• Millstone School District bids Mary Anne Donahue farewell

    Interim superintendent and BOE start discussing possibility of sharing UFRSD superintendent BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — After serving the district for 13 years, school Superintendent Mary Anne Donahue said farewell at the Aug. 23 Board of Education meeting. She was appointed director of curriculum in 1997, became assistant superintendent in 1999 and was promoted…

  • Millstone district adds another kindergarten class; rehires aides

    Kindergarten students will not have trial bus run before first day of school BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Kindergarten classes have been reduced in size thanks to the help of parents. The Board of Education voted Aug. 23 to allow Michelle Kean to teach an additional kindergarten class this year. Superintendent Mary Anne Donahue…

  • Residents object to Roosevelt peddling plan for bike path

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — Residents protested the submission of a grant application with the state Department of Transportation (DOT) for the proposed Roosevelt Borough Bikeway Segment of the Capital to Coast Trail Project. The governing body moved not to vote on the application at the Aug. 23 Borough Council meeting. Councilman Jeff Ellentuck…

  • The Flugtag Fist Pumpers and their flying machine

    Local teens to compete in Red Bull ‘flying day’ contest over Delaware River on Sept. 4 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer If the cast of the “Jersey Shore” can fistpump their way to fame, it’s probably just as easy to do the same to fly a plane. Above: David DiFrancesco (l), 17, Millstone, and Dan…

  • Superior Court finds yeshiva provided illegal dorm for students

    Single-family home used as housing and commercial dining facility for up to 50 teenagers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Superior Court of New Jersey has determined that Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah in Roosevelt housed students in a single-family home that it converted into an illegal dormitory. Judge Lawrence Lawson, sitting in Freehold, decided Aug. 19…

  • Middle school tries to do away with first-day jitters before doors open

    New principal welcomes sixth-graders, talks about how school may compensate for cuts BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer For many, the first day of middle school conjures up memories made in anxiety over not knowing where to go, who to ask for help, or how to open a locker. Karen Barry, the new principal of Millstone…

  • Pleasure Horse Club slates Sept. 9 meeting

    The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse enthusiasts to its Sept. 9 meeting to be held in the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, in the Clarksburg section of Millstone Township (located between the fire station and the Clarksburg Inn). The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. For more information, call…

  • Comedy and improv show at the MPAC

    The Millstone Township Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will present the professional comedy and improvisational troupe Chicago City Limits (CCL) in “America Idles” at 8 p.m. Sept. 25. The troupe has been seen nationally on HBO, the “Today” show and Comedy Central and has performed at such diverse venues as Lincoln Center, the Smithsonian Institution and…

  • Event for families affected by autism

    The fifth annual New Jersey Shore Walk Now for Autism Speaks fundraising and awareness event will take place Oct. 2 at the Great Lawn, Pier Village, Long Branch. All event proceeds will support Autism Speaks’ work. The event offers a safe and fun day for families impacted by autism. For details, visit www.walknowforautismspeaks.org.

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