Tag: Millstone Township

  • Tax levy stable in 2016 Millstone Township municipal budget

    Tax levy stable in 2016 Millstone Township municipal budget

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has introduced a $6.41 million budget to fund the operation of Millstone Township this year and a public hearing on the spending plan has been scheduled for 8 p.m. May 4 in the governing body’s meeting room, Millstone Road. The committee may adopt the budget that evening.…

  • Hightstown man issued tickets after collision in Millstone

    Hightstown man issued tickets after collision in Millstone

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – A resident of Hightstown was ticketed by the New Jersey State Police following a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Sweetmans Lane and Stillhouse Road on the afternoon of April 2. According to state police Trooper I Lawrence Peele, Jonathan Olcheski, 25, of Hightstown, was driving…

  • Millstone accident under investigation

    Millstone accident under investigation

    MILLSTONE – The New Jersey State Police is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Sweetmans Lane and Stillhouse Road and sent one person to a hospital on the afternoon of April 2. A state police spokesman could not be reached to provide details of the incident. According to a press release…

  • Wine and spirits event to be held at the Baird Homestead

    Wine and spirits event to be held at the Baird Homestead

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Residents and guests will have an opportunity to take part in a paranormal experience when L’Aura Hladik Hoffman, a paranormal investigator and the founder and director of the New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society, visits Millstone Township. At 7 p.m. April 21, the Friends of Millstone Township Historic Registered…

  • Volunteers sought for annual stream cleanup

    Volunteers sought for annual stream cleanup

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Organizers of Millstone Township’s 10th annual stream cleanup are seeking volunteers who want to help keep the community beautiful. The stream cleanup is sponsored by the Millstone Township Environmental Commission and the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon April 16. Volunteers…

  • Allen House apartments dedicated in Millstone

    Allen House apartments dedicated in Millstone

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – After almost a decade of effort, the Allen House apartment building in Millstone Township has opened. On March 10, representatives of the Affordable Housing Alliance (AHA), Neptune, celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Allen House, 477 Stagecoach Road, in the Clarksburg…

  • Asphalt plant seeking permission to extend hours

    Asphalt plant seeking permission to extend hours

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – The operator of a Millstone Township asphalt plant is attempting to extend the plant’s hours of operation amid concerns from residents who live near the business. The Stavola Asphalt Company, Old Bergen Mills Road, is seeking approval from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to extend its hours as…

  • Parcel could be used for affordable housing

    Parcel could be used for affordable housing

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer MILLSTONE – Municipal officials have taken action to acquire a piece of property that could eventually be the location of affordable housing. During their March 16 meeting, members of the Township Committee adopted a bond ordinance that provides an appropriation of $150,000 to purchase a 2.5-acre lot at 471 Stagecoach…

  • Parcel could be used for affordable housing

    Parcel could be used for affordable housing

    By Matthew Sockol Correspondent MILLSTONE — Municipal officials are taking action to acquire a piece of property that could eventually be the location of affordable housing. The Township Committee has introduced a bond ordinance that provides an appropriation of $150,000 to be used to purchase a 2.56-acre lot at 471 Stagecoach Road in the Clarksburg…