• Community health fair scheduled

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — CentraState Medical Center is holding a “Live Your Best Life” community health fair to celebrate its 40-year anniversary on Sept. 25 from noon to 4 p.m. at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. The free event will include a keynote presentation, a health fair and…

  • Women’s society awards scholarship

    The Dante Alighieri Women’s Society of Central Jersey presented its annual scholarship awards to high school seniors Jaclene Forlano of Englishtown, who attended Biotechnology High School in Freehold Township, and Anthony Curreri of Old Bridge, who attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel. The scholarships are open to all local high school seniors with…

  • Liberty Oak Chorus hosts guest nights

    Sweet Adelines International’s awardwinning Liberty Oak Chorus is seeking women to sing harmony parts. Women of all ages who enjoy singing are invited to attend the chorus’s Guest Nights to be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 and Sept. 22 at the Freehold Jewish Center, 59 Broad St., Freehold. Musical knowledge is not a requirement…

  • Blood drive challenge winners announced

    Junior and senior high school students from throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties took up the challenge during the 2010-11 school year to see who could raise the most pints of blood. Representatives from WRAT-FM (95.9) and the Central Jersey Blood Center in Shrewsbury, two of the sponsors of the annual Blood Drive Challenge, recently announced…

  • Town, residents express frustration after storm

    Freehold Borough mayor says communication was lacking from utility BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The arrival of Hurricane Irene in Freehold Borough on Aug. 27-28 posed challenges for residents and officials, and there were some tough moments and days for all concerned. Borough officials were unhappy with the response Jersey Central Power…

  • 9/11 remembrance

    Diana (l) and Angela Rudel watch the proceedings during a Sept. 11 ceremony at which Marlboro’s Sept. 11 monument was rededicated. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Marlboro’s Sept. 11 monument off Wyncrest Road pays tribute to the residents of the township who were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Audience members listen…

  • Area man appears in ‘South Pacific’

    Brielle Cotelo of Toms River and Anthony Marone of Freehold star in a revival of “South Pacific,” which is coming to the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank and the Strand Center for the Arts in Lakewood. A nthony Marone of Freehold will appear as Lt. Joseph Cable in the Phoenix Productions revival of the…

  • Manalapan remembers

    Residents participate in a candlelight ceremony at Manalapan’s Sept. 11 memorial on the evening of Sept. 11. The nation marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Manalapan EMT Letty Topp takes a picture of a cutting from the Survivor Tree at the World Trade Center site in New York City. The cutting from the…

  • Marlboro keeps seniors busy

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Marlboro residents stay in shape by taking part in an exercise class at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center. Each season there are plenty of activities for senior citizens in Marlboro, and this autumn will not disappoint anyone who is looking for something to do. Marlboro’s senior recreation program has been in…

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