August 3, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Little League field house trashed in Millstone Twp.

Police seek vandals who caused more than $2,500 in damages More...

Millstone officials reject plan for Extra Innings

Board says batting cages wouldn't work in industrial park
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Despite support from both current and past presidents of the local Little League, the township will not be getting a new indoor baseball training center. More...

Families prove summer fun can have purpose

Girls collect five boxes of supplies to send to underprivileged
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - It was a party that will be heard about on the other side of the world. More...

Letters

Pfefferkorn surprised by Abilheira's statements

As you enter Millstone, welcome signs are posted indicating the amount of open space and farmland preserved: 3,424 acres. More...

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Schools

On Campus

Pamela Strack, daughter of Cathy and Gary Strack of Millstone Township, graduated magna cum laude from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa, with a bachelor of arts degree in business management and psychology. More...

Christian Academy looks to expand with rec facility

Neighbors complain about late-night noise coming from school
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The New Jersey Christian Academy wants to put a recreational facility on its Holmes Mill Road property. More...

Millstone Twp. School District promotes Vetere

MILLSTONE - The school district will now have to find a new elementary school principal. More...

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Business

Business Briefs

Professional and Business Singles Network will host an after-hours social Aug. 18 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Barley's Pub, Doral Forrestal, 100 College Road east, Princeton. Admission is $10 before 7 p.m. and $12 thereafter. More...

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Photo

JEFF GRANIT staff Campers at Black Bear Day Camp in Millstone Township enjoy jumping off the water trampoline into the lake on the morning of Aug. 1. More...

New tax bills cause some concern in Upper Freehold

Longtime residents, those on fixed incomes hit the hardest More...

County awards contract to FBI 'Bid Rig' target

Freeholders say they must do business with company, like it or not
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

FREEHOLD - A limousine company that once doubled as a money laundering operation was hired by the Monmouth County Freeholders last week to perform new work. More...

Equine surgeon urges U.S. to stop slaughtering horses

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - A local veterinarian took her concern for horses before members of Congress last week. More...

Mauro strikes up a new jazz & rock fusion band

Former AHS band director dreams of taking new group to White House
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - A jazz and rock fusion phoenix is rising out of the rubble left behind by the resignation of longtime Allentown High School's Redbird Marching Band Director Peter Mauro. More...

Ten more homes could go up on Rues Road

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The Planning Board unanimously granted preliminary approval to a 10-lot subdivision on Rues Road at its July 25 meeting. More...

Bulletin Board

Annual Halloween fundraiser for TRF

The annual Halloween Hunter Pace, a fundraiser for the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF), will be held October 29 at Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, Upper Freehold on East Branch Road. More...

Community Day slated in Upper Freehold Twp.

Upper Freehold Township will sponsor its annual Community Day celebration on Sept. 16, beginning at 2 p.m. in Byron Johnson Park on Ellisdale Road. The rain date for the event is Sept. 17. Admission is free. More...

Golf outing to benefit library, AHS athletes

The AHSpga Foundation and Reed's Sod Farm will co-host the 2006 Redbird Golf Classic to benefit the Allentown Public Library and the student athletes of Allentown and Millstone Township. More...

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Sports

Western Monmouth 15s finish second in state

In just their second year of existence, the Western Monmouth Babe Ruth 15-year olds have accomplished a lot. More...

Heads up

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above, Andrew Pereira of the N.J.Rangers FC heads the ball upfield during the MSSL Cup collegiate soccer tournament in Lakewood on Sunday. More...

Sports Shorts

The Jackson Diamonds Fastpitch Softball organization will be holding tryouts for their 12U, 14U and 16U squads on Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bartley Road Softball Complex in Jackson Township. More...

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