• New horse club in Millstone

    MILLSTONE — Discover the pleasures that horses provide. The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey, which recently formed in Millstone, seeks new members. All horse enthusiasts, event those who don’t own an equine of their own, are invited to join, according to the press release. The fun and educational club will feature trail rides to…

  • Car catches fire; truck overturns

    The Millstone Township Fire Department dispatched to eastbound mile marker 15.4 on I-195 at 12:57 p.m. Nov. 18 for a reported pickup truck fire. MILLSTONE — A vehicle caught on fire near eastbound mile marker 15.4 on I-195. Millstone Township firefighters under the direction of Lt. Alan South extinguished the blaze just after 1 p.m.…

  • What’s in a name?

    Roadways and bridges are named for the famous BY KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff You’re stuck in traffic again and you turn on the traffic report. You hear the names of bridges and roads over and over, but who are these people, and why do they have their own bridge? Spanning the…

  • Roosevelt to cut land valuations to avoid appeals

    Assessor: Reduction would be fairest way to deal with decline in property values BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The decline in the real estate market has led tax assessor Michael Ticktin to declare a 20 percent across-theboard reduction in land values to avoid the large number of tax appeals Roosevelt might have to defend. At…

  • MTFEE continues its quest to enhance educational experience

    Foundation planning array of events to fund grants for Millstone schools BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Over the years, the Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) has remained steadfast in its goal to “fund extraordinary educational experiences” for every student in the school district. Millstone Township Middle School sixth-graders Rebecca Paglia…

  • In long battle over shaky degrees, taxpayers suffer

    Coda • GREG BEAN The interminable dispute in the Freehold Regional High School District over administrators and teachers who got ginned-up degrees from an unaccredited and highly suspicious online diploma mill just won’t go away. Regular readers know the saga of the tale’s most highly visible player, FRHSD Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, who got…

  • Help homeless animals at Dec. 5 art auction

    Adopt-A-Pet, Millstone, will help honor Furry Angels Therapy Dogs, Millstone, during a Dec. 5 event at Freehold Raceway. The event will feature an art auction with the stars of “Rescue Ink Unleashed.” Rescued dogs created the art that will be auctioned. Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 at the door. All proceeds from the…

  • Local hoping to be Miss America hosts 5K event

    Join Miss New Jersey, Ashley Shaffer of Millstone, in highlighting the importance of keeping “a healthy weight to feel great” in the Feel Great 5K Run/Walk on Dec. 6 at Mercer County Park on Old Trenton Road in West Windsor. Registration will begin at the boat house/marina parking lot at 7:30 a.m. The run/walk will…

  • Allentown slates open house weekend

    Allentown will hold its holiday open house weekend from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 5-6. Sales and discounts will be offered throughout the shops in town as well as free refreshments, caroling and tree lighting ceremonies. Free photos with Santa will be offered noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at The Sweetest Things and…

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