• Explore the past in a pastoral setting Oct. 3

    offers hands-on experiences of history, featuring many family-friendly activities and historic demonstrations and exhibits. The event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 3 at Historic Walnford in Upper Freehold begins with an overview of a time line covering the last 250 years. Visitors will also be asked to write down their predictions of what…

  • Fire prevention open house in Millstone Oct. 3

    MILLSTONE — The community is invited to the first-ever fire prevention open house on Oct. 3. The event, hosted by the Millstone Township Fire District in conjunction with the Millstone Township Fire Prevention Bureau, will take place 1-4 p.m. at the Millstone Township Firehouse at 461 Stagecoach Road and will be used to kick off…

  • 2010 Latino Fest in Freehold Borough Oct. 2

    Food, entertainment, movies are part of annual celebration BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Visitors to the sixth annual Latino Festival of Monmouth County will be treated to something new and exciting at this year’s event — movies. According to Lazaro Cardenas, who co-chairs the Latino Festival with Diana Tennant, for the first…

  • Fall household hazardous waste day Oct. 2 in U.F.

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Responsibly dispose of items that can’t go in the trash Oct. 2. Monmouth County will host a community household hazardous waste disposal day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the county garage across from the Cream Ridge Golf Club on Route 539. The event will give area residents an opportunity to…

  • Lightning struck house in Millstone during last storm

    MILLSTONE — When a powerful thunderstorm struck the area on Sept. 17, firefighters responded to five calls in the township in just over a half-hour. The Millstone Township Fire Department reported to an activated fire alarm on Horseshoe Drive at 5:34 p.m. Prior to arriving at the Horseshoe Drive call, a commercial fire alarm went…

  • New trail takes visitors along historic railroad line

    Multiuse path to measure 8.6 miles when complete by 2012 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Local dignitaries joined bikers, horseback riders, walkers and a horse and wagon at the official opening of the Union Transportation Trail on Sept. 25. Above: Horseback riders hit the newly created Union Transportation Trail in Upper Freehold. The Monmouth County Park…

  • U.F. property values to be reassessed

    Tax assessor says intent is to ensure residents have equitable tax levy shares BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Last week, Upper Freehold Township residents received letters from tax assessor J. Stephen Walters advising them that Upper Freehold has been ordered by the Monmouth County Board of Taxation (MCBT) to conduct a reassessment of all properties. The…

  • Twenty-five years of pink ribbons and still no cure

    Breast cancer survivor from Millstone calls attention to need for more research; advocacy BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Even though every October for the last 25 years has gotten pinker, the fight against breast cancer is far from over. Breast cancer survivor Kim Casamassima, of Millstone, said that while National Breast Cancer Awareness Month helps…

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    Patrons of all ages take a look at some of the bass that can be caught while fishing in the state during the New Jersey Wild Outdoor Expo held in the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in Upper Freehold on Sept. 25. For more photos, see page 36. ERIC SUCAR staff

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