• Equine viral disease found

    The Ocean County Health Department has received notification from the New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratory that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been found in a mosquito pool submitted from Jackson. “EEE is a rare viral disease that is spread by infected mosquitoes,” said health department public information officer Leslie Terjesen. “It is found…

  • Grandparents get a break

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved a new program to support grandparents who are raising children in Monmouth County. According to a press release, the county’s Office on Aging will oversee the new grandparent caregiver respite program, which gives grandparents who live in Monmouth County a break from the daily routine of raising…

  • Breza Rd. improved

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Members of the governing body praised the Department of Public Works (DPW) for improvements made to Breza Road. At the Sept. 17 Township Committee meeting, Deputy Mayor Stanley Moslowski Jr. said the DPW did an excellent job renovating the problematic road, which is unpaved. Moslowski and Committeeman…

  • Reap peachy keen bumper crop of New Jersey farms

    The weather was quirky this summer, but it was good for locally grown Jersey Fresh peaches and nectarines. The climate was so good, in fact, that growers have reaped a late crop of fresh, juicy, nutritious Jersey peaches, ripe for both picking and purchasing throughout September, according to the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council. “Growers…

  • Road costs approved in Millstone

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The township will spend $250,000 on road improvements. A bond ordinance for the 2009 road improvement program passed in a 4-1 vote at the Sept. 16 Township Committee meeting. Committeeman Elias Abilheira, who lives on Haviland Drive, cast the dissenting vote. The $250,000 appropriation includes, but is not…

  • Helpline volunteers lend an ear 24/7

    Call volume up, donations down in weakened economy BY RACHEL HOFFMAN Correspondent The phone is ringing. Simone Perry is poised and ready for action in a small wooden cubicle, headset firmly framing her young face, long braided tendrils of hair neatly tucked underneath. She’s come all the way from Brooklyn, N.Y., to pick up the…

  • Potential Harmony Hill Rd. repairs under review

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A couple that bought two lots without road frontage might make improvements to Harmony Hill Road. John and Beth Murphy, who own lots 42.05 and 42.06 on block 15 between Stone Hill Road and Harmony Hill Road, appeared before the Township Committee on Sept. 17. John DeVincents,…

  • ‘Tis the season for flu shots

    PTSA to hold clinic at middle school Oct. 10 BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The school district is taking swine flu precautions and preparing for seasonal flu. At the Sept. 14 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue said that seasonal flu is expected to hit hard in October and…

  • Millstone extends farm lease without public bid

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Joe Lenhardt will continue to farm the Lee property until at least June of next year. At the Sept. 16 Township Committee meeting, the governing body voted 4-1 to pass a resolution extending Lenhardt’s lease to farm the township-owned property until June 30, 2010. After this lease expires,…

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