December 15, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Medical marijuana group addresses residents’ concerns

Cites state law as reason ordinance won’t stop plans
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

Breakwater Alternative Treatment Center (BATC) recently responded to questions posted online by Upper Freehold residents regarding its plan to open a medical marijuana growing facility within the township. More...

Luxury goes to the dogs at Millstone pet resort

Owner brings more than 40 years’ experience to facility
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Cruising along the winding half-mile driveway, a sense of peace seems to descend as nature surrounds. The drive peaks at an imposing, modern brick-andstone structure that sits atop a sprawling expanse of woods and open fields. More...

Online recreation fees create conundrum for Millstone

Ordinances for fees, parking restrictions introduced
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

MILLSTONE — Residents paying for township recreation fees online may be charged an extra $2 service fee as opposed to residents paying by check or cash. The governing body discussed and introduced an ordinance regarding these fees at the Dec. More...

DARE seeking site plan waiver for new HQ in U.F.

Some residents to Planning Bd.: Don’t you dare
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

UPPER FREEHOLD — A nonprofit organization asking for a site plan waiver at the Dec. 8 Planning Board meeting agreed to table its request until it can gather further documentation. More...

Family-run Allentown farm at top of its class among breeders

White Birch Farm named N.J. Breeder of the Year

ALLENTOWN — Michael Parisi is carrying on his family’s legacy in more ways than one. White Birch Farm — founded by his grandfather in the 1950s and now owned and managed by Parisi — has won the N.J. More...

Redbirds fly to top rankings at cheer nationals

Pee Wee team nabs second place

ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Redbirds Pee Wee cheer team soared above the competition, placing second in the country at the Pop Warner National Cheer Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Walt Disney World in Florida on Dec. 6. More...

Future of racing in doubt at Monmouth Park

Legislature must approve 2012 season by Dec. 20
BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer

The fate of the 2012 racing season at Monmouth Park was in doubt this week after an investor dropped out of an agreement to take over operation of the Oceanport racetrack. More...

Letters

Site plan waiver for proposed school concerns resident

On Dec. 8, I was at the Upper Freehold Township Planning Board meeting. The reason I went was because on the agenda was Nick De- Mauro and D.A.R.E. with a request for a waiver of site plan for the old Imlaystown Alternative School. More...

Dreaming of a green Garden State Christmas

Real or fake? It’s an age-old debate, and this time of year we’re talking Christmas trees. More...

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Opinion

Cartoon

Full Story

Cards for everyone, except Vera

ARE WE THERE YET
LORI CLINCH

The reason for the season. While I’m not one to ring my own bell, I must admit that I keep it in mind. More...

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Ryan Ramsay, a senior at Allentown High School, gives a presentation on the music and culture of the 1960s for eighth-grade students at Millstone Middle School Dec. 8. See story, page 6. More...

County approves funding to preserve two Millstone tracts

Perl Acres North, Thomas Baird homestead to be preserved
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

County officials have approved funding for the preservation of two parcels in Millstone Township. More...

SADC: Pot on preserved plots OK

State farming group answers queries about medical marijuana

The State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) sought to clear the air recently by responding to numerous inquiries received regarding medical marijuana and preserved farmland. More...

Tree troopers

Joe Keris (l), of Keris Tree Farm and Christmas Shop, Allentown, and Greg McLaughlin, of McLaughlin Tree Farm, Robbinsville, ready a tree for donation to the national Trees for Troops program. More...

Millstone looks to halt jake braking by trucks

Twp. may outlaw compression brakes; enforcement a concern
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent

MILLSTONE — While the governing body introduced an ordinance prohibiting compression release braking on trucks traveling through the township, they know enforcement will be an issue. More...

Millstone eighth-graders go back in time

Alum shares love of ‘50s and ‘60s music with students
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — Eighth-grade students at Millstone Middle School were recently transported back in time, to an era before drive-ins were replaced by portable DVD players, and record players became defunct in favor of iPods — the 1950s and 196 More...

Top-ranking local soccer team shares diverse family dynamic

Caring coaches, parent take teens under their wings
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

A local boys travel soccer team has climbed the ranks to become No. 1 in the state, No. 2 in the region and No. 6 in the state— but that’s hardly what is really special about them. More...

Celtic Christmas

Charlie Zahm performs early American and Celtic style Christmas music during an afternoon Christmas concert at the Upper Freehold Baptist Church, Imlaystown, Dec. 10. More...

Teenager enjoys role in ‘Nutcracker and I’

BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer

MARLBORO — While the thought of walking onto a stage in front of a crowd of strangers might cause some teenagers to abandon the idea of participating in a school play, Aidan Benavides of Marlboro has no such worries. More...

Bulletin Board

Have breakfast with Santa on Dec. 17

ABreakfast With Santa event, hosted by the Allentown High School student council, will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 17 in the Stone Bridge Middle School cafeteria, 1252 Yardville-Allentown Road, Allentown. More...

Help reduce AHS’s carbon footprint

The Greenbirds Club at Allentown High School will host a presentation by the Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) at the high school auditorium, 27 High St., on Dec. 21. More...

AHS Hall of Fame seeks nominations

Nominations are currently being accepted for theAllentown High School Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame. More...

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Columns

Woe at U.S. Postal Service is being felt in Milltown

CODA
GREG BEAN

A s you’re listening to all the gloom and doom stories about what will happen next year when the U.S. More...

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Sports

Peddie Aquatics swimmers set team records at Classic

Peddie Aquatics Association hosted the Thanksgiving Classic, a USA Swimming meet, at the Peddie Aquatics Center in Hightstown. More than 1100 swimmers from 16 teams competed in the two-day event. More...

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Allentown High School’s Zach Duymich (10) goes up for a basket during the Redbirds’ recent scrimmage against Manchester on Dec. 8 in Allentown. More...

Redbird wrestlers excited about upcoming campaign

Season begins Friday at Moorestown
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent

I t’s a different season for Allentown’s wrestling team when it opens on Friday (Dec. 16) at Moorestown without graduated star Ross Scheuerman leading the way. More...

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