Growers expect huge direct-marketing season if crops fare well
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
Thinking globally, more New Jerseyans are expected to buy local produce this growing season. New Jersey has an expanding local-grown movement, with soaring costs in a downturned economy expecting to push the state's direct farmer-to-consumer sales to the next level this year if crops fare well.
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School district mourns loss of senior who would have graduated June 16
UPPER FREEHOLD - The deaths of an 18-year-old Allentown High School student and her boyfriend has shocked and saddened community members. Upper Freehold's Briana Gaum and Lawrence's Thomas Carnevali Jr., 20, were killed and Carnevali's younger brother, Michael, was critically injured at approxim... More...
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
UPPER FREEHOLD- An anonymous letter about a Township Committee candidate stirred up a lot of controversy before the June 3 primary election. Last week, many registered Republicans in the township received the letter in their mailboxes. More...
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
UPPER FREEHOLD - The township hopes Monmouth County will consider its application for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to construct permanent restroom facilities at the Mark Harbourt Soccer Complex. The soccer fields belong to the county but the township has a lease agreement for their... More...
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
UPPER FREEHOLD - Orchids from Taiwan may soon be gracing the township. The Planning Board unanimously approved an application for a greenhouse to grow exotic plants at its May 28 meeting. Song Wei Orchids, currently based in Monroe, plans to construct a 36,362- square-foot state-of-the-art gree... More...
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