• Horse show now Jersey fresh and family-friendly

    Event at Horse Park of New Jersey May 6-9 The Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event has taken a new approach to this year’s competition to offer familyfriendly activities throughout the weekend. Admission to the May 6-9 event at the Horse Park of New Jersey is free on Thursday and Friday and $20 per carload on Saturday…

  • Millstone showcases its top talents

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer From left: Megan and Hunter Stahley perform a ventriloquism act during the “Millstone’s Got Talent” show at the Millstone Performing Arts Center on May 1. Fiore Masci and sons Josh and Brett (not pictured) perform the Kiss song “Wanna Rock and Roll All Night.” Olivia Kleinberg showcases her pogo stick…

  • County to act on new deer management plan May 10

    On April 29 the Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commissioners released the Monmouth County Park System’s “Deer Management Program Annual Report.” The report, prepared by park system staff, contains information about the program as administered by the park system during the 2009- 10 deer hunting season and staff recommendations for the 2010-11 season. A complete…

  • Expect delays on I-195 in Upper Freehold

    UPPER FREEHOLD — A smoother and safer I-195 is in the works, but expect traffic delays first. The N.J. Department of Transportation (NJDOT) started a pavement improvement project April 30 that will resurface I- 195 eastbound and westbound in Upper Freehold Township and Robbinsville. “This project will create a smoother and safer road for motorists,”…

  • UFRSD awaits word on depth of new cuts

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Upper Freehold and Allentown officials have until May 19 to determine a total school budget and supporting tax levy. The governing bodies started looking over Upper Freehold Regional School District’s budget documentation last week after voters defeated the proposal to raise $19.1 million in taxes to support a $37.9 million…

  • Seasonal World wants Santa for Halloween

    Business seeks to expand; board sees issues with parking BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — A local business would start selling Halloween and Christmas decorations at the same time if it can expand with a canopy. Questions about whether the expansion of Seasonal World on Route 537 would meet the township’s new facade ordinance and…

  • Science good enough to eat

    Environmental engineer sugarcoats lesson about aquifers BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer They made aquifers and ate them too. Using fruit snacks, soda, ice cream and sprinkles, Roosevelt Public School third-graders learned about the underground porous rock and sand layers that allow water to move between impermeable rock layers, during an April 27 visit from environmental…

  • Phony email sent to school staff bashes teachers

    Teacher, identity theft victim, compares district’s inaction to condoning fraud, bullying BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent An identity theft victim, who lives in Millstone and teaches in the town’s school district, reproached the Board of Education for inaction regarding the incident. Irene Pearson, a leader of the Millstone Township Education Association (MTEA), the local teachers union,…

  • Trees grow as sixth-grade fades away

    Students commemorate Arbor Day, end of state testing by planting 25 trees BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Last week’s state testing exhausted students and teachers alike. While many classes opted to darken their rooms to watch movies during the last few hours of the school day on Friday, two technology teachers at Millstone Middle School…

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