Little creatures teach large life lessons at RPS School receives $1,700 grant for curriculum study of living things BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       Green anoles, hermit crabs and an African bullfrog, oh my! Roosevelt Public School has been crawling with these exotic creatures for about a month now in terrariums 12 fifth-graders made to replicate the critters' natural habitats. More ... State shows UFRSD not up to par with its peers Report card gives local school district below-average grades BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       The 2006 New Jersey School Report Card test results are in, and the Upper Freehold Regional School District is below average for its District Factor Group. The District Factor Group (DFG) measures a district's socioeconomic status, ranging from an A for the poorest districts to a J ... More ... Board member accused of cursing, using ethnic slur Krieger says he has a 'big mouth' but did not make racial remark BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - A township resident has called for Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education member Howard Krieger's resignation for allegedly using a racial slur. Krieger has refused that request. More ... What to do with equines in event of an emergency Millstone gives clinic about horse safety on farms and in trailers BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - The main barn at Pat Butch's Bright Meadow Farm on Prodelin Way narrowly missed going up in smoke last fall. Butch said that a van hit a nearby pole, which came down with the wires. "Sparks started flying. Fires started in the trees and shrubs next to the road," B... More ... 1980 ordinance placed farming first in Millstone Agricultural Council reminds planners about right to farm BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - Planning Board members learned more last week about the state's Right to Farm Act and its local effect. Tony Romano, chairman of the township's Agricultural Council, and Pat Butch, a member of the council, gave a presentation regarding the act at the board's Feb. 12 mee... More ... Planning Board reverses Lee property decision Six homes will go up off Route 526 and Old Noah Hunt Road BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - An application for a six-lot subdivision that the Planning Board previously rejected was unanimously approved at the board's Feb. 12 meeting. The application for Country Roads Estates on Route 526 and Old Noah Hunt Road had been turned down at the December meeting by a ... More ... Gov. wants greenhouse emissions cut BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       Gov. Jon Corzine signed an executive order Feb. 13 that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state by 80 percent. The order is virtually identical to a bill introduced in the Legislature in June. Both the bill and the order mandate that greenhouse gas emissions in the state... More ... Sponsors sought to help AHS golf team help others Outing will benefit student with leukemia, GiveBack Foundation       ALLENTOWN - Tickets for the Redbird Golf Classic II sold out in just seven days. The Allentown High School Parent Golf Association (AHSpga) and the Reed Sod Farm officially launched their player drive for the second golf classic on Feb. 6. The classic will take place May 4 at the Cre... More ... Rutgers is all about horses in the spring       Equine enthusiasts can trot off to Rutgers University for "Horses 2007" beginning next month. The educational conference is designed to appeal to all types of horse enthusiasts and professionals, regardless of their level of expertise or the particular breed of horse or equine pursuit t... More ... Getting the game point Millstoner turns love for tennis into a career BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - Tennis, everyone? Susan Kapit, who has lived in the Perrineville section of Millstone Township for the past 15 years, has turned her passion for the sport into a career. Her motto about the game is not that it's just for a select few, but that it's a social sport everyo... More ... U.F. mayor blames DEP for school project holdup BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - The mayor has alleged that the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is holding wastewater management plans hostage in order to force communities to follow Smart Growth principles. Mayor Stephen Fleischacker said the DEP's Priorities and Action Plan for ... More ... U.F. residents still seek relief from truck traffic Township to ask county for more double striping, lower speed limits BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - Residents of the Galloping Brook subdivision are still frustrated over truck traffic near their homes on the easterly bypass and Route 526. Several residents from the development voiced their concerns at the Feb. 15 Township Committee meeting. More ... Past forward: Out of the depths of local history Borough historian to step down as chair of local historical society BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       ALLENTOWN - There will be a lot of change in John Fabiano's life in 2007. At the end of the year, he intends to retire after 30 years with the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services. He also expects to receive his master's degree in public history from Rutgers University in ... More ...