Tai chi: more than a method of self-defense A 45-year Roosevelt resident tells of her quest with the martial art BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       ROOSEVELT - Embrace the tiger. Return to the mountain. Grasp the sparrow's tail. Strum the lute. All of these phrases describe physical feats and allude to mental conquests, which is most likely why they are all used to describe postures in the slow-paced and methodical, muscle- an... More ... Breza Road tract owners reject $40,000 per acre Land trust may not be able to preserve property BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - The owner of a 254-acre tract on Breza Road has rejected a national land trust's offer to purchase the property. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national nonprofit land conservation organization. The TPL offered Somerset Golf Development Co. More ... Exploring the different avenues to Smart Growth BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       Millstone and Upper Freehold are two adjacent communities with much in common. Both municipalities are rural communities that are facing increasing development pressures. Both towns have preserved a great deal of open space through the Farmland Preservation, Green Acres and other prog... More ... Millstone's fire district wants to raise taxes again Voters will cast ballots regarding proposed spending plan on Feb. 17 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - Millstone Township Fire District No. 1 has proposed a 2007 budget that would rely on a $1.3 million tax levy. If voters pass the almost $1.5 million proposed budget during the annual election at the Millstone Township Volunteer Fire Company's firehouse on Stagecoach Roa... More ... $1.1B horse industry may tank in N.J. Without slots at tracks, state's horse racing, farms in jeopardy BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       Slots at the racetracks. They have them in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York, strengthening the purse structure and breeding incentive programs in those states. New Jersey does not have slots at its racetracks, due to Atlantic City casino lobby pressures, putting the future of racing, t... More ... Water cascades Read the Story... Monmouth freeholders propose $472M budget       The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will be taking its 2007 budget "on the road" this month with a program that will feature a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed spending plan followed by opportunities for the public to provide input. More ... U.F. equine vets honored with Spirit of the Horse BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       Two icons of the state's horse industry were honored on Jan. 28 at the 50th annual New Jersey Bred Equine Breeder Awards dinner in Freehold. The lives of Dr. David Meirs II and Dr. S. Perrine Dey II have mirrored each other in many ways. More ... Board puts public input off until action date Resident asks where Township Committee members were BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       ALLENTOWN - Although approximately 30 people attended the Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education meeting in the high school auditorium on Jan. 31, no public comment was permitted. More ... Board to hear Meirs Road warehouse application Officials must consider water quality and endangered-species issues BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - Meirs Road residents have put a temporary stop to warehouse development in their neighborhood. Superior Court Judge Alexander D. Lehrer sitting in the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold on Jan. 12 remanded Freehold's JAC RAW LAND Co.'s warehouse application, wh... More ...