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March 13, 2008
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Clippity cloppity Clydesdales on their way
Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale Team gets R&R at local farm
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
When the wagon wheels start turning round and 40 white-stocking hooves hit the ground, the Clydesdales have come to town. More...
Monmouth County rallies to keep NJDA open
Local preservation efforts at stake with potential closing
BY JANE MEGGITT & JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writers

Local officials are taking action to fight Gov. Jon Corzine's proposed elimination of the Department of Agriculture. Millstone and Upper Freehold townships and The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders have adopted resolutions strongly opposing the elimination of the state's Department of A... More...

Danger lurks as youths head on to the Internet
Detective offers tips to parents to head off potential problems
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

With the click of a computer mouse, people in other parts of the state, country or the world can steal, threaten and lure people into dangerous and sometimes even fatal situations. More...


UFRSD's $31.7M budget ready for public hearing
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - Unexpected revenue sources will help the school district offer more to students than it originally planned for in its proposed 2008-09 budget. The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education, which unanimously voted to introduce the $31.7million spending plan at its Feb. More...


'Handyman' admits taking $322K

UPPER FREEHOLD - A South Plainfield man pleaded guilty to stealing over $322,000 from a 77-year-old township resident. Michael J. Madden, 48, admitted to one count of second-degree theft by deception on Feb. 28 before Superior Court Judge Ira E. Kreizman, sitting in Freehold, according to the Mo... More...


Roosevelt aims to protect greenbelt, stop dumping
Residents urged to find out where properties end, greenbelt begins
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - Residents cannot dump anything, not even leaves, on the greenbelt surrounding the borough. The Borough Council discussed the dumping problem in town and possible solutions at its Feb. 25 meeting. More...


2004 Trotter of the Year dies at age 7

UPPER FREEHOLD - Triple Crown winner Windsong's Legacy, the Trotter of the Year in 2004, died from severe bleeding in his lungs March 1 at Perretti Farms in Cream Ridge. The 7-year-old horse was in the midst of his fourth breeding season. His first foals are scheduled to race this spring. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Allentown bridge project to be discussed March 18
A public meeting on the Allentown dam and bridge reconstruction project will take place at 7 p.m. on March 18 in the Allentown High School auditorium. The presentation will include exhibits of dam and bridge deficiencies, structure reconstruction and traffic maintenance. More...
•Breakfast with the Easter Bunny March 15 at AHS
•Get fit with new exercise program in Roosevelt
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 Letters
•Ellisdale is likely site for affordable housing
This is a response to John Nanni's opinion titled "Upper Freehold residents urged to protect the Country Code." There is no doubt in my mind that the Upper Freehold Township Committee wants to preserve the Country Code. More...
•Parents need to be aware of inhalant abuse
•A visit to Liberty Science Center is worthwhile for students
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 Editorials
•Arguments against random drug testing are flimsy
Guest Column
This letter is written in response to those opposed to the recent decision of the Upper Freehold Regional School District Board of Education to formulate a policy to conduct random drug testing inAllentownHigh School. More...
•Coda
•Red State/Blue State
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 Obituaries
•Jodi Melnik
Miss Melnik, 41, of Charlotte, N.C., died March 15 at University Hospital, Charlotte, N.C. She lived in Manalapan for over 30 years before moving to Charlotte two years ago. Miss Melnik received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was on a graduate ... More...
•Dorothy Ficken
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 Schools
•New school's wastewater issues down to the wire
ALLENTOWN- It's time to decide. The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Educationwill have tomake a final decision at itsMarch 19meeting whether to build its own wastewater treatment plant or tap into the Allentown plant to provide wastewater services to the new middle school on Breza Road. More...
•Goodbye, good goody girl
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 Sports
•Winston finishes career with yet another win
Jackson senior caps four-year run with third state title on the mat
Perfect: being entirely without fault or defect; flawless. Satisfying all requirements. Perfect: Scott Winston on a wrestling mat. In winning his third consecutive state championship on Sunday at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the Jackson Memorial senior capped an undefeated career (137-0), b... More...
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