• Council trotting to save New Jersey horse racing

    Horsemen create another political action committee BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — A panel of industry experts discussed the current state of horse racing in New Jersey and speculated about what the future may hold. During the June 1 New Jersey Horse Council meeting held at the Millstone Community Center, Tony Romano of Millstone represented…

  • Take steps now to pre-fund for natural disasters

    GUEST COLUMN JAMES LEE WITT JAMES M. LOY The United States will mark the beginning of a very active 2010 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1. The consensus among weather forecasting agencies is that the upcoming season could have 15-18 named storms — a doubling of last year’s total of nine named hurricanes. While weather…

  • Farmer urges drivers to brake for slow-moving farm vehicles

    BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Four years ago, Shirley Pinhas lost her son Steven in a motor vehicle accident. On May 30, she nearly lost another son, Jonathan, 27, when a young woman hit his tractor as he was crossing Route 526. At the June 2 Township Committee meeting, Pinhas and her son asked…

  • Upper Freehold investigating allegations about DPW manager

    Public hearing started; town officials to continue deliberations June 17 BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A public disciplinary hearing has commenced regarding an Upper Freehold Department of Public Works (DPW) manager. The hearing began at the Township Committee’s June 2 meeting, after Wayne Golden, acting principal public works manager, was accused of allegedly…

  • Little League pitches proposal to enlarge field

    Local baseball academy would pay for project if twp. agrees not to assess usage fees BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The Township Committee is enthusiastic about a plan for the Allentown Upper Freehold Little League (AUFLL) and a baseball academy to enlarge a local field. At the June 3 meeting, AUFLL President David Reeder pitched a…

  • Holiday thunderstorm sparks flash point for firefighters

    Route 33 car crashes on June 2 and June 4 jam rush-hour traffic BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The powerful late afternoon thunderstorm on Memorial Day sparked off a series of 13 calls to firefighters in two hours. Millstone Township firefighters extricate a passenger of a vehicle involved in a two-car collision at the intersection…

  • Upper Freehold Regional School District imposes student activity fees

    Freshman and JV football teams combined for 2010-11 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Families will have to pay $160 for their high-school-age students and $60 for their middle-school-age students to participate in extracurricular activities next year. The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education voted 7-2 on June 2 to implement the fees for the 2010-11 school year.…

  • Pantry feeding hope after the flood

    Community cookout on June 16 to celebrate reopening BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The flooding of the Good Samaritan Food Pantry left hundreds of hungry individuals having to depend on other resources for food the last few months. Tim Hare (l) and Clement Forgione, of The Good Samaritan Food Pantry at Emleys Hill United Methodist…

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