• Eating well to maintain life quality

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Seniors striving to maintain their independence as they age and to protect themselves from illness and disease need to eat well, according to results of a recent study about the effect of nutrition on older adults. The Boomer Project, a Virginia-based research firm, recently surveyed 1,279 caregivers in the United…

  • Once upon a time in U.F.

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Discover what life was like for families living in the 18th and 19th centuries at Walnford. Hidden in the nearly forgotten southwest corner of Monmouth County where Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, and Mercer counties almost meet at one point, is an idyllic site that spans nearly three centuries of American history. The area…

  • Millstone celebrated

    Top: Freehold Township’s Tony Piccano, 11, paddles around during Millstone Day, held at Frogbridge Day Camp in Millstone on Sept. 13. Above: Manalapan’s Robert Giuliano, 9, executes a kick with the help of Freehold Township’s Ryan Pongrac, 9, in a martial arts demonstration. Left: Freehold Township’s Rachel Calvosa, 11, performs.

  • Millstone farm along Route 524 preserved

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A couple who recently put their Stagecoach Road farm into the farmland preservation program can create a 2-acre residential lot at one corner of their property. The township’s Planning Board granted the subdivision approval at its Sept. 9 meeting. James Kenney, an equine veterinarian, and his wife Beverly…

  • Another inn catches fire

    Millstone Township firefighters respond to a kitchen fire at Tommy’s Inn on the afternoon of Sept. 4. MILLSTONE — A propane gas leak started a fire in the kitchen of Tommy’s Inn, according to police. The Millstone Township Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at 560 Monmouth Road at 3:19 p.m. Sept.…

  • New landscaping rules

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — The township is trying its best to keep encroaching development scenic. A proposal for Millstone Commons East, a shopping center that may be built near PNC Bank on Route 33, is one of the first applications to come before the Planning Board since the township enacted its landscape…

  • Baby just couldn’t wait

    Millstone mom gives birth in front seat of family’s Suburban BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Carly Ann Craig will have quite a story to tell when she grows up. Millstone’s Craig family (l-r), Suzanne, Jimmy, Sydney, Jim and Tyler, celebrates the latest addition to their family, Carly Ann, who was born Aug. 18. Her mother, Suzanne, delivered…

  • Two shopping centers proposed for Millstone

    Route 33 development may not start for years due to economy BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Plans for the first of two proposed sister shopping centers on Route 33 were presented to the Planning Board on Sept. 9. The hearing on the application will continue at the Oct. 14 meeting. Kenneth Pape, attorney for the…

  • Allentown festival slated for Oct. 10-11

    Allentown’s annual Fall Festival will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 10-11. The festivities will include vendors and crafters, festival foods, musical entertainment, an antique car show, a scarecrow-making contest, a petting zoo, a civil war encampment with battle reenactments, baseball games and more. For more information, call 609-208-1141 or email [email protected].

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