• In my day, sonny, we got numbers in a book

    CODA GREG BEAN If the phone company stops printing and delivering residential white pages, as Verizon has asked regulators permission to do in New York and New Jersey, what am I going to use as a doorstop, or to raise my computer monitor an extra 3 or 4 inches? On the one hand, Verizon’s request…

  • Millstone’s Miss N.J. carries on Meadowlands tradition

    Miss New Jersey 2009 Ashley Shaffer, of Millstone, will appear at the Meadowlands for the Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey Stakes on June 12. MILLSTONE — Ashley Shaffer, Miss New Jersey 2009, will meet the four-legged winner of the Thomas D’Altrui Miss New Jersey Stakes at the Meadowlands Racetrack. The $175,000 Miss New Jersey for…

  • Racehorse retirement group shares the late Shiaway St. Pat’s story

    The 1981 Hambletonian winner Shiaway St. Pat died on May 2 in his paddock at the farm of the veterinarian who foaled him 32 years ago. The Tarport Devlin gelding enjoyed a long racing career that included winning the Hambletonian with driver Ray Remmen, who was making his Hambo debut. Over a rain-soaked track, Shiaway…

  • Monmouth County’s population at 664,916

    The Monmouth County Planning Board has released its 2010 estimate of the county’s population, showing that the county’s population reached 664,916 on Jan. 1. The new estimate shows that the total population of Monmouth County increased by 0.29 percent between January 2009 and January 2010. Since the 2000 U.S. Census, Monmouth County’s population has increased…

  • Help reduce Millstone’s solid waste stream

    Bring recyclable paper products to Girl Scout event at Rocky Brook Park May 15-16 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Paper use is prevalent in homes, schools, offices and businesses every day. Paper and paper products make up 47 percent, the largest portion, of Monmouth County’s waste stream, according to the county recycling office.…

  • UFRSD plans to increase use of technology over next 3 years

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — A plan to provide more technology and increase technology use in the Upper Freehold Regional schools has an expected price tag of about $1.5 million. The majority of the cost of the initiative, $1,097,962, would be funded through the construction bond for the new middle school. The remaining…

  • Fine art exhibition features Roosevelt artist’s work

    The New Jersey State Museum is hosting the 2010 New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Art, a juried exhibition that features the works of visual artists currently living or working in the state. More than 288 artists representing every county in New Jersey submitted work to the jurors, who selected 85 works by artists from 16…

  • Seeking employment? Attend N.J. career day

    About 130 employers from a wide range of industries and sectors will be present to meet with those seeking job opportunities at Rutgers University on May 26. New and recent college graduates, as well as other members of the public, seeking entry-level and advanced positions are welcome to attend New Jersey Collegiate Career Day sponsored…

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