• Millstone swimmer dives into Jr. Olympics

    The New Jersey Junior Olympics for swimming will take place March 19-21 at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the Busch Campus of Rutgers University. Millstone resident Matt Gold will compete as part of the Scarlet Aquatic Club that swims at Rutgers. He will swim the short course in the Junior Olympics, which are held…

  • Editor’s column is going after the wrong individuals

    This letter is in response to the column “School Districts Face a Moment of Truth” by Greater Media Newspapers Managing Editor Mark Rosman.   I am a relatively new teacher. I changed careers in my late 40s. Prior to teaching, I worked at a large telecommunications company for many years, earning a very good salary.…

  • Cuts to NJ Transit will hurt those who need it most

    Itestified before the New Jersey Assembly Transportation Committee on the merits of Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed plan to cut New Jersey Transit funding. Along with other speakers, we reviewed whether it would be good policy. I should start off by saying I sympathize with Christie and acknowledge that our state is in a dire fiscal…

  • Voters could get say on putting VLTs at racetrack

    Abill has been put forward that would seek voter approval for video lottery terminals at the Meadowlands horse racetrack. The bill (A-2458) would ask voters to approve video lottery terminals at a referendum held during a November general election. A video lottery terminal is an electronic game of chance similar to a video slot machine,…

  • Car, house catch fire on Bergen Mills Road

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A blaze spread from a vehicle into the kitchen of a Bergen Mills Road home in Millstone Township on the morning of Feb. 24. MILLSTONE — A blaze spread from a vehicle into a Bergen Mills Road home on Feb. 24. The Millstone Township Fire Department and Englishtown Fire Department…

  • Committee to save the horse industry reconvenes

    Millstone mayor and other area residents to help lobby Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry has reconstituted her local Save the Horse Committee in an effort to focus the state’s attention on the ailing horse racing industry that is vital to Monmouth County. Two of New Jersey’s racetracks are located in Monmouth County — Freehold Raceway…

  • NJN to air ‘Dialoguing With Humanity: Jacob Landau’

    ROOSEVELT — Tune in to NJN to see the late Jacob Landau speak about the means and purpose of his humanist art and work. “Dialoguing With Humanity: Jacob Landau (1917-2001),” a 25-minute video on the life and art of the internationally known painter and printmaker, will air at 10:35 p.m. March 12. Landau lived and…

  • ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change’ at MPAC

    MILLSTONE — There’s no need to drive to New York City or Philadelphia to see professional theater. The Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC) will present off-Broadway’s popular musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” at 8 p.m. March 13. “This touring-company production highlights the level of professional theater appearing on the Millstone Township…

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