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June 4, 2009
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A town transformed by sound
Tourists led through Roosevelt by their ears on May 30 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
Two speakers swung between sunlit trees, emanating sounds that are Doppler-shifted, making them seem wobbly to the ear. More...
U.F. backs out of land preservation
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Upper Freehold Township will not proceed with the second phase of a land preservation project on Breza Road. The Township Committee voted unanimously at its May 21 meeting to pass a resolution against acquiring the 45 acres of land along Breza Road based on the site's environmental conditions. More...

Gates to hidden gardens open on June 6
Tour features nine gardens in Allentown, Millstone and Upper Freehold
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Hidden gardens ranging from the quaint and quirky to the lush and grand will open to the public this Saturday. During the Allentown Garden Club's Hidden Garden Tour 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...


U.F. not ready to repeal sex offender limitations
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — The township will wait as long as possible to repeal its sex offender residency ordinance. Mayor Steve Alexander reported at the May 21 Township Committee meeting that Galloway Township, one of the municipalities with a sex offender residency ordinance that was recently str... More...


Locals came to aid of victims in fiery crash
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — Three vehicles ended in a fiery crash on Route 524 late Sunday afternoon. Bayard Gardineer, a resident of nearby Stone Tavern Estates, was celebrating his daughter's graduation when guests heard loud skidding followed by a tremendous explosion on Route 524, which runs along... More...


Tourney expected to draw hundreds to U.F.
Twp. to host five days of Little League softball year-end games
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — The Allentown Upper Freehold Little League (AUFLL) will host the Little League Softball State Championship Tournament for 12-year-old girls at Byron Johnson Park July 23-28. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Freedom Fest Fair seeks horse exhibitors
The third annual Freedom Fest Fair is set for July 7-12 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold. The fair is now taking applications for horse exhibitions and breed demonstrations. Exhibitions in the indoor arena will take place 5-10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Exhibitions in the ma... More...
•Activities scheduled at Historic Walnford
•N.J. horsemen families offered scholarships
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 Letters
•Horse farm name in lawsuit causes confusion
Regarding the recent lawsuit decision by the Appellate Division of N.J. Superior Court regarding a defamation suit in favor of your newspapers, I offer my congratulations. More...
•Millstone committeeman addresses COAH issue
•Calling all residents to do the best for public-school children
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Professional advice you can take as the gospel
Editor's note: Greg Bean is on vacation. This column originally ran Aug. 3, 2005. Inever thought I'd come to the point in my life where I had any foolproof professional wisdom for my kids, at least any they'd listen to. But recently I had a conversation with one of my sons that made me realiz... More...
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 Obituaries
•Ann W. Van Hise
Mrs. Van Hise, 86, of Jackson, died May 20, 2009, at Care One at Jackson, Jackson. She had resided in Millstone Township for 65 years before moving to Jackson. Mrs. Van Hise was a clerk in the Monmouth County Clerk's Office, Freehold, for 23 years before her retirement. Surviving are her husband, ... More...
•Fred M. Berger
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 Schools
•Millstone schools likely to start charging for use
All outside groups would have to pay $10 per hour
MILLSTONE — Resident Ramon Recalde has predicted that residents will turn out in droves to the June 8 Board of Education meeting for the vote on a $10-per-hour facility-use fee for all organizations using the schools for their activities. More...
•Today's youths strive to be tomorrow's leaders
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 Sports
•Ready for the next level
Left: Allentown High School's Vincent Rini signs a letter of intent to play lacrosse at Pace University in New York, in the company of Athletic Director Brian Irwin (l-r), his parents, Charles and Augusta, and coach Michael Keys. Above: Lauren Salge, also a senior at Allentown High School, signs a l... More...
•Fluke starting to bite
•Sports Shorts
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 Business
•Business Briefs
Cornerstone Music Studios of Millstone on Sweetmans Lane in Millstone will offer Camp Cornerstone, a summer music symposium. Camp Cornerstone will meet twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays for a total of six one-and-a-half-hour long classes. Session I will meet June 29 to July 17. Session II ... More...
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