• Sports Shorts

    Peddie School Aquatics Association swimmers participated in the long course meters during the New Jersey Junior Olympics at Rutgers University in New Brunswick July 30-Aug. 2. Delaney Bader, 14, swam the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly; the 50-meter, 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter, and 1,500-meter freestyle; and the 200-meter individual medley. Jillian Galindo, 12, swam the 400-meter…

  • Pop Warner Season Starts

    Above: Allentown’s Kolin O’Grady (42) breaks away during a Pop Warner football scrimmage at Byron Johnson Park in Upper Freehold on Aug. 16. Left: Allentown’s Jack Kulpa (32) runs the ball.

  • Dragons make their mark

    Allentown/Upper Freehold Dragons Cristopher Masserini (l-r), Matt Salko, and Dakota Wojcik were selected from the fifth- and sixth-grade lacrosse team to participate in the Central Jersey All Star Tournament in Freehold. UPPER FREEHOLD — The Allentown/ Upper Freehold Dragons lacrosse teams made their mark in the first Central Jersey All Star Tournament. The Dragons participated…

  • Millstone Rec tennis program thriving

    Program has grown plenty from its early days BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer With a thriving recreation tennis program, it’s no wonder that Ho Scott is a busy woman these days. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Gabriella Iadevaia, 13, returns a shot while Jenna Wincek, 12, watches during the Millstone Township Recreation Tennis Program Aug. 13.…

  • Toad rage

    Left to right: Billy Harkowsky, better known as Silly Billy of the Lizard Guys, shows off Ozzy, a marine toad, during a presentation at the Allentown Public Library Aug. 13. Allentown’s Jenna Gorczyca, 6, and Emily Donnell, 9, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, get a close look at Ozzy, a marine toad.

  • Ten going on 40

    Millstone KinderCare celebrates being in business for a decade BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer There’s one township 10-year-old that can claim it has the maturity level of a 40-year-old. Charlotte Cox, 1, (l) and Avery Brooks, 11 months, play at Millstone’s KinderCare Learning Center Aug. 14. That’s because Millstone’s KinderCare Learning Center, which is celebrating…

  • A real case of puppy love

    I always wanted a dog. From the time I was a child, if anyone asked me what I wanted for my birthday, without hesitation I answered, "a dog." Since we did not have a backyard for a dog to roam around in, my parents did not think it would be a good idea to have…

  • August: Damage control

    Green Scene “If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.” — St. John Chrysostom Summertime, when sparrows gorge themselves on mulberries, goldfinches flit through branches and sway on tall grasses, that’s when your garden is the best place to be — a rewarding…

  • Excluding lots from bow hunting doesn’t make anyone safer

    Guest Column • Elias Abilheira Our children are not safer as a result of removing a few lots from bow hunting in Millstone. The fact is many people (including children) are injured in car accidents caused each year due to the excessive deer population. Studies have also found that the overpopulation contributes to the increase…

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