• Former ASPCA agent brings U.F. ‘paw & order’

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Former ASPCA agent brings U.F. ‘paw & order’ UPPER FREEHOLD — A former special agent in the American Society for the Prevention of ruelty to Animals (ASPCA) will bring paw and order to Rick’s Saddle Shop this weekend. Tina Salaks, who worked with the ASPCA’s human law enforcement division in…

  • Get Great Adventure tickets at local library

    The Allentown Public Library has discounted combination tickets for Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari Park available for sale. Prices are $45 each, two for $85, three to ten at $40 apiece and $35 each if purchasing over 10 tickets. For further information, call 609-259- 7565.

  • Five Millstone Scouts make Eagle rank

    Service projects benefit community BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Once an Eagle, always an Eagle. Five Millstone youths will live the rest of their lives as Eagles, having recently attained the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scout program. Only about 5 percent of Scouts achieve Eagle status, and that’s why the Millstone community is…

  • Opposition mounts to charges for school use

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Public protest resulted in the Millstone Board of Education postponing a decision to start charging outside organizations for using school district facilities. Board meetings are usually sparsely attended, but residents filled every seat at the standing-room-only June 8 meeting when the facility-use fee proposal appeared on the agenda. The board…

  • OceanFirst Bank to host calendar contest

    The annual OceanFirst Bank Calendar Contest is under way, and photographers are invited to submit original local photographs to be displayed in the bank’s 2010 community calendar. Suggested themes include seasonal scenes of familiar local landmarks, beaches, oceans or lakes within Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Photographs must be in color, formatted 10-by-8-inch deep horizontally,…

  • Fifty-six moms, one cause

    Club donates $1,000 to Millstone firehouse BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone and Roosevelt moms take care of their kids, each other and the community. Nicole Laureno, 4, and other children examine the fire trucks at the Millstone Township Firehouse during a tour the fire department gave to MOMS Club of Millstone members and their…

  • Cruise for Prevention will be held June 24

    The seventh annual Cruise for Prevention car show to benefit drug and alcohol prevention programs in the community will be held 5-9 p.m. June 24 at Byron Johnson Recreation area on Ellisdale Road, Allentown. The event will also feature food, music by “Liquid Island,” door prizes, trophies, vendors, a 50/50 raffle and more. Admission is…

  • Crohn’s, Colitis support group to meet

    Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, New Jersey Chapter, conducts mutual self-help groups 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Monmouth County Library, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. The groups offer emotional support, education, coping skills, caring and sharing, crisis intervention regarding inflammatory bowel disease: ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Call 732-786-9960…

  • Homes for dogs, cats and kittens needed

    The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) is seeking foster homes and permanent homes for dogs, cats and kittens. Fostering is approximately a two-month commitment. The shelter also urges current pet owners to have their pets spayed/neutered. MCSPCA offers low-cost spay/neutering to the public. Anyone interested in fostering or adopting…

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