July 12, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

For the love of country

Freedom Fest at Horse Park until Saturday
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The town is buzzing with festival fever heated by agricultural enthusiasm. The Horse Park of New Jersey is hosting the 2007 Freedom Fest Fair through July 14. More...

A day at the beach ... what's the cost?

Public Advocate looks at price of accessing shore
BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer

State Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen released the second annual beach report June 28, citing wide disparities in the cost of accessing the state's beaches. More...

Code cracking under development pressures

Residents believe philosophy remains viable but threatened
BY JANE MEGGITT and JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers

UPPER FREEHOLD - When asked if the country code still seems relevant nearly a decade after the township adopted it, most residents surveyed believe that it is, but that it's eroding because of land prices and other development pressures. More...

Olympian coach picks Millstone for new school

Figure skater Michelle Kwan sends letter of support for facility
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - A gymnastics academy run by a world-renowned coach and staffed by top competitors will soon open in the township. More...

Worried about their wells

Board considers Meirs Road residents' objections to warehouse project
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Even after nearly three hours of testimony, a final decision on a Route 537 warehouse proposal will have to wait until the Planning Board's Aug. 28 meeting. Freehold's JAC RAW LAND Co. More...

Letters

Board should not discuss landowner equity

Over the past 2.5 years, the Upper Freehold Planning Board has been wrestling with the land use component of the master plan. Many ideas have been floated, not the least of which were hamlets and village centers. More...

Can smarter planning save our open space?

A special fund set up in the 1990s to buy open space in New Jersey is expected to run out of money in July. Media attention has focused almost exclusively on how to raise the money to replenish the fund. More...

Career firefighter seeks peace of mind for family, neighbors

It's no wonder we will never see any progression forward in our community when it comes to emergency services. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

John S. Cipo Mr. Cipo, 85, of Millstone Township, died June 29, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Pennsylvania, he had resided in Morgan for 25 years before moving to Millstone Township 27 years ago. Mr. More...

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Sports

Big Foot Open brings state's top archers to Jackson

Black Knight Bowbenders hosting competition
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

The bows may have the best of modern technology (sights, stabilizers, etc.) and the targets may be 3-D, however, for two days, the Black Knight Bowbenders will be turning back the clock with their 13th annual Big Foot Open. More...

AHS students rally around popular classmate

Rebecca Wishbow probably didn't realize just how well- liked she is.After she was diagnosed with leukemia this past fall, students and faculty alike rallied around the Allentown High School student-athlete, raising over $23,000 for the girl th More...

United girls gear up for run at Italian tourney

BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

Since 2001, the Allentown United girls soccer team has been winning games against teams from throughout the East Coast. More...

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Photo

PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Above, some of Upper Freehold's open spaces will soon be home to new residents, as seen here in the Washington Estates development under construction off Arneytown-Hornerstown Road. More...

Upper Freehold's country code: dead or alive?

A look at the town's adopted rural philosophy and if it has an impact
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Upper Freehold officials believe the township's almost-decade-old country code is still a relevant policy. More...

Millstone car wash issue left in limbo

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE -A controversial ordinance that would have permitted the construction of car washes in town has been indefinitely tabled. The Township Committee voted 3-1 at its July 5 meeting to table the ordinance. More...

Commitment to remaining rural in U.F.

Editor's note: Below is the Upper Freehold country code, adopted in 1998: This document expresses the philosophy of Upper Freehold Township residents. More...

Millstone family makes Irish eyes smile

Boy from Belfast becomes part of Blazier family for four weeks
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - There's hope for him to be part of the new peace in Northern Ireland. Peadar Fitzpatrick, 12, of Belfast, Ireland, is growing up in a part of the world where, for many, childhood did not come easy. More...

Group seeks pledge from Corzine on toll road sale

BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer

A public interest research group has called on Gov. Jon Corzine to pledge not to sell the state's toll roads if the deal does not adhere to a series of monetization principles. More...

Bulletin Board

Allentown Art Guild displays new art in bank

The Allentown Art Guild has a new exhibit displaying its members' work in the lobby of The Bank, 20 N. Main St., Allentown. More...

Allentown Co-op offers summer nursery program

The Allentown Co-op Christian Nursery will hold a three-week summer program on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, Aug. 6-23, 9 a.m. to noon, for children ages 3-6. The cost is $200. For more information call (609) 758-3208. More...

PJC holding registrations now for Hebrew school

Perrineville Jewish Center is holding its registration for Hebrew school. Anyone wishing to attend the one-day-a-week Hebrew school may enroll. Call to arrange for a tour of the synagogue and meet various members. More...

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Opinion

When letter writing was a genteel, reasoned art

Gr eg B ean Coda When I was a young political reporter out West, I drew the unrestrained ire of a perennial candidate for governor named Al Hamburg. More...

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Schools

Christian academy will expand recreation facility

Neighbor complains about noise level at the school
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The New Jersey United Christian Academy will make alterations to the 10,000-square-foot recreational facility on its Holmes Mill Road property. More...

Borough will move siren near school

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - The borough's emergency siren will again sound from the center of town. The Borough Council has authorized the relocation of its emergency siren from atop Well No. More...

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