Local auxiliary helps raise $90K for hospital
      The CentraState Associated Auxiliaries raised $90,000 in donations for CentraState Healthcare System last year, an all-time record. The associated auxiliaries conducted several fundraising events during the year and recently presented checks to CentraState administrators at an annual luncheon.
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Millstone Community Farm Market to open
      The Millstone Township Agricultural Advisory Council will sponsor a Community Farm Market beginning May 30. The Farm market will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 24 at Wagner Farm Park, located at the corner of Baird and Woodville roads in Millstone. For more informati...
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Summer camp offered at Riding High Farm
      Riding High Farm in Allentown has openings in its inclusionary horse camp for able-bodied beginners, advanced beginners and special needs riders with mild to moderate physical and cognitive challenges that may also have difficulty with communication and social skills.
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Beginning beekeepers class slated May 21-23
      The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with Rutgers University and the New Jersey Beekeepers Association, will offer "Bee-ginning Beekeepers," May 21-23 to encourage new beekeepers. The course is designed to provide the necessary information needed for new beekeepers to start an...
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Fire commissioner vacancy announced
      The Board of Fire Commissioners for Millstone Township Fire District No. 1 has a vacancy due to the resignation of one of the elected commissioners. Any Millstone resident interested in filling this vacancy should send a resume and letter of interest to the board by June 1. Mail the information to...
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Run for a Memory 5K in Millstone on May 30
      The "Run for a Memory" 5K, which benefits the John W. Petrella Jr. Scholarship Fund, will start at 9 a.m. May 30 at the Millstone Township Primary School on Schoolhouse Road.
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Open space fundraiser will be held June 7
      The Millstone Township Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council will host its third annual clambake fundraiser June 7 at the Clarksburg Inn, Route 524. For more information, call 732-446- 4249, ext. 1103, or visit www.millstone.nj.us.
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Historical Society to meet, host speaker
      The Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting 7 p.m. May 21 at the Allentown United Methodist Church, 23 Church Street in Allentown. After a short business meeting, Allentown resident and local historian John Fabiano will discuss his most recent research on "What i...
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Sponsors needed for 5K, kids' run in U.F.
      The first Community Twilight Challenge, a 5K run/walk and one-mile kids' fun run, will be held June 6 in Upper Freehold.
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Vacation Bible camp slated in Millstone
      The United Presbyterian Church of Millstone, 211 Millstone Road, Millstone, will hold a vacation Bible camp 9 a.m. to noon June 22- 26. The cost is $10 per child and the camp will be open to all children entering kindergarten through sixth grade.
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AHS student wins full scholarship to ATC
      Automotive Training Center (ATC), with campuses in Exton, Pa., and Warminster, Pa., has announced that Allentown's John Stover won its annual High School Scholarship Competition. Stover, who will graduate from Allentown High School and Mercer County Vo- Tech this year, took first place in the com...
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Cemetery Assoc. to hold annual meeting
      The Cream Ridge Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting 6:30 p.m. June 9 at the New Egypt First Aid Squad Building, 32 Brynmore Road, New Egypt. All lot owners are invited to attend. For more information, call Janette Robbins at 609-758-8663.
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N.J. horsemen families offered scholarships
      The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) seeks candidates for its 2009 college scholarships which are open to full-time horsemen racing in New Jersey and their children.
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Hidden Gardens Tour will be held June 6
      Home gardens, located in the historic borough of Allentown and surrounding areas, will be open to the public on June 6 as part of the Allentown Garden Club's sixth Hidden Gardens Tour. The tour will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Maps with the locations of all the gardens will be di...
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