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August 14, 2008
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From vacant lot to verdant plot
Mendies Farm thrives because of community
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
Mendies Farm in Roosevelt continues to grow each year, with new produce and native plant and stone offerings, but the land's history will never be plowed under. More...
U.F. wants answers before paying for state police
Millstone, Roosevelt taxpayers also affected by new mandate
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Local municipalities hit by new fees for New Jersey State Police services aren't just going to roll over and pay them. In late July, Gov. Jon Corzine's office sent letters to 89 small and/or rural municipalities stating they would have to start paying for the State Police patrols they have had si... More...

Rural U.F. talks about commercial development
Highway development zone may be eliminated
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — Residents presented some of their ideas about commercial zoning to the governing body on Aug. 7. Stan Pierzhanowski, who lives on Route 539, across the street from the Matrix Development Corp. More...


Residential zoning changes postponed
Hearing on ordinances carried to Sept. 4
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — The wait for a vote on changing residential zoning will be little longer. Although the Township Committee's vote had to be postponed until Sept. 4, public hearings on four proposed ordinances concerning zoning were held at the governing body's Aug. 7 meeting. The hearings w... More...


PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMIE CALLAHAN Plants soak up the August sun in greenhouses lining Sharon Station Road in Upper Freehold. More...


Towns look into repealing sex offender residency laws
Appeals court rules state should oversee regulations
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — A sex offender residency ordinance, passed in 2005, will have to be repealed, based on a recent court decision. At the Aug. 6 Township Committee meeting, Township Attorney Duane Davison explained that a state appeals court ruled that municipalities do not have the power to adop... More...


 Bulletin Board
•HAMT general meeting scheduled for Aug. 19
The Horsemen's Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone. The public is welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. More...
•Allentown Garden Club to hold meeting Sept. 11
•Monmouth County 4-H Arts Camp Aug. 22-24
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 Letters
• Allentown fortunate to have Mayor Fierstein
By every measure, Mayor Stu Fierstein is providing an exceptional level of service to the residents of Allentown. Most recently, he pulled off a hat trick by securing three different state grants that will help us stave off what would have been a disastrous property tax increase. These grants, wh... More...
•Pay attention to local, not presidential, candidates
•Starving standarbreds saved with community support
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 Editorials
•There's no question: He took the easy way out
I remember graduate school with a certain degree of awe and loathing — in the same way you remember the pain of a major surgery, years after the scars have healed. Even at the small state college I was attending, obtaining an advanced degree was no walk in the park. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•Both parties have their own poli-ninnies to bear
A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
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 Sports
•Maren's Meadow cruises to win in Monmouth Oaks upset
River Ridge Ranch's Maren's Meadow looked like a winner every stride as she led from gate to wire to upset the $150,000 Monmouth Oaks (G3) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Maren's Meadow, trained by J. More...
•Plenty of locals turn out for Asbury Park 5K
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