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      June 18, 2009  RSS feed

      Fifty-six moms, one cause
      Club donates $1,000 to Millstone firehouse
      Millstone and Roosevelt moms take care of their kids, each other and the community. The 56 stay-at-home and part-time working moms that comprise the MOMS Club of Millstone Township may have joined the group looking for support and opportunities to share experiences with other mothers and their children, but their sense of community has grown much larger than that. More...
      Opposition mounts to charges for school use
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      Public protest resulted in the Millstone Board of Education postponing a decision to start charging outside organizations for using school district facilities. Board meetings are usually sparsely attended, but residents filled every seat at the standing-room-only June 8 meeting when the facility-use fee proposal appeared on the agenda. More...

      Five Millstone Scouts make Eagle rank
      Service projects benefit community
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

      Once an Eagle, always an Eagle. Five Millstone youths will live the rest of their lives as Eagles, having recently attained the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scout program. More...


      Former ASPCA agent brings U.F. 'paw & order'
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      UPPER FREEHOLD More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Freedom Fest Fair seeks horse exhibitors
      The third annual Freedom Fest Fair is set for July 7-12 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold. The fair is now taking applications for horse exhibitions and breed demonstrations. Exhibitions in the indoor arena will take place 5-10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Exhibitions in the main pavilion arena will take place 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. More...
      • POAC family picnic, carnival June 20
      • Senior organization seeks new members
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       Letters
      • Lieutenant governor role needs defining
      For the first time, New Jersey voters will select a lieutenant governor along with a governor in November, but many are unaware or confused about the role the lieutenant governor will play. Soon candidates for governor will announce their picks — and speculation abounds — but not much has been said about the responsibilities and powers of a lieutenant governor. More...
      • Remember the bees when spraying insecticides
      • Community Twilight challenge benefits children of UFRSD
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Hide the children; he's got a new power saw
      Now that the weather is nicer, I've been doing some home improvement and maintenance projects. And those who have been reading this column for a long time know that's about as dangerous for me as driving the wrong way down a one-way street, blindfolded. More...
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       Schools
      • AmberView considered for schools
      Students' photos and biographical info. would be stored in database
      MILLSTONE — The school district may become part of a pilot program in New Jersey to aid authorities in finding missing children. Representatives of the AmberView program, which is already in use in West Virginia and parts of Virginia, gave a presentation at the June 8 Board of Education meeting. More...
      • Millstone school and bus schedules change
      • On citizen participation in Millstone school woes
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       Sports
      • article has image Dixon claims fifth SuperNationals win
      Larry Dixon likes coming to Raceway Park in Old Bridge for a good reason. The Top Fuel driver has developed a knack for winning races at the track. On June 14 at the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) United Association NHRA SuperNationals, Dixon won his fifth title at Raceway Park when his final round opponent, Antron Brown, fouled at the starting line. More...
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       Business
      • Millstone woman earns two business awards
      MILLSTONE — A township woman is the recipient of two prestigious business awards recently bestowed by local organizations. Susan Koval received the Nancy C. Righter Service Award on June 2 at the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) annual conference. More...
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