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      August 14, 2008  RSS feed

      From vacant lot to verdant plot
      Mendies Farm thrives because of community
      Mendies Farm in Roosevelt continues to grow each year, with new produce and native plant and stone offerings, but the land's history will never be plowed under. More...
      U.F. wants answers before paying for state police
      Millstone, Roosevelt taxpayers also affected by new mandate
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      Local municipalities hit by new fees for New Jersey State Police services aren't just going to roll over and pay them. In late July, Gov. Jon Corzine's office sent letters to 89 small and/or rural municipalities stating they would have to start paying for the State Police patrols they have had since the police force was chartered in the 1920s. More...

      Rural U.F. talks about commercial development
      Highway development zone may be eliminated
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents presented some of their ideas about commercial zoning to the governing body on Aug. 7. Stan Pierzhanowski, who lives on Route 539, across the street from the Matrix Development Corp. More...


      Residential zoning changes postponed
      Hearing on ordinances carried to Sept. 4
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD — The wait for a vote on changing residential zoning will be little longer. Although the Township Committee's vote had to be postponed until Sept. 4, public hearings on four proposed ordinances concerning zoning were held at the governing body's Aug. 7 meeting. The hearings were also carried to Sept. More...


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      PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMIE CALLAHAN Plants soak up the August sun in greenhouses lining Sharon Station Road in Upper Freehold. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • HAMT general meeting scheduled for Aug. 19
      The Horsemen's Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. The public is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. More...
      • Allentown Garden Club to hold meeting Sept. 11
      • Monmouth County 4-H Arts Camp Aug. 22-24
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       Letters
      • Allentown fortunate to have Mayor Fierstein
      By every measure, Mayor Stu Fierstein is providing an exceptional level of service to the residents of Allentown. Most recently, he pulled off a hat trick by securing three different state grants that will help us stave off what would have been a disastrous property tax increase. These grants, which are all firsts for our community, were not easy to obtain. More...
      • article has image Pay attention to local, not presidential, candidates
      • Starving standarbreds saved with community support
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       Editorials
      • article has image There's no question: He took the easy way out
      I remember graduate school with a certain degree of awe and loathing More...
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       Red State / Blue State
      • Both parties have their own poli-ninnies to bear
      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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       Sports
      • Maren's Meadow cruises to win in Monmouth Oaks upset
      River Ridge Ranch's Maren's Meadow looked like a winner every stride as she led from gate to wire to upset the $150,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Maren's Meadow, trained by J. More...
      • Plenty of locals turn out for Asbury Park 5K
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