• Calvary Chapel volunteers reach out to people in need

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Kim White packed up her pickup truck with blankets, warm clothes, canned food, diapers, baby products and personal toiletries and made several trips to the Jersey Shore to do the work she said she felt “compelled” to do. White, who is a resident of Freehold Township, worked with representatives…

  • Folk Art Craft Show focuses on the holidays

    A Country Folk Art Craft Holiday Show will be held 5-9 p.m. Nov. 30, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 2 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. Admission is $8 and is valid for re-entry during all three days of the event. Parking is free…

  • Holiday lantern tours scheduled

    The Historic Village at Allaire will present its annual Christmas Lantern Tours of the village from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. Authentically clad historic museum interpreters will lead groups through the holiday decorated lantern-lit streets. Visitors will be able to catch a glimpse of the past and enjoy many of the historic buildings…

  • Lecture about world ending

    Will the world end in 2012 or is it just another turn of the calendar? The abrupt ending of the Mayan Long Count calendar, on Dec. 21, 2012, has been described as a prophesy for the end of an age — and maybe the world. Is doomsday near? A lecture by a Mayan scholar will…

  • Curley, DiMaso win seats as Monmouth freeholders

    BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Republicans John Curley and Serena DiMaso won election to the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders in the Nov. 6 election. Curley won a three-year term on the county’s governing body, defeating Democrat William Shea. According to unofficial results posted by Monmouth County, Curley received 135,126 votes and Shea received 105,828…

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     The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office annual food and toy drive is under way and is in need of unwrapped toys, gifts and nonperishable food. Last year’s drive assisted more than 1,000 children from more than 425 families. For more information, call Mary McHugh at 732-929-4756.

  • Storms did not cause major damage in FRHSD

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer A lthough the eight sending municipalities of the Freehold Regional High School District did not suffer the worst of Post-Tropical Storm Sandy in comparison to some nearby coastal towns, circumstances caused by the storm compelled officials to close the district for two weeks. Administrators canceled classes from Oct. 29 through…

  • SRF offers trip to Prix d’Amerique

    The Standardbred Retirement Foundation’s annual raffle for a trip to the celebrated Prix d’Amerique in Vincennes, France, has left the gate with the finish just 18 days away when the winning ticket will be drawn. The Prix d’Amerique, one of harness racing’s most prestigious events, is held at Vincennes Racecourse in Paris. The trip begins…

  • Swamp Stomp helps Sandy victims

    Pupils at St. Aloysius School, Jackson, raised money that will be used to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy. JACKSON — Students, faculty and families from St. Aloysius School in Jackson participated in the sixth annual Gator Swamp Stomp, a school-wide walkathon, on Nov. 16. Over the years, portions of the funds raised from the Swamp…

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