Millstone school budget ready for round two Mayor: Committee unlikely to accept $31.8M spending plan BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       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 Shaw, Stampe and Trent win re-election BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer       UPPER FREEHOLD - Although the vote wasn't a landslide, it was nonetheless a victory for the Upper Freehold Regional School District. Voters passed the school district's $31.5 million budget in the April 15 election in a vote of 359-340. Those who cast affirmative ballots voted to impose a tax le... More ... Millstone girl earns honor helping peers BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       MILLSTONE - Seventh-grader Jessica Parisi has earned the respect of her school district. Each year, one student from every public middle and high school in Monmouth County is given the Dr. Norman J. More ... Making a positive global impact 1 cent at a time       ALLENTOWN - Local sixth-graders have learned that every penny is a vote for the kind of world they want to live in. For the past several months, Upper Freehold Regional School District sixthgraders have been participating in a fundraiser called Pennies for Peace, a nonprofit service-learning pro... More ... Individuals recognized for serving school district BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer       MILLSTONE- Departing boardmembers and two teachers received recognition at the last Board of Education meeting. Board President Mary Ann Friedman, who declined to run for another term, led her last official meeting, during which outgoing board member Peter Kudrick and teachers who received the Go... More ...