• FHS student earns national honor

    The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) has announced that Freehold High School student Stephanie L. Rodriguez of Freehold has been selected for membership. The announcement was made by NSHSS Founder and Chairman Claes Nobel, a member of the family that established the Nobel Prizes. The society recognizes top scholars at the high school…

  • Senior center slates trips, garage sale

    The Freehold Township Senior Center will host trips to Atlantic City on April 20, May 18 and June 22. All trips will depart from the senior center, 116 Jackson Mills Road, Freehold Township, at 9:15 a.m. The cost is $15 per person. In addition, a garage sale will be held at the senior center from…

  • Get on the water at Turkey Swamp Park

    Now that spring has arrived, it’s the perfect time to head out on the lake at Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. May 1 will mark the start of boat rentals at the site. On weekends through June 19, visitors can rent rowboats, paddleboats, canoes and kayaks. Rentals will be available on a daily…

  • business briefs •••

    Free Motion Rehabilitation Center, 528 New Friendship Road, Howell, raised money over the past two months to help support the people of Haiti who were affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake. With the help of its patients, Free Motion Rehabilitation Center donated $200 to the American Red Cross. The donation will support the emergency relief…

  • Real questions need answers from political candidates

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Newspaper editors and reporters who cover local politics sometimes get a little loopy writing about the people who are running for public office. How many more times can we ask a candidate, “Why are you running for office?” How many more times should we subject readers to a pandering answer…

  • Call goes out for senior art

    FREEHOLD – Monmouth County residents age 60 and over are invited to submit one piece of original, visual art in Monmouth County’s annual 2010 Senior Citizen Art Contest and Exhibition. County residents may download the complete application packet from the county website at www.visitmonmouth. com/aging, pick up an application at the county’s Division on Aging,…

  • Community invited to safety forum

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Borough officials are continuing to offer programs that aim to help ensure the safety of residents. The Freehold Borough Human Relations Committee will host a free safety forum for all residents at 6 p.m. April 22 in the Freehold High School auditorium, Robertsville Road. Borough Councilman Jaye…

  • New law means motorists must stop for pedestrians

    New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Division of Highway Traffic Safety Director Pam Fischer reminded motorists that effective April 1, they must now stop – and remain stopped — for pedestrians in a crosswalk. Prior to this legislative change, motorists were required to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. “For years, too many…

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