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“We love racehorses, and we aspire to give them a positive life after harness racing. That’s where the idea came to develop For the Love of Standardbreds, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that strives to provide retired Standardbreds meaningful new careers and an excellent quality of life,” Nancy Grbelja, treasurer of the organization, shares. It
Credit: (Ryan Parker on Unsplash) File photo A Senate committee on Thursday unexpectedly rejected a bill that would have weakened local power over warehouse development, and given a greater say to other municipalities and state and county planning authorities. The bill (S-3688) sought to control a current surge in warehouse construction by requiring towns facing warehouse applications to tell adjoining municipalities about the plans and seek their approval. It also proposed that disputes should be decided by county planning boards, and that appeals would go to the State Planning Commission. B...
Monmouth County Library will present program about little known Founding Father Monmouth County Library will present program about little known Founding Father unique program from the institute’s national initiative on Revisiting the Founding Era. Donna Mansfield, at the Eastern Branch of the county library system in Shrewsbury, wrote the grant awarded by the institute that teaches scholars and the general public about American history. The institute also maintains the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other archives to promote American history education, according to a press release from the ...
Monmouth County News Briefs, Feb. 3 Brookdale Community College administrators have announced they will not increase tuition and fees for the next academic year. Dr. Henry Cram, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said, “The trustees recognize the severe and far-reaching financial hardships caused by COVID-19. By keeping tuition and fees unchanged for this upcoming academic year, we hope to help students and families who are struggling with the cost of higher education.” Brookdale President David Stout said, “This tuition freeze will help the members of our community access an affordable...
Dorfman elected to serve as Millstone Township mayor for 2021 Dorfman elected to serve as Millstone Township mayor for 2021 MILLSTONE – Gary Dorfman will serve as the mayor of Millstone Township in 2021. Dorfman was elected mayor for a one-year term by his fellow Township Committee members during the Jan. 6 reorganization meeting of the governing body. Under Millstone’s form of government, the mayor is not directly elected by residents. Each January, the five members of the governing body select one member to serve as mayor and one member to serve as deputy mayor for the upcoming year. A...