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May 22, 2008
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Broadway bounds into Millstone
MPAC schedules opening night gala and fundraiser
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
The neon lights are bright on the Great White Way where there's always magic in the air. But when the stars of Broadway take the stage in Millstone, it's bound to be a showstopper beyond compare. The Millstone Performing Arts Center (MPAC) has scheduled a one-night extravaganza to officially open... More...
School budget cuts will affect programs, staffing
Millstone officials vote for $250,000 reduction
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Cuts made to the defeated school budget in Millstone will affect students who use the Allentown High School late bus and staff, according to the superintendent of schools. In a 3-1 vote at a special meeting May 12, the Township Committee approved cutting $250,000 from the school district's propos... More...

A walk that could turn into a house
Students raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Step by step they earned windows, doors and walls. Upper Freehold RegionalMiddle School eighthgraders put on their walking shoes for a good cause on May 7. Each lap they completed during the Habitat for Humanity Walk-A-Thon in Byron Johnson Park will help raise money to build homes for area famili... More...


Millstone's Four Winds Farm set for preservation
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE - A farm that will soon go into permanent preservation received minor subdivision approval last week. Four Winds Farm, a 37-acre thoroughbred breeding facility owned by Dianne Boyken, received approval for subdivision into a 35-acre lot to be preserved and a 2- acre lot for Boyken's ho... More...


Boro liquor license back on market
Council raises annual fee from $1,033 to $1,225
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - The borough's lone liquor license is now available. At the May 12 Borough Council meeting, Borough Attorney Richard Shaklee said he received a letter from the previous owner who does not want to renew the license. The Rossi family, former owners of the delicatessen next to the post o... More...


Roosevelt bucks tradition with plaque
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

ROOSEVELT - A controversial plaque honoring those who helped fund the new community mural will be placed in borough hall. TheBoroughCouncil voted at itsMay 12 meeting to allow the Roosevelt Arts Project (RAP) to hang its plaque. The mural, which RAP sponsored, is located on the front of the munici... More...


Wayward bull caught; finds home at area farm

MILLSTONE - A 1,500-pound black Hereford bull that eludedManalapan police and animal control officers on Mother's Day, May 11, is safe for now, grazing with some cows on a township farm. More...


U.F. loaded with animal control calls
Officials aim to reduce number of calls to officer
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD- The number of animal control calls seems out of control to the Board of Health's chairman. Chairman Dr. S. Perrine Dey, an equine veterinarian, said he doesn't understand why the township has somany animal control calls each month and would like to see a reduction in those calls. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Millstone church collects wearable goods for needy
The Christian Education Committee of theUnited PresbyterianChurch ofMillstone is sponsoring a used clothing drive from 9 a.m. to noonAug. 9. The eventwill take place in the church parking lot at 211 Millstone Road, in the Perrineville section ofMillstone. More...
•Free rabies vaccination clinic for cats and dogs
•MOMS Club invites area residents to join June 12
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 Letters
•Memorial Day a somber day for mourning
Once again, as Memorial Day approaches, we are still engaged in combat situations in Iraq and Afghanistan. For better or worse, it's a war on global terrorism, with no end in sight. Whether you're for or against thewar, itmatters not; our armed forces are serving in harm's way, which brings even ... More...
•EMS Week highlights needs for volunteers
•Writer wants U.F. to move past divisiveness
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 Editorials
•For the Record
The article "Farewell to a Main Street mainstay" in the May 8 Examiner stated, "The [McLaughlin] family invited the local Shade Tree Commission to come to count the rings in the tree's trunk, which had a 21-foot diameter. However, the commission didn't send a representative on the fateful day. More...
•Coda
•Red State/Blue State
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 Obituaries
•John "Jack" Walsh
Mr. Walsh, 85, of Manalapan, died May 19, 2008, at CareOne at East Brunswick. He was a sales manager for McGraw-Hill and Prentice Hall Publications in White Plains, N.Y. Mr. Walsh was ordained a permanent deacon of the Trenton Diocese in 1980. Prior to his retirement he ran the preparation classes... More...
•Melvin Leroy Summer Sr.
•Annie Lee Fitzpatrick
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 Schools
•Board to provide more executive session details
ALLENTOWN - The school board will provide the public with more information regarding its closed sessions due to a resident complaint. More...
•High Tech H.S. offers enrichment courses
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 Sports
•On the attack
Allentown High School attackman Marc Payson tries to slip past J.P. Stevens High School defender Steve Lin during the first quarter of their game at Allentown on May 15. During the game, Payson scored his 100th career goal. More...
•Sports Shorts
•Fish On
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