• Savings plan would assist new graduates

    Terrified. That is how I feel when I think about my life after college. The graduating class of 2015 worked extremely hard to reach this point. Unfortunately, it also required a lot of money. Along with our diplomas, we will be leaving college with more than $1.2 trillion in debt. Even with the job market…

  • Event will benefit MS center

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host its 14th annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 18 at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Proceeds will support the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center, which is now the largest and most comprehensive MS center…

  • Foundation will host fundraiser

    ALLENTOWN – A nonprofit organization based in Allentown wants to help out when individuals face a difficult situation in life. Toward that end, the Give Back Foundation will host a fundraiser in the fall. At 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3, the foundation will open the doors at the New Egypt Elks Club, 105 Lakewood Road, New…

  • Fire superintendent position considered

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Township Committee has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Sept. 3 to consider the adoption of an ordinance that proposes the hiring of a fire superintendent and a fire official. Those officials would work with the Hope Fire Company, which serves Upper Freehold and Allentown.…

  • Candlelight vigil a tribute to Millstone teacher

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent A photograph of the late Ellen Osborn was on display during a candlelight vigil that was held at the Millstone Township Middle School on Aug. 19. Osborn, who died on Aug. 13, taught at the middle school for 14 years. More than 350 people gathered at the candlelight vigil to pay…

  • Showplace tract could be preserved

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Conservationists and elected officials are joining forces in a possible bid to preserve the land on Route 33 in Millstone Township that is the current home of the Showplace Farms Standardbred training facility. In July, operators of the facility announced that Showplace Farms will cease operations on Oct. 1. The…

  • Art finds a home in nature at Grounds For Sculpture

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer A patron takes a solitary stroll through Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton Township, an oasis of nature and art. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An escape from everyday life can be found in the sculpture garden and arboretum of Grounds For Sculpture. “I know it sounds cliché, but we are an oasis,”…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: HV Community Bank agrees to merge with Northfield Bank

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: HV Community Bank agrees to merge with Northfield Bank

    Northfield Bancorp Inc. and Hopewell Valley Community Bank Wednesday announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Hopewell Valley will merge with and into Northfield Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Northfield. Consideration will be paid to Hopewell Valley stockholders in a combination of stock and cash valued at $54.9 million, based on Northfield’s closing…

  • PRINCETON: Town to spend $1.4 million on new fire engine and ladder truck

    PRINCETON: Town to spend $1.4 million on new fire engine and ladder truck

    By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Members of the all-volunteer Princeton Fire Department have had to show up at fire scenes in their private vehicles and rely upon a truck fleet that includes one fire engine that is used only as a last resort. Some relief is on the way as the town will spend…

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