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December 3, 2009 / Front Page

Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

You can’t be too careful with these kids

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‘Sun Is Shining’ for rising star from Millstone

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Lions, tigers, bears and more for Millstone third-graders

Eighth-graders remember the heroes of the Vietnam War

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What's in a name?

Roadways and bridges are named for the famous

BY KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writer

JEFF GRANIT staff You're stuck in traffic again and you turn on the traffic report. You hear the names of bridges and roads over and over, but who are these people, and why do they have their own bridge? More...

New horse club in Millstone

MILLSTONE — Discover the pleasures that horses provide. The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey, which recently formed in Millstone, seeks new members. More...

A night to aid child battling with leukemia

Young entertainer from Millstone to perform

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Performances by talented young singers and musicians, as well as a dinner, are included in A Night for Gabriel, a fundraiser for Gabriel Garcia, a 4-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. More...

Bands to rock Pony, aid Samaritan Center

Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media's Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. More...

Birth of a town

BY KATHY CHANG & KAREN L. KESTEN Staff Writers

Ever wonder how a place, a township, a borough, a school, a park, a lake, a river, a bridge or a street got its name? More...

Letters

Don't pave paradise to put up a mall and bank

As longtime residents of Millstone Township, we have seen many changes — the influx of many people and the accompanying growth in traffic little by little. More...

Give thanks for volunteers in the Allentown community

The season for giving thanks is upon us and it is time to thank all the volunteers that make our area special. We are blessed that there are too many to thank in every endeavor imaginable. More...

Wrecking ball's toll leaves a deep hole of sadness

As a 30-year resident of Millstone, I passed the corner of Sweetmans Lane and Stillhouse Road the other day and witnessed the destruction of a township landmark. The following words came to mind. More...

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Columns

In long battle over shaky degrees, taxpayers suffer

Coda • GREG BEAN

The interminable dispute in the Freehold Regional High School District over administrators and teachers who got ginned-up degrees from an unaccredited and highly suspicious online diploma mill just won't go away. More...

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Sports

Undefeated and not scored upon

This season the Upper Freehold Regional Middle School junior varsity boys soccer team made history. The team completed its season with nine wins and no losses. More...

Millstone Eagles are Garden State champs

MILLSTONE — The Millstone Eagle Junior Pee Wee team won the New Jersey Garden State Games, defeating a tough Trenton team, 36-6, at a packed Rutgers Stadium. More...

Champions destined for Disney

The Millstone Eagles Pee Wee cheerleaders have lots to cheer about. The team took first place in Pop Warner's Central Jersey, Jersey State and Eastern Region Cheerleading Competitions. More...

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MTFEE continues its quest to enhance educational experience

Foundation planning array of events to fund grants for Millstone schools

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

JEFF GRANIT staff Over the years, the Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence (MTFEE) has remained steadfast in its goal to "fund extraordinary educational experiences" for every student in the school district. More...

Roosevelt to cut land valuations to avoid appeals

Assessor: Reduction would be fairest way to deal with decline in property values

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The decline in the real estate market has led tax assessor Michael Ticktin to declare a 20 percent across-theboard reduction in land values to avoid the large number of tax appeals Roosevelt might have to defend. At the Nov. More...

Car catches fire; truck overturns

MILLSTONE — A vehicle caught on fire near eastbound mile marker 15.4 on I-195. Millstone Township firefighters under the direction of Lt. Alan South extinguished the blaze just after 1 p.m. Nov. 18. More...

Offer a destination on the farmland byway

UPPER FREEHOLD — Make a scenic vista suggestion for travelers on the historic farmland byway. More...

Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra to play holiday concert

The Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, based in the West Windsor-Plainsboro area, will present its holiday concert on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. More...

Obal receives conservationist award

Richard Obal, Agriculture and Resource Management Agent for Monmouth County Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, recently received the Outstanding Professional Conservationist Award from the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts. More...