• U.F. employee resigns to work for Hightstown

    Workweek reduction played role in decision BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Township employee Debra Sopronyi has resigned to become the municipal clerk of Hightstown. Sopronyi served as Upper Freehold’s purchasing agent, assistant to the administrator and Environmental Development Committee (EDC) secretary. The Township Committee accepted her resignation, which will take effect Oct.…

  • Scarecrows may be shut in this season

    Board reviews guidelines for businesses’ outdoor displays BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The Millstone Township zoning officer has to decide whether Seasonal World can display scarecrows this Halloween season without violating township ordinances. After a long discussion at the Sept. 23 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting regarding outdoor displays, the board decided to have the…

  • School community stands united against bullying

    UFRSD to kick off new prevention program Oct. 26 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Regional School District wants the community to stand united against bullying. When the district surveyed its students about bullying in 2008 and 2009, 61 students reported not feeling safe in school in 2008 and 55 students said the…

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    Allentown High School goalkeeper Shannon Buckley (center) clears the ball before Hamilton West’s Chanel Johnson can play it during the Sept. 22 soccer game in Allentown. For more photos and game results, see page 41.

  • A new day is dawning in a place called Bizarreland

    You’ll have to excuse me for a moment while I dab the drops of blood that are running down my cheeks. Coda • GREG BEAN My eyeballs have been bleeding nonstop since the other night when I saw indicted former Republican Rep. Tom “The Hammer” DeLay cutting a rug on “Dancing With the Stars.” I…

  • Home-based business can continue operation

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A resident of the Woods at Cream Ridge can continue operating a business out of her house, but would need further approvals if she wants to rent her home. At the Sept. 22 meeting, the Planning Board found that Ming Chu “Margaret” Lei has complied with the…

  • Business infringement crackdown

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment wants to make sure that township businesses follow the rules. The board sent a letter to the Township Committee outlining ordinance and condition of approval violations it has come across. Board Chairman Michael Novellino signed the letter at the Sept. 23 meeting. Among…

  • Learn how to plan a winter garden bed

    Jason Austin from Rare Find Nursery in Jackson Township will share principles and practices of preparing garden beds for winter at the Oct. 8 Allentown Garden Club meeting. An expert in the area of perennials, Austin will also discuss shrubs that thrive when pruned in the fall, reasons to plant in the fall and several…

  • Kiddie Academy will host flu shot clinic

    Kiddie Academy of Upper Freehold, 5 Allyson Way, Allentown, will host a flu shot clinic 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 16. Thimerisol free FluMist ($35 per dose) as well as Fluvirin ($30 per dose) shots will be available to patients age 2 and up. For more information, call 609-208-2530.

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