• Preservation funding bills advancing

    Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande announced the unanimous passage of three bills by the state Senate awarding nearly $6 million in funding to 12th District municipalities for farmland and historic preservation purposes. Senate bill S-2712 appropriates $27.75 million from the 2007 Farmland Preservation Fund and Garden State Farmland Preservation Fund…

  • Section of Route 539 to close for June 5 5K

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Route 539 from Walnford Road to the intersection of High Street in Allentown will be closed 6-7 p.m. June 5 for the Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF) 5K run. The logistics for the run were discussed at the May 21 Township Committee meeting. Although Route 539…

  • The honor of promoting community stewardship

    U.F.’s Joseph Stampe awarded for excellence in philanthropy BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Upper Freehold’s Joseph Stampe (l) at the construction site of the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, which is scheduled to open in 2011. UPPER FREEHOLD — As a child, Joseph Stampe dreamed he would become captain of the Starship…

  • Help shape plan for new scenic byway

    Community members hoping to shape the future of the scenic byway that runs through Allentown and Upper Freehold should attend an upcoming meeting. The Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway is approximately 24 miles long. New Jersey’s fifth scenic byway, the route was created in November 2006 to provide the community and visitors with a unique…

  • Tourney expected to draw hundreds to U.F.

    Twp. to host five days of Little League softball year-end games BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Allentown Upper Freehold Little League (AUFLL) will host the Little League Softball State Championship Tournament for 12-year-old girls at Byron Johnson Park July 23-28. AUFLL President David Reeder appeared before the Township Committee on May…

  • Locals came to aid of victims in fiery crash

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Three vehicles ended in a fiery crash on Route 524 late Sunday afternoon. Bayard Gardineer, a resident of nearby Stone Tavern Estates, was celebrating his daughter’s graduation when guests heard loud skidding followed by a tremendous explosion on Route 524, which runs alongside his home. “We have…

  • U.F. not ready to repeal sex offender limitations

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The township will wait as long as possible to repeal its sex offender residency ordinance. Mayor Steve Alexander reported at the May 21 Township Committee meeting that Galloway Township, one of the municipalities with a sex offender residency ordinance that was recently struck down by the state…

  • Horse & Carriage will hold meeting June 9

    The Garden State Horse and Carriage Society will hold its next meeting 7:30 p.m. June 9 at the Millstone Township Community Center, Route 524, across from the municipal building. Guest speaker, Suzie Stafford, will discuss preparing your driving horse for competition. Stafford is an advanced-level combined driver who has represented the United States twice at…

  • Gates to hidden gardens open on June 6

    Tour features nine gardens in Allentown, Millstone and Upper Freehold BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Hidden gardens ranging from the quaint and quirky to the lush and grand will open to the public this Saturday. ERIC SUCAR staff Pictured is a section of the English cottage garden surrounding the downtown Allentown home of Nila Reed…

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