MPAC schedules opening night gala and fundraiser
The neon lights are bright on the Great White Way where there's always magic in the air. But when the stars of Broadway take the stage in Millstone, it's bound to be a showstopper beyond compare. The Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC) has scheduled a one-night extravaganza to officially open the new $3.1 million theater on Dawson Court to the community. The Sept.
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Students raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
Step by step they earned windows, doors and walls. Upper Freehold RegionalMiddle School eighthgraders put on their walking shoes for a good cause on May 7. Each lap they completed during the Habitat for Humanity Walk-A-Thon in Byron Johnson Park will help raise money to build homes for area families in need. More...
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
MILLSTONE - A farm that will soon go into permanent preservation received minor subdivision approval last week. Four Winds Farm, a 37-acre thoroughbred breeding facility owned by Dianne Boyken, received approval for subdivision into a 35-acre lot to be preserved and a 2- acre lot for Boyken's house at the May 14 Planning Board meeting. More...
Council raises annual fee from $1,033 to $1,225
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
ROOSEVELT - The borough's lone liquor license is now available. At the May 12 Borough Council meeting, Borough Attorney Richard Shaklee said he received a letter from the previous owner who does not want to renew the license. The Rossi family, former owners of the delicatessen next to the post office, owned the liquor license. More...
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
ROOSEVELT - A controversial plaque honoring those who helped fund the new community mural will be placed in borough hall. TheBoroughCouncil voted at itsMay 12 meeting to allow the Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP) to hang its plaque. The mural, which RAP sponsored, is located on the front of the municipal building, but the donor plaque will be placed indoors in the meeting room. More...
MILLSTONE - A 1,500-pound black Hereford bull that eludedManalapan police and animal control officers on Mother's Day, May 11, is safe for now, grazing with some cows on a township farm. More...
Officials aim to reduce number of calls to officer
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
UPPER FREEHOLD- The number of animal control calls seems out of control to the Board of Health's chairman. Chairman Dr. S. Perrine Dey, an equine veterinarian, said he doesn't understand why the township has somany animal control calls each month and would like to see a reduction in those calls. More...
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