December 6, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Kindness of many makes Wishing Place possible

Community heralds start of construction on Make-A-Wish building
BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer

Children living with serious illnesses joined volunteers and local officials at a ceremony last week marking the start of construction on the Make-AWish Foundation's New Jersey headquarters. More...

Ballgame to be 'snow' much fun

Winter softball game to raise money for UFRSD programs

ALLENTOWN - Locals are already doing a "snow" dance, hoping for the white stuff to fall specifically for Feb. 9 of next year. After all, how much fun could a softball game in the dead of winter be without snow? More...

Millstone businessman supports 9/11 workers

Peter Grandich urges community to help sick, dying responders

MILLSTONE - Around the holidays, it's not unusual for people to get the urge to give to a worthy cause. More...

National emblem

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAKE CALVITTI A bald eagle landed to feed in a farm field on Walnford Road in Upper Freehold Nov. 30. Open spaces are critical to raptor migration routes. More...

How Millstone makes appointments may change

Township Committee scheduled to discuss fair and open process
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The township is considering adopting a policy to garner appointees to municipal positions through a more public process. More...

Letters

Misinformation abounds around flu vaccines

After reading the letter submitted by Rhonda Kolarik ["Flu shots should come with warnings," Letters to the Editor, Examiner, Nov. More...

Girl Scout troop grateful for community's support with project

Cadette Girl Scout Troop 1561 of Millstone would like to thank the community for their support of our Silver Award project, which addressed domestic violence. More...

Boy Scout troop thanks Allentown and U.F. for food donations

Boy Scout Troop 180, Allentown, would like to thank the residents of Allentown and Upper Freehold Township for their generous contributions to our Scouting For Food program. More...

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Obituaries

Trevor Andrew Summers

Mr. Summers, 35, of Manalapan, died Nov. 21, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in New York City, he had resided in Manalapan his entire life. He attended St. Thomas the Apostle School, Old Bridge, and graduated from St. More...

Edith Pilcher

Mrs. Pilcher, 91, of Millstone Township, died Nov. 22, 2007, at home. Born in Plainfield, she had resided in Freehold Township before moving to Millstone 51 years ago. Prior to retiring, Mrs. Pilcher was a registered nurse in the Trenton area. More...

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Sports

Warriors to lean on big man for hardcourt success

6-foot-8 Janowski returns for New Egypt
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

Despite losing three players to graduation, New Egypt High School boys basketball coach Jay Corby is extremely optimistic as the 2007-08 campaign rapidly approaches. More...

Fish On

Not many keepers along the Jersey coastline
RON NUZZOLO

Where are the keepers? Another week has passed with solid numbers of bass caught along the coast. Anglers are playing catch and release in double-digits with bass just under 28 inches. Keepers are hard to come by so far. Capt. More...

Sports Shorts

UFA40 were at home on Sunday to a team from Sayreville. With a light dusting of overnight snow, and sub zero temperatures at game time, it was probably one of the few games going on in the county that morning. More...

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A grandmother's past worthy of N.J.'s future

Gov. Corzine recognizes Millstone teen and family at Hall of Fame ceremony
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

New Jersey's younger generation has committed itself to paying homage to those citizens who have left an indelible mark during their lifetimes. More...

U.F. master plan changes expected by year's end

Public hearing on proposed draft scheduled for Dec. 13
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

After almost three years of debate, the Upper Freehold Planning Board will hold a public hearing on and possibly vote to change the master plan Dec. 13. More...

New building may go up next to Kubiak Electric

Office and retail space may go up along Old York Road
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - A new commercial building may soon abut the easterly bypass. The township's Planning Board granted the project preliminary approval at its Nov. 27 meeting. More...

Business not conducted as usual in U.F.

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The township's governing body has not done much governing lately. Over the past decade, the governing body rarely has had to cancel Township Committee meetings due to lack of a quorum. More...

Most crown winners hail from New Jersey

Cream Ridge farm plays part in 2007 Breeders Crown legacy

What came down to the Breeders Crown began in the stallion barns of New Jersey. Five of the eight winners of the $4.7 million Breeders Crown Finals on Nov. More...

Panel to examine Route 33 traffic near Village location

BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

MANALAPAN - The Township Committee has appointed members to an ad hoc transportation committee that has been given the task of studying proposals that support access for motorists from Route 33 into the site of The Village at Manalapan retail cent More...

Postmasters: Send military mail out early this season

The United States Postal Service expects to handle more than 20 million pounds of military mail this holiday season. More...

Giving tree will help local animal shelters

Animal lovers can share the holiday spirit this month with homeless dogs and cats by donating food, toys and treats through Best Friends Pet Care's seventh annual Angel Tree campaign. More...

Bulletin Board

Rutgers Equine Science Center has new courses

The Equine Science Center at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will offer two new courses in 2008 focusing on horse health and horse industry leadership. More...

MOMS Club of Millstone to meet Dec. 13

The MOMS Club of Millstone Township will hold its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 13. More...

Seminar will help locals with farm preservation

"A Farm Conservation Plan" will be the topic of the Millstone Agricultural Advisory Board's Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m. seminar, hosted by Nicole Ciccaglione, a district conservationist with the U.S. More...

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Opinion

Coda

Subpoena for blogger's identity on national stage
GREG BEAN

Ed Herschler, the crusty three-term governor of Wyoming during the 1970s and into the mid-'80s, was a Democrat, but clearly the most popular politician in that rabidly Republican state. More...

Red State/Blue State

Nobel winners sample some wine and cheese with Bush
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...

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Schools

Middle school assistant principal position filled

New hire will receive $90,000 per year and will start work Jan. 1
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - A familiar face at the Millstone Township Middle School will have a new job next month. More...

Millstone schools keep on cutting edge of technology

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The middle school has a technology department as up to date as its new building. David Tuccillo, the Millstone Township School District's supervisor of technology, gave an overview of the technology in the district at the Nov. More...

Millstone student safety focus of new agreement

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - The Millstone Township School District has a new Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the New Jersey State Police. The board approved the MOA for the 2007-08 school year at its Nov 26 meeting. More...

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