• Dates for kindergarten registration scheduled

    MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township School District will hold kindergarten and preschool registration for the 2014-15 school year from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 9:30- 11:30 a.m. Feb. 26. At the time of registration, parents or guardians must bring a completed registration packet that has been downloaded from the district’s website at www.millstone.k12.nj.us. According to…

  • Bike nonprofit solicits funds to purchase current home

    Asbury Park-based Second Life Bikes is conducting a crowdfunding campaign to purchase the building in which it currently operates. The nonprofit organization, which offers affordable bicycle sales and repairs, as well as a bike-earning program for children, seeks to raise a minimum of $75,000 toward the $400,000 that is needed to close on a purchase…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    No shortage of kids at the Clinch house Lori Clinch A lthough I may not be the best, I do try to be a good mother. I attempt to cook healthy meals, I keep the house picked up, and I do my level best at beating the laundry at its own game. (Talk about your…

  • Albivi Brick Oven heats up in Millstone

    By DONNA KENYON Executive Editor Albivi Brick Oven offers traditional Italian fare and many specialty dishes at its location on Perrineville Road in Millstone Township. A lbivi Brick Oven offers much more than chicken parmesan. Albivi owner Vincenzo Castronovo, interviewed on a busy Valentine’s Day, said his favorite dish is the filet mignon. The restaurant’s…

  • Photo

    Raindrops cascade down a window outside of Staples in Ocean Township on Feb. 13. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • Resident says cable company solves problems

    Lately, in the press, there have been articles bashing cable television companies. I can only speak about Cablevision, as I have been a customer for a long time — 41 years, to be exact. Originally, I lived in Long Island, N.Y., moving to New Jersey in 1989. I started using Cablevision in 1973, the same…

  • Court action

    At top, high school students take to the court at the Millstone Township Primary School Feb. 1 as they participate in the Millstone Recreation Department’s basketball league. At left, Michael Curry looks to drive on the defense. Below, Bobby Viafora is closely guarded by an opponent. PHOTOS BY JOVELLE TAMAYO

  • Allentown celebrates FFA week

    ALLENTOWN — The Allentown FFA is celebrating National FFA Week, which runs from Feb. 15-22. This year’s theme is “Ignite,” and it embraces more than 80 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future, according to a press release. National FFA Week gives members an opportunity to educate the public about agriculture,…

  • Sales tax is ‘burr’ for some in state’s horse industry

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A 2006 decision by the New Jersey Department of Treasury to begin assessing state sales tax on certain horse boarding services is having a real impact on some business operators, according to Joan Harper, a former horse breeder and local farm owner. The Cream Ridge resident said she believes the…

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