• Lighthouse Challenge scheduled Oct. 17-18

    For nine years an all-volunteer committee from the New Jersey Lighthouse Society has coordinated the nation’s first land-based Lighthouse Challenge. Members of the public are invited to participate in the 10th annual event on the weekend of Oct. 17-18 where they are challenged to visit all 11 Garden State lighthouses and two first order Fresnel…

  • Millstone Halloween Parade slated for Oct. 25

    Millstone Township will hold its Halloween Parade Oct. 25. The parade will begin promptly at 2 p.m. at the fields behind the Clarksburg Inn, Route 524. Parking, parade line up and registration will be held between 1:45-2 p.m. only. Goody bags, door prizes and prizes for costumes will be given out. Costumes will be judged…

  • Free shows at state’s planetarium

    The New Jersey State Museum auditorium performances and planetarium science exploration sky shows on the second Saturday of each month will be free to the public for the next year. The 145-seat planetarium at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton recently reopened following a major renovation and technical upgrade. The planetarium now boasts a…

  • Furry Angels to appear at Freehold Raceway

    Millstone’s Furry Angels Therapy Dogs and Adopt-A-Pet will host a dog artwork auction at the inside track of Freehold Raceway in Freehold 7-10 p.m. Dec. 5. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Snacks and a cash bar will be provided. For more information or to register, email Carol at [email protected].

  • Fundraiser hopes to ease burden of breast cancer

    Women invited to enjoy complimentary salon and spa services at Avanti with $25 donation BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Avanti Day Resort is the kind of place a woman goes to feel better about herself. Now Avanti, named national Salon of the Year by Salon Today, is doing something to help many women who are…

  • Give thanks and blood during Nov. 14 drive

    The Millstone Township Girl Scout Service Unity has partnered with Central Jersey Blood Center to sponsor a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Millstone Township Community Center on Route 524. All donors will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Target gift card. Appointments can also be made…

  • Adoptions sought for abandoned cats

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Approximately 35 cats need new homes by Nov. 1 or they risk being euthanized. All of the felines have or will be spayed/neutered by a veterinarian. They have been tested and do not have feline leukemia or feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), according to Denise Halasnik Haines, a township…

  • ‘Hidden Children of the Holocaust’ event

    The Perrineville Jewish Center, 855 Perrineville Road, Millstone, will host a brunch and presentation by Dr. Suzanne Vromen, author of “Hidden Children of the Holocaust” at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18. The book details the experience of families during the Holocaust who desperately sought refuge for their children, many of whom found safe havens in Roman…

  • Arrests made for some Millstone, U.F. crimes

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Five arrests have been made in a series of car burglaries that plagued Millstone and Upper Freehold over the summer. New Jersey State Police Detective Kenneth Koenig said that more than 50 such incidents occurred during June, July and August, with approximately $10,000 worth of goods stolen. According to Koenig,…

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