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      April 24, 2008  RSS feed

      A resource for mothers in Millstone
      MOMS Club helps support quest to raise healthy, happy kids
      Motherhood is always a blessing but sometimes can seem like madness. Parenthood can be stressful, especially for stay-at-home moms and moms who work but spend most of their time with their kids. More...
      Tax increase part of Upper Freehold budget
      Without state aid adjustment, rate would increase 2.4 cents
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      Taxes for the average homeowner in Upper Freehold are expected to rise a total of $198 this year. If the township passes its proposed $6.5 million 2008-09 budget, a house assessed at the township's average of $519,800 would pay an estimated $125 more in municipal taxes this year. Residents also have to pay $21 in county taxes and $52 in regional school taxes. More...

       Bulletin Board
      • 5K Run slated at Historic Walnford Park, April 26
      The Cream Ridge Winery, 145 Route 539 in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, will host the third annual Country Roads 5K run at Historic Walnford Park on April 26. The run will benefit Allies Inc. Allies Inc. is an independent nonprofit organization that helps individuals with disabilities. More...
      • Millstone PTO to hold clothing drive April 26
      • Scouts to host Venture Crew program on May 5
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       Letters
      • Don't be a party to underage drinking
      April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and it's a good opportunity to start talking to your child about this subject. As young people enter adolescence and begin to experiment with risk-taking behaviors, alcohol use is often one rite of passage in which many teens participate. More...
      • Crohn's disease information should be brought to public attention
      • It's up to the voters to change the status quo
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       Editorials
      • Guns and Bibles sure aren't exclusive to flyover country
      Dear Greg: Every now and then, folks out here in the bucolic Flyover Country Red States get a whiff of what you sophisticated Blue State dandies really think of us. And as you know, it always reminds me of how my favorite columnist, the late, great Mike Royko, once described people who live in downstate Illinois. More...
      • article has image Coda
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       Obituaries
      • Raymond Leidy
      Mr. Leidy, 73 of Jackson, and formerly of Freehold and Old Bridge, died April 12, 2008, at home. He served in the U.S. Army and was a supervisor and manager in various manufacturing industries before retiring. Mr. Leidy is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carol; two sons, Richard Leidy and Raymond Kurtze of Tucson, Ariz. More...
      • Kathryn Ann Trahim
      • Samuel Curlis Gravatt
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       Schools
      • Millstone school budget ready for round two
      Mayor: Committee unlikely to accept $31.8M spending plan
      MILLSTONE - Once again, township voters defeated the school budget. Those who cast ballots in the April 15 Board of Education election turned down the $25million tax levy in support of the budget in a vote of 542-478. Voters also defeated a second question for $225,000 for building maintenance in a vote of 541-463. More...
      • UFRSD budget narrowly passes in recent election
      • article has image Millstone girl earns honor helping peers
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       Sports
      • article has image Sliding in safely
      Allentown's Laure Salie (No. 10) slides safely into third base against Princeton during a game on April 21. More...
      • Allentown golf prepping for postseason play
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       Business
      • Tractor supply business coming to Cox's Corner
      UPPER FREEHOLD - Tractor Supply Co. has plans to open a store in the township. Cox's Corner Professional Center, which is located directly off I-195 at Exit 11, has signed a contract with The Keith Corp., of Charlotte, N.C., the real estate developer for Tractor Supply Co. More...
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