Millstone Elks Lodge No. 2613 will hold a basketball free throw shooting contest 8:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at the Millstone Primary School on Schoolhouse Lane. Registration for the "hoop shoot," which is open to boys and girls ages 8-13, will begin at 8:30 a.m. More...

Imagine every New Jersey resident living within walking distance of a park or trail — and being able to link to other trails, parks and natural areas without getting in a car. For this vision to become a reality, this state we're in needs to add more connections between open spaces, weaving its web of "greenways" across the state. More...

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In my home state of Wyoming at the dawn of the 20th century, there was a surfeit of what were politely referred to as "bachelor cowboys." It wasn't that these old boys didn't like women; in fact, they loved them, every chance they got. More...

Mr. Oakley, 82, of Salisbury, Del., formerly of Freehold, died Oct. 30, 2009, at home. He began his career with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and later went to work as a fruit broker for Blue Goose Growers in Hagerstown, Md. Mr. Oakley served on the Freehold Township Board of Education in for 20 years, 16 of those as president. More...

MILLSTONE — There were about half the incidents of violence and vandalism in the school district during 2008-09 than there were in 2007-08. At the Oct. 26 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent of Schools Mary Anne Donahue presented the annual violence, vandalism and substance abuse report, which is required by the state. More...

Top photo: Allentown High School's Joseph Pannizzo (l) takes charge of the ball during the varsity soccer game against Hopewell Valley Central High School on Oct. 13. Bottom photo: Allentown's Anthony Derisi (l) tries to get ahead of a Hopewell Valley opponent. During the home game, Allentown had six shots on goal and goalie Connor Darrel had 13 saves. However, Hopewell Valley won the game, 4-0. More...