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Longtime Horse Park, 4-H advocate dies
BY JANE MEGGITT AND JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers UPPER FREEHOLD — Mary Kossatz, who was well known in the community for her commitment to youths and agriculture, died Feb. 17. A resident of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, Kossatz helped found the Horse Park of New Jersey and served on its board of…
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Allentown Redbirds flying for a cure
ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Allentown’s Valerie Nebbia chooses which prize she wants to win in a basket auction during the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure fundraiser held during the Allentown girls and boys basketball teams’ games at Allentown High School Feb. 21. Right: Allentown cheerleaders Emily Cocorles and Hailey Meirs safely drop back…
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A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Advertorial)
Gloria Averbuch works for Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Advertorial) Advertisement A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED Fitness, fun, family time—youth sports can be wonderful. But like every intensive endeavor, these activities require proper care and preparation. In our enthusiasm to give our children every…
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Seven arrested, charged with local burglaries
BY JANE MEGGITT AND JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers MILLSTONE — The New Jersey State Police have arrested seven people, including Millstone residents, for allegedly burglarizing area homes. State Police Sgt. Gregg Herbert said detectives from the Hamilton Station made the arrests in December 2008 and January 2009. He said the suspects admitted to burglarizing over…
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State kicks COAH plan back to Millstone Twp.
Twp. to correct omissions, resubmit in March BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — In response to a question by an Indian Point resident, Mayor Nancy Grbelja gave an update on the township’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) situation at the Feb. 18 Township Committee meeting. The township’s controversial COAH plan, prepared by Township Planner…
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Millstone father now a March of Dimes leader
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — When therapies researched and funded by the March of Dimes saved his premature daughter’s life, Matthew Siegel vowed to repay his debt to the organization. Siegel, of Millstone, went to the local chapter of the March of Dimes in Cranbury in 2006, where he told anyone who would…
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Circus coming to Millstone Township
MPAC seeking larger audiences for shows BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Acircus act that is small on performers but big on laughs is coming to the Millstone Performing Arts Center March 29. Clockwise from top: Millstone’s Joseph Hannah, 6, and his 5- year-old sister Syrnah play the “Basketball Game” during the Millstone Township PTO carnival…
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Land next to school site contaminated
Dieldrin, lead, aluminum, arsenic among contaminants BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Two landfills on a 45-acre Breza Road parcel in Upper Freehold may pose problems for either of the two uses proposed for the property. The land, adjacent to the new middle school and to 101 acres of preserved land, is currently under review for…
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Television show seeks first-time homebuyers
“My First Place,” a television program for Home & Garden Television (HGTV), is casting in the greater Philadelphia area for its sixth season. High Noon Entertainment, the show’s producer, is currently accepting applications and shooting through the summer of 2009. “My First Place” is looking for high-energy people who are just starting the home-buying process…
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