Category: News Transcript Calendar

  • Clyde Beatty-Cole brings circus to town

    Clyde Beatty-Cole brings circus to town FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Greater Freehold Area Pop Warner is sponsoring a visit from the Clyde Beatty–Cole Bros. Circus Aug. 15-17. Performances will be at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. each day at Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township. Described as "The World’s Largest Circus Under the Big Top," the tent…

  • YMCA night puts premium on caring about the world

    Staff Writer By Theresa A. Boschen YMCA night puts premium on caring about the world MARLBORO — The setting sun, with the twilight’s backdrop of peaceful woodsy serenity, provided a natural environment for the contrasting lively and bouncing rhythmical crowd, complete with balloons, enthusiastic children, proud parents, food and fun for all. The school bus…

  • No recommendations noted in Freehold Township audit

    No recommendations noted in Freehold Township audit FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Mayor Dorothy H. Avallone announced that the municipal government has received an audit with "no recommendations for improvements." "Freehold Township is fortunate to have an outstanding township administrator and director of finance as well as excellent department heads in all areas," Avallone said. State law…

  • Auctions grow in popularity for home buyers, sellers

    HOLMDEL — The use of auctions as a marketing tool in the real estate industry is growing, dissolving the perception that this selling technique is limited only to distressed properties. In many cases, properties auctioned off are neither distressed buildings nor oddballs no one wants. Very often, successful auctions involve properties located in economically distressed…

  • Business Briefs

    The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) has announced Red Bank dentist Robert Korwin will receive its Fellowship Award at the Aug. 4 annual meeting. He earned the award after completing a minimum of 500 hours of continuing dental education and passing a comprehensive written exam given by the academy. Korwin received his degree from the…

  • Business Briefs

    Special Strides Therapeutic Riding Center, Monroe, was the recipient of a special grant from New England Financial. Jeffrey Shapiro, a financial representative with Berger Financial Group LLC, a general agency of New England Financial, presented the $5,000 check to Ellen Stein, executive director of the center, on June 20. Special Strides is a nonprofit organization…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    • Panic Disorders Support Group will meet from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 8, 15, 22 and 29 at Monmouth County Library Headquar-ters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Details: (732) 972-8571. • Blood drives will be conducted by Central Jersey Blood Center at the following Freehold locations: the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Main Street, from 9:30 a.m. to…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    • MOMS Club of Freehold-Manal-apan-Colts Neck will meet at 2 p.m. Aug. 13 for a pot luck social and swim party at a member’s home; at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at a member’s home for a meeting of the co-op play group; Aug. 15 (call for time) at Sesame Place in Pennsylvania (rain date, Aug.…

  • Farmer wants to subdivide tract into 16 building lots

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Farmer wants to subdivide tract into 16 building lots MANALAPAN — The Planning Board has been presented with an application that calls for the 64-acre Rifkin farm on Smithburg Road to be subdivided and 16 single-family homes to be constructed. An initial hearing on the plan was held on July…