• New full-day kindergarten option available at UFRSD

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Starting this fall, the elementary school will offer a tuition-based option to extend students’ kindergarten day. Superintendent of Schools Dick Fitzpatrick said the district is eager to have parents register their children early for either the regular half-day or new full-day kindergarten program in order to plan effectively…

  • District tries to make busing more efficient to save money

    State mandates districts provide bus seats for all students even if they have rides or vehicles BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — In an effort to reduce costs, the school district has been studying how to make busing more efficient. Upper Freehold Regional School District Transportation Coordinator Lynette Foulks said the transportation department conducted…

  • Fiore Masci’s contribution to Pop Warner recognized

    MILLSTONE — Resident Fiore Masci will join an elite set of award winners that includes several U.S. presidents, countless military, business and community leaders, and hundreds of football officials and scholar-athletes from across the nation. The Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame will honor Masci at its…

  • Run With Eagles 5K April 10

    UPPER FREEHOLD — It’s almost that time of the year again when eagles take flight. Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180 has begun preparing to hold its fourth annual Run With Eagles 5K and one-mile fun run. The event will take place at Byron Johnson Park on Saturday, April 10. The fun run will start at…

  • Students walk to support PTA

    The third annual walk-a-thon at the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School has been deemed a big success. Students walked in the fresh air and raised close to $13,000 to help support PTA programs. The top five fundraisers enjoyed a pizza luncheon with Principal Kelly Huggins. Congratulations to Dirk DePompo, Brenna Stampe, Hayden Blecher, Margaret Bardwill…

  • Finding new superintendent, finance answers top priorities

    Board of Education election uncontested in Millstone BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Three incumbents have filed for the three available seats on the Millstone Township Board of Education. Margaret Gordon argaret Gordon is running for her second three-year term on the board, and David De- Pinho, who was appointed to the seat left vacant by…

  • Winery pours over children in need

    Left: Pilar Sullivan, of Staten Island, N.Y., gets another pour while friend Berta Garcia, of Freehold, looks on during the “Fiesta Festival” to benefit the Foundation for the Assistance of Abandoned Children at the Cream Ridge Winery in Upper Freehold on March 5. Above: Jerry Amabile, son of Cream Ridge Winery owner Tom Amabile, pours…

  • A call made; a baby saved

    Millstone mother meets 911 operator who helped save son’s life BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer A Millstone family meets a 911 operator who saved their child’s life last fall. Pictured at the Monmouth County Police Academy on March 5 are (l-r) acting Chief of Communications/911 coordinator Neil Campbell, public safety telecommunicator Christine McCarthy, mother Christine…

  • Refunding bonds will save over $450,000

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer State law presumes that taxpayers would always want the Board of Education to undertake a process that saves them money. That’s why residents don’t have to go to the polls to vote to allow the Upper Freehold Regional School District to issue refunding school bonds. The Board of Education unanimously…

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