• Plan calls for trained staff to assist Monmouth veterans

    Freeholder Amy A. Mallet has initiated a plan to bring services already being provided to Monmouth County veterans under one umbrella and train personnel in the Division of Aging, Disabilities and Veterans’ Interment to assist veterans in obtaining their benefits. As a result, the county has begun gathering details about what services are currently being…

  • ‘Kittenpalooza’ offers half-price adoptions

    With more 300 felines available, the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) hopes to find good homes through “Kittenpalooza,” a monthlong adoption project. Once again, summer ends with an overpopulation of cats and kittens, said Francesca Alexander, MCSPCA community cat coordinator. Anyone looking to adopt a kitten or a cat…

  • Annual Watershed Fest Oct. 2

    MILLSTONE — The Stony Brook- Millstone Watershed Association will host a fundraiser that combines fine food, music and fun with a celebration of water and the environment on Oct. 2. “Water Works: The 35th Annual Watershed Fest” begins at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music and a silent auction at the…

  • Towns need to determine demand, if any, for sidewalks

    Public encouraged to voice opinions at meeting in Upper Freehold on Sept. 16 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — If sidewalks are built, will schoolchildren use them? That was the question raised at the Sept. 2 Township Committee meeting. Committeeman Steve Alexander reported on a meeting he attended Aug. 12 with Allentown Mayor Stu…

  • Second gaming summit session at Meadowlands

    Horse-racing industry representatives to testify For several months, horse-racing enthusiasts and fans have been asking what can they do to save horse racing in New Jersey. The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ), which is based out of Manalapan, said the answer is to be in the Pegasus at the Meadowlands in…

  • U.F. plans to fix sports courts

    Twp. would be responsible for $56,000 of project cost BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Tennis and basketball courts at Byron Johnson Park will be redeveloped if the township receives open space trust funds from a county program. At the Sept. 2 Township Committee meeting, the governing body voted unanimously to pass a resolution…

  • Horse Park needs to raise $50K to keep Jersey Fresh

    Park’s first-ever fundraiser, a hoe-down, to be held Sept. 25 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Horse Park of New Jersey has been a golden thread holding New Jersey’s horse industry together since 1988, but now the once solid strand has started to show signs of fraying. Ashley Kehoe rides Mazetto as they compete in…

  • Business sues Millstone Township for denying its expansion

    Seasonal World asks court to rescind denial; award damages BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Alocal business filed suit against the Millstone Township after the Zoning Board of Adjustment denied its expansion plans. Board members voted 4-3 May 26 to deny Seasonal World’s application for a use variance to expand its Route 537 building with a canopy.…

  • New school expected to serve community for over 100 years

    Public invited to Stone Bridge Middle School dedication ceremony Sept. 25 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ‘Oohs” and “ahs” echoed down the halls of the new Stone Bridge Middle School when the Upper Freehold Regional School District held an open house for the community. Eighth-grader Luis Ferreira (l-r), 13, sister Hallie, 3, mom Anna, and…

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