• Kids Workshop will not have to close its doors

    Grand reopening will feature giveaways for children and tuition-discount drawing BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Concetta Zappia (l), the new owner of Kids Workshop in Millstone, meets with Donna Napolitano, the previous owner, at the Sweetmans Lane preschool on May 19. MILLSTONE — A longstanding township business that has impacted the lives…

  • Allentown takes on Notre Dame on field of endeavor

    Above: Allentown High School’s Ed Ras keeps his eye on the ball during the boys varsity home baseball game against Notre Dame High School on May 18. Left: Allentown High School’s Curt Macysyn (No. 7) can’t come up with the ball as Notre Dame’s Chris Baxter steals second base. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • State evaluates Millstone Township School District

    Governance and personnel policies get top scores BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The school district did well on the Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) report. QSAC, conducted by the New Jersey Department of Education, is a monitoring and evaluation system for public school districts. Superintendent Mary Anne Donahue gave a presentation about the school district’s…

  • To escape, just step out of the last two centuries

    Coda • GREG BEAN Iguess nearly everyone has a side of their life that they tend to keep private because they think nobody would understand. I know I do, and for more than 30 years of writing columns, I’ve never written about it. I guess it’s time. Fact is, I’m a historical re-enactor, and so…

  • Business Briefs

    The Greens Restaurant and Banquet Hall, overlooking the Cream Ridge Golf Course on Route 539 in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, has re-established its Thursday buffet. Priced at $14.95 plus tax and gratuity, the buffet is served 5-9 p.m. every Thursday evening. Children under 12 (one child per adult) dine free. Guests can…

  • New farm and ranch store to open in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Tractor Supply Company (TSC) plans to open its new store in Upper Freehold in the spring of 2010. The store will be located on a 5.7-acre lot near the intersection of Route 524 and Imlaystown-Hightstown Road (Route 43). Ground should be broken in four months, according to…

  • LAMBERTVILLE: City employs two new finance staff members

    They are chief financial officer and director of finance By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    LAMBERTVILLE — The city has hired a new chief financial officer and a director of finance to replace CFO Linda Monteverde, who has resigned.    Ms. Monteverde handed in her resignation April 17 from the job that paid an annual salary of…

  • SUMMER CAMP – SPACE AVAILABLE!

    Maryann Hutson Calling All Campers!!  Fernbrook Farms Education Center’s Summer Day Camp program still has space available for children ages 6 to 11 and for children in our enrichment program, ages 12-14.  From 8:30 am to 4 pm, campers can choose the activities they want to participate in and there’s always brand new ones to…

  • Primary preview

    by Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer    Several municipal candidates are running for open positions on governing bodies in The Messenger-Press coverage area in Tuesday’s primary election, with Millstone providing the only contested race.    In Upper Freehold, Mayor Stephen Alexander and Committeeman Robert Faber, both Republicans, are running unopposed for re-election. They are seeking two, three-year…

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