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      July 26, 2007  RSS feed

      SCOTT PILLING staff Rose Bonvenga, an instructor for the Lego Robotics Camp in the Community Education Program at the Millstone Township Elementary School, helps some campers construct motorized devices with plastic building blocks July 20. More...
      Miscoski, Faber vote against reducing their compensation

      In a 3-2 vote, the Upper Freehold Township Committee approved a resolution that gives municipal employees a 4 percent raise but cuts elected officials' salaries by 20 percent. Deputy Mayor William Miscoski and Committeeman Bob Faber cast the dissenting votes at the July 19 Township Committee meeting. More...

      Positive mosquito pools discovered in Camden and Hunterdon counties

      A dead crow has tested positive for the presence of West Nile virus. It was collected at the same residence where a dead blue jay was taken earlier this season that also tested positive for the virus, according to an Ocean County Health Department spokesman. More...


      U.F. resident participates in new Monmouth Coaching Invitational

      UPPER FREEHOLD - Joe Jennings' love of antique road coaches began as a kid in the 1950s when he first saw them at an exhibition in Oceanport's Monmouth Park. Although he had driven pleasure horses before, it wasn't until 1986 that coaches started to reappear in the driving world and he first tried his hand at driving the antique vehicles. More...


      Children's Specialized Hospital, an affiliate of the Robert Wood Johnson Health System, is currently seeking volunteers for its new facility in New Brunswick. PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital is due to open in early 2008. More...


      Assemblywoman stops in Millstone on travels through District 12

      MILLSTONE - Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck made an appearance at the July 18 Township Committee meeting. Noting the "great attendance" at the meeting, Beck, a Republican, said she travels to meetings all over District 12, which includes 14 towns in Monmouth County and two in Mercer County. More...


      My family and I recently returned from vacation at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. Picture this: one woman and four men driving eight hours. What is the woman not going to do as often as she wants? Hint: it's not shopping. When my husband gets behind the wheel of a car and starts the engine, he's on a mission to get from point A to point B in the shortest time. More...


      This year's Motorcycle Cruise for Prevention, sponsored by Upper Freehold/Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, will be held Aug. 15 from 5-9 p.m. at Byron Johnson Recreation Park on Ellisdale Road in Allentown. More...
      At the June 18 Upper Freehold Regional School District school board meeting, it was a pleasure to witness the results of the Dr. Christopher Nagy administration action plan to marginalize the risk of the growing problems related to drug abuse and the real-life concern of gang activity on our doorsteps. More...
      As I write this today, my middle son is completing training at Fort Dix in preparation for deployment to Iraq next month. This will be his second tour of duty in that country. He joined the Army on Sept. More...
      You can't plan for an event lasting 25 years.On July 13, 1983, when the Freehold Area Running Club (FARC) hosted its first Summer Race Series 5K at Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, the organizers could never have imagined that it would become a Wednesday night tradition. Bud Fitch, the race director that night, said the series was simply "something we wanted to do. More...
      The Monmouth-Ocean chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners will host a dinner networking meeting July 26 from 6-9 p.m. at Freehold Garden, Gibson Place, off Route 537, Freehold Township. Lisa O'Donnell Fahoury will present the "Top 10 Marketing Mistakes ... Don't Be a Victim!" All are welcome to attend the meeting. More...