• Horse Park hosts Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Local residents will have the opportunity to watch some of the most talented East Coast horses and riders test their mettle at the Jersey Fresh Three-Day Event. The Horse Park of New Jersey will host the event May 6-10. Horses and riders will compete for top honors in the equestrian sport known…

  • Monmouth in line for $4.2M in energy efficiency funding

    Monmouth County is eligible to receive up to $4.2 million in federal grants for projects that promote energy conservation and efficiency. The $4,225,800 allocation is part of $75.5 million in energy funding for New Jersey under the Energy Efficiency Block Grants program created by the federal stimulus program. The county has not yet decided how…

  • Millstone to commemorate Memorial Day on May 25

    MILLSTONE — “Honoring Their Sacrifice” is the theme for this year’s Memorial Day parade and ceremony. Millstone’s parade will start at 10 a.m. May 25, rain or shine. The parade starts at the Clarksburg Post Office on Route 524/Stagecoach Road and ends at the Veterans Memorial next to the municipal building. Ample parking is available…

  • Millstone reconsiders dog school

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Shelly’s School for Dogs is one step closer to realization. At the April 29 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, the use variance sought by Shelly Liebowitz to build a 245,471- square-foot, one-story dog boarding and training facility on a 56-acre parcel on Burnt Tavern Road was unanimously granted.…

  • Celebrating 32 years of open space preservation

    MCF holds annual meeting, plans to help U.F. preserve 1,389 acres BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Securing permanent funding for open space was stressed at the 32nd annual Board of Trustees meeting of the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF). MCF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to acquiring, holding, and preserving open space in Monmouth…

  • Air ambulance called in for Millstone car crash

    Millstone Township firefighters respond to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Sweetmans Lane and Woodville Road on April 28. MILLSTONE — Medevac Northstar touched down in the township April 28 to transport a collision victim to the trauma center in Neptune. Two sport-utility vehicles collided around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Sweetmans Lane…

  • Community helps build veteran a home

    Planner uncertain if twp. can get COAH credit for project BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity (WMHH) plans to build a house in Millstone Township. At the April 29 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, WMHH received unanimous approval to construct its standard 1,620- square-foot, three-bedroom, one bath home in the township…

  • Retail farm chain plans store in U.F.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Sign and traffic issues must be resolved before the Upper Freehold Planning Board considers approving an application for a Tractor Supply Co. (TSC). TSC is the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, according to the company’s website. The application has two aspects for the board…

  • Roosevelt will host community dance

    Roosevelt residents are invited to a community dance night 7-9 p.m. May 16 at the Roosevelt School, 2 School Lane. Candace Woodward-Clough will offer an hour of instruction on various types of dances, to be based upon the interest of those attending. The remaining two hours will be devoted to an open dance party. Adults…

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