• Area men charged in connection with rash of Millstone burglaries

    MILLSTONE — Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with their alleged participation in a string of burglaries in Millstone Township. According to a New Jersey State Police press release, police have arrested Dean Lombardi, 23, of Jackson, Thomas Ditre, 23, of Brick Township, and Tomas Sinkevicius, 20, of Howell, in connection with…

  • ‘Go Green’ during holidays

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Reuse holiday items as gift boxes and gift tags, such as a festive holiday napkin used as wrapping, a paper holiday napkin left over from last year, the newsprint-wrapped gift, the burlap-wrapped gift and the gift tags cut from Christmas cards. Residents are encouraged to “Go Green For the Holidays.”…

  • Relief expected from traffic woes near Amazon site

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer The holiday season has brought an increase in traffic and frustration to some residents of Upper Freehold Township and neighboring Robbinsville. An Amazon fulfillment center (a warehouse and shipping facility), that was built this year in Robbinsville, has caused traffic congestion on Interstate 195, Old York Road, Gordon Road and…

  • Deer pose danger for N.J. drivers

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Deer management is a crucial process in controlling the population of the wild mammal in New Jersey, a number that could well exceed 200,000 this year, according to state officials The state issues annual warnings during peak deer mating season that occurs usually from late October…

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    REBECCA NOWALSKI Erika Armellino, 10, helps her dad select the perfect Christmas tree during their visit to the Keris Tree Farm and Christmas Shop in Upper Freehold Township on Dec. 6.

  • Sons want their parents to show them ‘love’

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Christmas shopping. It simply isn’t what it used to be. Back in the day I could “wow” our four young sons with anything from Nike socks to the Batmobile and everything in between. They were thrilled at the pile of presents on Christmas morning. They would wake up at…

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     iPlay America, Freehold Township, will host a breakfast buffet with Santa Claus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 19. The event will include photos with Santa, story time and interactive activities. The cost is $24.95 for adults and $14.95 for children 12 and younger. Each child’s ticket comes with a $5 game card,…

  • Pallone proposes improved disaster communications

    Pallone proposes improved disaster communications

    Proposed federal legislation could one day help residents across New Jersey who lost cell phone service and experienced power blackouts as a result of superstorm Sandy. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-Monmouth, Middlesex) has introduced the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act (H.R. 3998) that would, if passed in the House and Senate and signed…

  • PRINCETON: Institute for Advanced Study to march ahead with housing project, despite $4.5 million offer for property

    PRINCETON: Institute for Advanced Study to march ahead with housing project, despite $4.5 million offer for property

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Institute for Advanced Study said Wednesday that it would proceed with its 15-unit faculty housing project, despite a pending legal challenge and a $4.5 million offer to buy the disputed land where fighting occurred during the Revolutionary War. “The Institute has received all necessary approvals and permissions from…

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