• Monmouth County Fair plans host of activities

    The 36th annual Monmouth County Fair will return to the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, July 21-25. Organized and presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation with the Monmouth County 4-H, the fair maintains the agricultural nature of a traditional county fair with its home and garden competition, petting farm and…

  • More area youths dedicate lives to military service

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Members of this year’s graduating class at Allentown High School (AHS) who opted to join the military were honored at the July 8 Township Committee meeting. All branches of the military have AHS enlistees with the exception of the Coast Guard. Jonathan Mele, son of former Mayor John…

  • Millstone Community Education slates camps

    Millstone Township Community Education will hold the following summer camps: • Video Game Animation, 9-11 a.m. July 19-23, for children entering grades three through six, at the Millstone Primary School, Room F109. The fee is $125. • Kidzart: Out of This World, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 19-23 at the Primary School, Room F108.…

  • Mare saved from slaughter

    Rescuer shares story of horse still not out of the dark BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Since debilitated, diseased and lame horses cannot be sold at auction, one seller at Camelot Horse Auction in Cranbury super-glued a sock over a hole in a mare’s head in an effort to conceal the open wound.…

  • Scenic route through U.F. and Allentown nearly complete

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Seven years after its inception, the 31.5-mile Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway is close to fruition. Members of the governing body reviewed a corridor management plan (CMP) for the scenic route at the July 8 meeting and plan to vote on a resolution in support of the CMPAug.…

  • Millstone moves to protect riparian zone; U.F. waits

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The township has moved to better protect the interface between land and waterways. The Township Committee adopted a riparian zone ordinance that includes some additional provisions recommended by other municipal groups. The ordinance passed in a 4-0 vote at the July 7 meeting. Committeeman Fiore Masci was absent. Township…

  • Crafts, garden entries sought for Monmouth County Fair

    Do you think you bake the best cookies, grow the biggest and juiciest tomatoes, or make the most creative crafts in your neighborhood? You may have what it takes to earn a blue ribbon in the 2010 Monmouth County Fair home and garden competition. So gather up your best needlepoint, knitting, and craft creations and…

  • The tenor and the soprano: A match made in music

    Millstone entertainers host summer concert series at Jenkinson’s Inlet Beach BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer As children, they dreamed. As adults, they live those dreams together on stages all over the world and found home sweet home in Millstone. Entertainers Donna and Tony Buonauro, Millstone, who have performed all over the world, take over hosting…

  • U. F. officials want no part in preserving contaminated land

    Twp. supports boundary change to give property to Allentown BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Members of the Upper Freehold Township Committee still don’t support the acquisition of contaminated land off Breza Road for open space, even though the state and neighboring Allentown will take responsibility for it. At the July 8 meeting, officials said they support…

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