• Upper Freehold will seek bids for Sharon Station Road work

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Municipal officials are moving forward with plans to finish improvements to Sharon Station Road. At their Aug. 1 meeting, the members of the Township Committee passed a resolution to advertise for bids for phase three of improvements on Sharon Station Road. Township Engineer Patrick Jeffrey was authorized…

  • Academy honors graduates

    UPPER FREEHOLD — New Jersey United Christian Academy celebrated its ninth commencement ceremony on June 21 on the school campus in the Cream Ridge section of the municipality. The Class of 2013 valedictorian was Holly Chisholm of Jackson, and her sister, Autumn Chisholm, was the salutatorian. The Class of 2013 included 18 graduates from central…

  • Christian academy draws globally

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The New Jersey United Christian Academy (NJUCA) is a hidden gem of international Christian education nestled along a back road in Upper Freehold Township. The NJUCA, 73 Holmes Mill Road, is a private boarding school for students in grade six through 12, operating under the administration of…

  • Library sponsors cat video contest

    The Monmouth County Library is sponsoring a cat Internet video contest. Finalist videos will be part of the Walker Art Center Internet Cat Video Festival screenings on Sept. 21 at library headquarters in Manalapan. To add some local videos to the screening, the library will sponsor its own A‘Cat’emy Internet cat video contest over the…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Planning a family vacation is an art form Lori Clinch The family vacation. Just the mere mention of the word conjures up thoughts of a sedan packed to the brim with oversized sneakers, smelly kids and Prozac. The planning of the trip is certainly no picnic for the parents. It’s a job for the diligent,…

  • IN THE NEWS

    It is time to produce photos of amazing summer produce Mark Rosman Summer is here and the living is easy. News gathering, not so much. To say that last week was a slow news week would be the understatement of the year. For the most part, things have been quiet in the municipalities Greater Media…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey invites parents, people with learning disabilities and professionals to a conference from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Rutgers University, Busch Campus Center, Piscataway. “Navigate the Maze From Pre-K to College and Career” will feature keynote speaker Peter W. Riffle, a nationally recognized educator and a…

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  • Legislators fail voters on open space plan

    I f someone wants to understand why Trenton politics fail New Jersey residents so often, one should take a look at what happened recently with the open space referendum. New Jersey spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year for open space, farmland and historic preservation. This money is borrowed, and therefore the state has…

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