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April 24, 2008
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A resource for mothers in Millstone
MOMS Club helps support quest to raise healthy, happy kids
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
Motherhood is always a blessing but sometimes can seem like madness. Parenthood can be stressful, especially for stay-at-home moms and moms who work but spend most of their time with their kids. More...
Tax increase part of Upper Freehold budget
Without state aid adjustment, rate would increase 2.4 cents
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Taxes for the average homeowner in Upper Freehold are expected to rise a total of $198 this year. If the township passes its proposed $6.5 million 2008-09 budget, a house assessed at the township's average of $519,800 would pay an estimated $125 more in municipal taxes this year. Residents also h... More...

For the love of paws and purrs
Girl Scout project helps animals in need
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Local Girl Scouts, who are used to helping people, extended their services to a group much furrier this year. Millstone Girl Scout Troop 853 has successfully completed its Bronze Award requirements doing volunteer work to support animals. More...


Communities unite for greener future
It is refreshing to see ordinary citizens come together, conceptualize a plan, rally parties to come together, stick with the effort and finally realize the dream of this historic preservation." - Michael Renzulli
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Breza Road property totaling 101 acres has been permanently preserved. The Trust for Public Land (TPL), a nonprofit land conservation organization, negotiated the $4. More...


Millstone Republicans run uncontested in primary
Current committeeman partners with Pop Warner organizer
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - Two candidates are running in the June primary for the Republican party's nod to run in the November election for Township Committee. There will be two seats with three-year terms up for grabs in the November election. The Township committee has been all-Republican since 2006. No tow... More...


Millstone faults police for lack of communication
Mayor upset to find out about recent burglaries through resident e-mail
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - If residents want to know about crime in their town, they're unlikely to get information from the New Jersey State Police. Millstone, Roosevelt and Upper Freehold do not have their own police departments and rely on the state police for protection. More...


 Bulletin Board
•5K Run slated at Historic Walnford Park, April 26
The Cream Ridge Winery, 145 Route 539 in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, will host the third annual Country Roads 5K run at Historic Walnford Park on April 26. The run will benefit Allies Inc. Allies Inc. is an independent nonprofit organization that helps individuals with disabilities. More...
•Millstone PTO to hold clothing drive April 26
•Scouts to host Venture Crew program on May 5
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 Letters
•Don't be a party to underage drinking
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and it's a good opportunity to start talking to your child about this subject. As young people enter adolescence and begin to experiment with risk-taking behaviors, alcohol use is often one rite of passage in which many teens participate. More...
•Crohn's disease information should be brought to public attention
•It's up to the voters to change the status quo
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 Editorials
•Guns and Bibles sure aren't exclusive to flyover country
Dear Greg: Every now and then, folks out here in the bucolic Flyover Country Red States get a whiff of what you sophisticated Blue State dandies really think of us. And as you know, it always reminds me of how my favorite columnist, the late, great Mike Royko, once described people who live in ... More...
•Coda
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 Obituaries
•Raymond Leidy
Mr. Leidy, 73 of Jackson, and formerly of Freehold and Old Bridge, died April 12, 2008, at home. He served in the U.S. Army and was a supervisor and manager in various manufacturing industries before retiring. Mr. Leidy is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carol; two sons, Richard Leidy and Raymon... More...
•Kathryn Ann Trahim
•Samuel Curlis Gravatt
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 Schools
•Millstone school budget ready for round two
Mayor: Committee unlikely to accept $31.8M spending plan
MILLSTONE - Once again, township voters defeated the school budget. Those who cast ballots in the April 15 Board of Education election turned down the $25million tax levy in support of the budget in a vote of 542-478. Voters also defeated a second question for $225,000 for building maintenance i... More...
•UFRSD budget narrowly passes in recent election
•Millstone girl earns honor helping peers
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 Sports
•Sliding in safely
Allentown's Laure Salie (No. 10) slides safely into third base against Princeton during a game on April 21. More...
•Allentown golf prepping for postseason play
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 Business
•Tractor supply business coming to Cox's Corner
UPPER FREEHOLD - Tractor Supply Co. has plans to open a store in the township. Cox's Corner Professional Center, which is located directly off I-195 at Exit 11, has signed a contract with The Keith Corp., of Charlotte, N.C., the real estate developer for Tractor Supply Co. More...
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