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February 5, 2009
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Girls Scout merits of veterinary medicine
VSDS gives troop hands-on tour to explain animal care
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
Many young girls dream of growing up to be veterinarians. On Jan. 28, seven Girl Scouts from Troop 207 in Jackson got a taste of what veterinary medicine is all about, and met some women whose childhood dreams became reality. More...
Contract talks come to a halt
Teachers at odds with BOE over salaries, benefits
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Contract negotiations between the Board of Education and the Millstone Township Education Association (MTEA) have reached an impasse. The board and the MTEA are engaged in negotiations for a successor contract to the collective bargaining agreement that expires June 30. According to a Jan. More...

Beholden to beauty
Painter, educator uses art to offer children hope, healing
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Jude Vereb Harzer, a painter and educator, believes one of her greatest gifts is the ability to discover beauty in places where it seems the most difficult to find. The Millstone native, who graduated valedictorian of the Allentown High School class of 1981, grew up in a single parent household a... More...


Mini-golf course application denied
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — A 36-hole miniature golf course will not go up along Route 537. At the Jan. 28 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting, an application for the proposed miniature golf course on the Dunkin' Donuts lot was denied in a 6-1 vote. Board member Thomas Devine cast the sole vote to approve t... More...


Word choice offends
BOE attorney called MTEA contract negotiators 'chazers'
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

MILLSTONE — The president of the Millstone Township Education Association (MTEA) wants an apology from the Board of Education's attorney for using the Yiddish term "chazers" to describe MTEA members in light of ongoing contract negotiations. More...


Shore band comes inland

MILLSTONE — Four Millstone TownshipMiddle School students will play in the Shore Intermediate Band. The students had to audition for and were recently accepted into the band, which has been performing since 1958. More...


 Bulletin Board
•HAMT to hold Feb. 14 fundraiser dinner
The Horsemen's Association of Millstone Township (HAMT) will hold a Hearts for a Cause Valentine Benefit Dinner Dance 7:30-11:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at The Clarksburg Inn Hall, 465 Stagecoach Road, in the Clarksburg section of Millstone. More...
•Course to be offered at Rick's Saddle Shop
•RAP to host Mark Zuckerman odyssey Feb. 7
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 Letters
•Soldiers Project filling gap for veterans
Incidents of violence and suicide involving returning veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are of great concern to everyone. Local papers across the country have reported on the numerous stories of assault, suicide, rape and homicide. More...
•Senator is wrong to undermine new COAH regulations
•Millstone resident wants change he can believe in
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 Editorials
•Nonprofits will face a year of challenge in 2009
The financial crisis of 2008 will have a serious negative effect on the nonprofit sector in New Jersey in 2009. More...
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 Greg Bean's Column
•George W. Bush: at least he has good taste in books
Besides hanging out at his Texas ranch since vacating the White House, George W. Bush has apparently been spending some of his free time planning his presidential library. The library, projected to cost between $200 million and $500 million, will sit on about 25 acres at Southern Methodist Univer... More...
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 Schools
•School district accused of bullying employees
MILLSTONE — Angry school district employees packed the middle school's media center for the Jan. 26 Board of Education meeting. They took issue with the school district posting to the district's Web site proposals made by the Board of Education and the Millstone Township Education Associati... More...
•Children come through for Allentown library
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 Sports
•Brookdale women are ranked fifth nationally
Jersey Blues are 15-2
To the Brookdale Community College women's basketball team the No. 5 ranking in the country is just a number. But what the National Junior College Athletic Association coaches' poll does indicate is the caliber of basketball the Jersey Blues are playing. More...
•BCC men adjusting to bigger lineup
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