Towers beginning at 5 p.m. on Nov. 23. The complex, located at 489…

  • Helping veterans get services they are due

    Monmouth Co. hopes to offer one-on-one help to as many veterans as possible BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Veterans in Monmouth County will now get help accessing benefits and programs that they are entitled to at the newly named Office on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services located at 21 Court and Main streets in…

  • N.J. mulls heaving horse racing out of Meadowlands for off-track wagering site

    Horse industry up in arms over latest recommendations from state gaming commission BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Live horse racing at the Meadowlands would end if the state implements recommendations in a supplemental report issued Nov. 15 by the Gaming, Sports and Entertainment Advisory Commission. The commission is commonly referred to as the Hanson Commission after…

  • Charging the next generation with finding a means for peace

    Veterans return to Millstone school to further students’ education about military service BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Local veterans continue to teach Millstone youths about military life and life and as veteran. Veterans Coalition Millstone Post 03 Commander Rick Brody (l) and veteran Barry Rosenzweig talk to Millstone Township Middle School students about life in…

  • New Royalty one of five finalists in radio contest

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A local band seeks community support in fulfilling a dream to play at Madison Square Garden. The New Royalty, an indie pop band of five young musicians from Millstone, Monroe, East Brunswick and Milltown, has made it to the final round of the Z100 Jingle Ball Hometown Hero Contest. The…

  • Assisted living residence wins 4th Best Practice Award

    Monmouth Crossing, CentraState Healthcare System’s senior assisted living community in Freehold Township, has won the Assisted Living Best PracticeAward from the New JerseyDepartment of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) for the fourth time. Monmouth Crossing assisted living residence The state’s Best Practices program supports the sharing of model programs and services and recognizes assisted living…

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