ERIC SUCAR staff The nominated homecoming queens and kings stand before the large crowd gathered during halftime at the homecoming football game at Allentown High School on Oct. 6. Seniors Mike Gilch and Brittany O'Brien were later crowned homecoming king and queen. More ... Tying new school into old plant could save $1.5M UFRSD considers using Allentown wastewater facility for Breza site BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       Although township and school officials expressed skepticism, Upper Freehold officials voted in favor of a resolution to ask the county to consider expanding Allentown's sewer district to include the new middle school site off Breza Road. More ... Superintendent faces critic of new middle school plan BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - The new superintendent of schools has promised that the new middle school on Breza Road will open on schedule in September 2010, but some Township Committee members are not so sure. Richard Fitzpatrick, superintendent of the Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD), state... More ... County nets $452K at auction       The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders announced that the 2007 Monmouth County surplus auction netted $452,045. The amount includes the proceeds from a one-day auction held at East Freehold Park Showgrounds in Freehold Township and a five-day online auction. More ... Assault charges lodged at youth football fracas Parent accused of striking coach after game in Colts Neck BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer       COLTS NECK - Charges and countercharges have been filed in the wake of a Sept. 30 physical altercation between a Colts Neck Pop Warner youth football coach and a parent of one of the coach's players. More ... U.F. couple indicted for conspiracy 'Handyman' and wife charged with taking $332K from woman       UPPER FREEHOLD - A Monmouth County grand jury has charged two township residents with conspiracy and theft by deception for reportedly stealing $332,545 from a 77-year-old resident. Michael J. Madden, 48, and his wife, Susan, 58, were both charged with the second degree crimes Sept. 24. The indi... More ... Deadline is Jan. 2 to sign up for master gardener program       The Monmouth County Master Gardener Program is accepting applications for 2008. The deadline to apply is Jan. 2. Master gardeners are experts in all things related to home gardening in Monmouth County. More ... Harvey Rd. speed limit driven down to 40 mph BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - A 40 mph speed limit on Harvey Road is better than a 50 mph limit, but still not low enough for some who reside there. The Township Committee unanimously passed an ordinance reducing the speed limit on the road to 40 mph, but those who live on the road said at the Oct. 4 public ... More ... Millstone House earns accolades from Senate BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - The Millstone House, an affordable-housing residence in the township with room for 11, has won a state Excellence in Housing award. Mayor Nancy Grbelja thanked everyone involved in the Millstone House project at the Oct. 3 Township Committee meeting. More ... New park will help ease Brandywine's burden Charles Abate to appear at facility's grand opening BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - The township will host a grand opening of the new Charles G. Abate Park starting at 1 p.m. Oct. 20. Deputy Mayor Robert Kinsey, a liaison to the township's Recreation Committee, made the announcement at the Oct. 3 Township Committee meeting. He said Abate, a former longtime committee... More ... State urged to preserve nursery land       UPPER FREEHOLD - District 30 legislators want the state to save Princeton Nurseries' land. The company, which is the largest landowner in Upper Freehold, with over 1,800 acres, has announced that it will close by spring 2010. More ... Library exhibit focuses on changes at Jersey Shore       MANALAPAN - When historians consider the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, they tend to think first about the 1870s and 1880s. That's when the Jersey Shore, along with Newport, R.I., and Saratoga, N.Y., became one of the most popular vacation destinations on the eastern seaboard, due in part to t... More ... Taxes may increase cost of new middle school site BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - Taxpayers may have to pony up as much as $260,000 in rollback taxes for the 118-acre new middle school property on Breza Road. The land is farmland assessed and is still being farmed by Richard Stern, who is also chairman of the township's Planning Board. More ... 'The Magnificent Thoroughbred'       Apair of visual arts events focusing on thoroughbred horses are among the events taking place around the Breeders' Cup meet at Monmouth Park "The Magnificent Thoroughbred," featuring stunning equine photography and a compelling film festival, will be presented at Monmouth University in West Long ... More ... Past forward       PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff From top, Julee Csuri works the loom while weaving a blanket at Historic Walnford in Upper Freehold on Oct. 7. Manalapan's Steven Schiff and his daughter, Samantha, 8, take a tour of the historic home during Walnford Day activities at Historic Walnford. More ... U.F. sees bills as threat to longstanding traditions Fish and Game Council changes could affect fishing, hunting BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - The township does not want the state to change the composition or revise the authority of the New Jersey Fish and Game Council. The all-Republican Township Committee at its Oct. 4 meeting passed a resolution opposing Senate Bill No. 2041, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Ellen Karch... More ...