• Family Movie Day set for Nov. 17

    MILLSTONE — The Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) will host its third annual Family Movie Day on Nov. 17 at the Millstone Performing Arts Center, 5 Dawson Court. MTFEE is a nonprofit organization devoted to funding grants for items that nurture educational experiences for students in the Millstone Township K-8 School District, according…

  • Opening of group home is culmination of efforts

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Six adults who each have a disability are about to begin a promising new chapter in their lives. They are expected to move into the Burnt Tavern Group Home in Millstone Township by January. Their newly constructed house is in a rural setting and will offer around-the-clock services and…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Next step: ‘Lawrence Welk Show’ reruns Lori Clinch Contrary to popular belief, I am not getting old. I still have most of my teeth, I read the newspaper without bifocals (sort of) and I can make my way across the floor without support. Yet, my sons like to tell me that I’m old and sometimes…

  • Don’t call it a (typical) comeback

    By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Some housing indicators show that the market’s bouncing back, but others do not. Time to recalibrate this housing recovery. Yes, real estate prices and existing home sales are on the rise. True, foreclosure activity continues to drop. But does this really feel like a bona fide housing recovery in…

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    The colors of fall, Manalapan Township. KAREN KESTEN/STAFF

  • State’s cannabis program ‘going to pot’

    With 1,400 patients signed up for the medical cannabis program in New Jersey since August 2012, many have yet to see access. Greenleaf Compassion Center, which was opened briefly and closed this summer, served only 140 patients the entire year. With one of the program qualifications being less than six months to live, there undoubtedly…

  • Heroin epidemic reaches into all communities in Monmouth

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer With lush tracts of open space, peaceful neighborhoods and bustling shopping centers, much of Monmouth County appears to be a slice of the American dream, free of the problems that afflict poor urban areas. But a grisly “epidemic” of heroin addiction has crushed any illusion of immunity to society’s ills,…

  • MOMS Club of Millstone helps mothers connect

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Once a woman becomes a mother, it is like entering a new world — where a supportive environment can be invaluable. Several board members of the MOMS Club of Millstone, a local chapter of an international club, believe their group offers mothers and their children a rich opportunity to…

  • The National Junior Honor Society

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT induction was held on Oct. 10 in the Millstone Performing Arts Center at the Millstone Township Middle School. The proud eighth-graders who were selected for the society celebrated their achievement with smiles all around.

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