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April 12, 2007 / Front Page

Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

You can’t be too careful with these kids

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‘Sun Is Shining’ for rising star from Millstone

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Lions, tigers, bears and more for Millstone third-graders

Eighth-graders remember the heroes of the Vietnam War

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Civil Air Patrol activities featured at Great Adventure

JACKSON - The Jersey Shore Council of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America are hosting a weekend "scouting event" at Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Route 537, April 20-22. More...

CAMP session focuses on arts and spirituality

ALLENTOWN - Not all camps are about pitching tents and roasting marshmallows. The Christian Arts and Music Program (CAMP) integrates the arts and spirituality into community service projects. More...

New ratable has a hard time in U.F.

Businesswomen spent $206,000 in fees before breaking ground

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Two years after receiving preliminary approval to build a Kiddie Academy day-care center in town, the owners plan to break ground. More...

2005 law may overburden commercial development

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - An ordinance passed in December 2005 received some flack at the last Township Committee meeting. Members of the public and the governing body had criticisms of the township's facade ordinance at the April 5 meeting. More...

Petrella family hopes for another run in the sun

Annual 'Run for a Memory' scheduled for June 9

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Shirley Petrella hopes the sunlight will once again shine down on her family's "Run for a Memory" this year. More...

U.F. mulls over a life aquatic for Cox's Corner

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - A couple has proposed putting a year-round aquatic facility at Cox's Corner. More...

Millstone wrestler takes home state title

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Matt Doskoczynski had to overcome adversity again this year to win a wrestling tournament he qualified for but ultimately could not compete in last year. More...

Letters

Preserving rural Millstone and the families within it

I have been saddened to read in the past several months the articles and letters about and from numerous longtime residents of Millstone who are making the tough decision to leave. It must be a gut-wrenching experience. More...

Bush understands his job is not a popularity contest

The continuing character assassination aimed at the president of the United States, George W. Bush, by Democrats, especially, and, shamefully, by some Republicans is enough to make you just want to watch "American Idol" all day. More...

Make positive choices to prevent child abuse

Spring is a time of optimism and renewal. More...

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Schools

Student looks forward to a summer in Japan

15-year-old needs to raise $4K for exchange program

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - A lifelong dream will come true this summer for 15-year-old John Voorhees. John can't really remember a time when he hasn't wanted to go to Japan, and he's finally found a way to get there. More...

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Sports

New faces, same expectations for BlueClaws

New manager expects team to contend for SAL title once again

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

The 2007 Lakewood BlueClaws are not the same team that won the organization's first South Atlantic League championship last season. More...

Sports Shorts

Michael Cingolani, Mikey Brewer, and Chris LaRosa, all Millstone residents, either won or placed in their events, in the junior divisions, in Saturday's Mercer County National Karate Championships. More...

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PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Roosevelt Mayor Elsbeth "Beth" Battel rides Beemer, a dressage horse, at her Footlight Farm in Roosevelt on April 5. More...

Roosevelt mayor carries on Monmouth horse tradition

Mayor Beth Battel has been riding, training horses for more than 40 years

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Perhaps it's no surprise that the mayors of three towns in western Monmouth County, home to the largest horse population in the state, have some connection to the equine industry. More...

Poster thoroughbred sought for ad campaign

ReRun Inc. has announced a contest to help kick off its new advertising campaign promoting the versatility of the thoroughbred. More...

Budget to keep tax rate stable

UPPER FREEHOLD - The township has proposed a $7.5 million municipal budget for 2007-08. More...

Businessman wants to turn manure into gold for town

Recycling equine waste could make Millstone money

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - New Jersey is full of manure. And when Jim Hye says that, he isn't expressing a political opinion - he really means it. More...

N.J.'s horse industry adds up to $3.5B

The equine industry helps keep New Jersey green.Not only does the 96,000 acres of working horse farms help keep the "garden" in the Garden State, but the equine industry's value at more than $3.5 billion helps keep the state rolling in a diffe More...