Tag: Millstone Township
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Voters approve Millstone fire budget
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Voters have given their stamp of approval to the 2017 budget that was proposed by the Millstone Township Board of Fire Commissioners. The board oversees the township’s fire district. The Millstone Township Volunteer Fire Company provides firefighting services in the municipality. In the annual fire district election held…
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Kindergarten panel recommends staying at half-day schedule in Millstone
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A committee that explored the possibility of switching from a half-day kindergarten program to a full-day kindergarten program in the Millstone Township K-8 School District has recommended maintaining the half-day program. The panel’s findings were presented to the Board of Education on Feb. 13. At present, the school district…
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PTO/PTSA scholarships available
MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township PTO and PTSA, two nonprofit groups of parents, students, educators and community members who work together to support the schools and offer educational opportunities to students, will once again sponsor a scholarship program. The PTO and PTSA will each provide a $1,000 scholarship which will go to deserving high school…
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Burnt Tavern Road tract will be subdivided for two uses
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A plan submitted by Millstone Township officials to subdivide a lot on Burnt Tavern Road as part of a state program to preserve open space has been reviewed and approved by members of the Planning Board. On Feb. 8, the board reviewed the township’s plan to subdivide a…
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Millstone Township officials award contract for road work
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Township Committee is taking action to improve roads in the municipality. On Feb. 15, committee members passed a resolution to award a $689,343 contract to Meco Inc. for work on Millstone Township’s 2016 Roadway Improvement Program. According to municipal officials, the improvements will involve milling and resurfacing…
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RV dealership site plan gains preliminary approval
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township Zoning Board of Adjustment is allowing an applicant’s request to develop a dealership for recreational vehicles on Route 33 to move forward. On Jan. 25, the board granted minor subdivision and major preliminary site plan approval to Lenzo Family LLC to create a new lot…
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Millstone voters will cast ballots on fire budget
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – On Feb. 18, residents will be asked to vote on the 2017 budget put forth by the Millstone Township Board of Fire Commissioners. Voting will take place from 2-9 p.m. at the Millstone Township Fire Company, 461 Stagecoach Road. All registered voters in the township may cast a…
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Children excited by author’s visit to Millstone school
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Children in Millstone Township recently had a chance to meet the author of a book they had read. On Feb. 7, author David Lubar visited the Millstone Township Elementary School. The event was organized by reading specialists Colleen Henkin and Nicole Filippone and funded by the Millstone Township…
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Millstone drainage repairs slated
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – An excavation company has received a contract from the Township Committee to improve the drainage on two Millstone Township streets. On Jan. 18, committee members passed a resolution awarding a $29,650 contract to All Ways Trucking and Excavating for drainage improvements on Crest Circle Drive and Perrine Circle. According…
