Category: News Transcript Calendar

  • Business Briefs

    The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, Monmouth Chapter, will hold a dinner-meeting, "Women Business Ownership in New Jersey," Jan. 23 at Jumping Brook Country Club, Neptune. Networking will begin at 6 p.m., following the 5 p.m. pre-meeting. Reservations are required by Jan. 17. The cost is $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers. To…

  • Brownies show Christmas spirit

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Instead of exchanging gifts with each other this Christmas, the members of Brownie Troop 117 chose to adopt a Monmouth County family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. As part of their community service, the second- and third-graders who attend the C. Richard Applegate School spent part of a recent afternoon before Christmas wrapping…

  • Antiques show and sale to be held at firehouse

    Allaire Village will hold its Mid-Winter Invitational Antiques Show and Sale on Jan. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Wall Fire Station at Atlantic Avenue and Route 34 in Wall Township. This fund-raiser supports the educational exhibits and programs presented throughout the year by the nonprofit Allaire Village Corp. in the…

  • Volunteers needed for ‘Team in Training’

    Volunteers are still being accepted for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s "Team In Training" program for the spring season. Needed are individuals that can raise funds and train for a marathon, century ride or triathlon in honor of a local patient. The program consists of five to six months of training and fitness counseling to…

  • Photo

    FARRAH MAFFAI Bianca Bethune performs “Do You Hear What I Hear” during a celebration of Kwanzaa held at the Court Street School Education Community Center, Freehold Borough, on Dec. 28.

  • Schools are sought to help in Pennies For Patients effort

    The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is seeking interested schools to participate in its nationwide program, Pennies For Patients, to raise funds for leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, lymphoma and myeloma research and local patient services during the month of February. The Pennies For Patients program will run for a three-week period between Feb. 3-23. The top classroom…

  • Scholar-athletes honored

    MARLBORO — Six seniors at Marl-boro High School now carry the title of a high school scholar-athlete. This honor, recognized annually, is bestowed upon students who meet criteria meant to honor the "cream of the crop," according to Lisa Hogan, president of the Marlboro Blue and Gold Booster Club, the organization responsible for the award.…

  • Council OKs fire truck purchase

    FREEHOLD — The borough expects to have a brand new fire truck sometime this summer. A resolution authorizing the purchase of a new truck to replace a 1981 Pierce Arrow currently in use was unanimously approved by Borough Council members at a meeting on Dec. 30. The purchase contract for the new vehicle was awarded…

  • FRHSD orientation sessions scheduled

    FRHSD orientation sessions scheduled Eighth-grade pupils who will attend high school in the Freehold Regional High School District this fall will be invited to attend an orientation session this month. Parents will be receiving a letter in the mail informing them of their child’s September 2003 school assignment and which orientation to attend before the…