• Reversing climate change requires action now

    I f you are at least 30 years old, here are some ways the climate has changed during your lifetime. Moisture in the atmosphere is up 5 percent, which means the cycle of evaporation and precipitation has changed. When there is more moisture in the air, there is more to come down when it rains…

  • There are safer sources of omega-3 than fish

    Fish oil is the most widely consumed supplement in the United States, but it may be doing us more harm than good. A new study has found that men with high levels of marine-derived omega-3 fatty acids in their blood have a 43 percent greater risk of developing prostate cancer. This is just the latest…

  • Budding marijuana facility on its way in Woodbridge

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A medicinal marijuana facility has received the green light from the state Department of Health (DOH) to begin a growing operation in Woodbridge, Middlesex County. “It is going to turn an eyesore into an attractive building and it is going to employ 50 people, so we are happy about that,”…

  • Inmates help spruce up park in Millstone Twp.

    MILLSTONE — The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Labor Program was in Millstone Township last week to conduct work at the township’s parks and recreational facilities. According to a press release, during the week of Aug. 12, six inmates were transported to Millstone from the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township. A significant portion of the…

  • Arbor Day Foundation offering 10 free trees

    Add color to your landscape year-round by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August. Anyone joining the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free white flowering dogwood trees through the foundation’s Trees for America campaign. The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting in each member’s…

  • Grants assist veterans with housing

    Homeless and at-risk veterans in eight counties in New Jersey will be served by $4 million in grants recently awarded to Soldier On by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a press release. The grants, which will be operational starting in October, include a new $2 million award to serve approximately 500 participant…

  • Soldier On strives to help homeless vets

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer This community for homeless veterans in Massachusetts is part of the programs offered by Soldier On, a nonprofit focused on helping veterans who are homeless or at risk. Plans call for expanding outreach to eight counties in New Jersey (left in red outline). COURTESY OF SOLDIER ON More than 7,000…

  • Life lessons and fun in youth football

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Youngsters throughout central New Jersey strapped on their shoulder pads and dug in their cleats earlier this month to gear up for the start of football season. But the size and shape of the youthfootball landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, with new competition among rival programs and a…

  • One-year K-8 term added to Nov. ballot

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent A s a result of the recent resignation of a member of the Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education, there will be a one-year term on the Nov. 5 school election ballot, Business Administrator Bernard Biesiada said. In a letter of resignation dated July 29, board member Suzanne M.…

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