• State government should not cut reimbursement rate to program

    My name is David Miller, regional director for Young At Heart Medical Adult Day Care with two facilities in Ocean County, one in Brick Township and one in Jackson. Medical adult day care is a day program for the frail, elderly and senior population, as well as developmentally disabled and/or mentally challenged individuals. We provide…

  • For the Record

    An article about a tour of affordable housing sites (“Tour Aims to Dispel Negative Image of Affordable Homes”) in the May 20 News Transcript incorrectly attributed statements to Joanne Conroy of the Monmouth County Association of Realtors. The statements should have been attributed to Joan Lorwey, a member of the association.

  • Thank you to post office employees for help

    On behalf of the volunteers and clients of Freehold Area Open Door, I would like to thank the letter carriers of the Freehold Post Office and all those who contributed to their food drive on May 9. The residents of our community were overwhelmingly generous, and the postal workers were kept very busy picking up…

  • Family appreciates community’s support

    Mr. and Mrs. Correia would like to extend sincerest gratitude to the Freehold Fire Department for the spaghetti dinner/fundraiser held in honor of our son, Steven Correia, on April 4. Special thanks to Mitch Shatz and Robert Taylor for planting the seeds to such a charitable event in the spirit of camaraderie. Our family will…

  • Pursing her lips over tiny purses

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH My mother’s purse is held in high regard. It is an object of reverence, a monument to her being, and an entity of respect and reverence. As kids, we could observe it from afar and perhaps gaze upon it with love. On a lucky day, we might have…

  • Tragedy mars start of boating season

    Around Town • AMY ROSEN Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season and is something I look forward to all winter. To my family the warm weather and sunshine means one thing — boating. As Memorial Day weekend activities for 2009 were just getting under way on May 22, we decided to…

  • Teens put medical knowledge to good use

    FHS seniors prepare lessons for children at Colts Neck primary school BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Freehold High School students (l-r) Jennifer Sun, Meha Halari, Harsha Ayyala and Nikita Ekhelikar conduct a dance activity with pupils at the Conover Road Primary School, Colts Neck, during an interactive health fair that brought together…

  • MHS team places second in science competition

    MANALAPAN — A group of Manalapan High School sophomores who came up with an idea to use innovative gene therapy technology to cure people with HIV/AIDS have moved up in the ranks of competition. Mojin Chen, Vaidhy Murti, Tejas Srinivasan and Jeremy Puthumana, all of whom are students in the Freehold Regional High School District’s…

  • Main Street to stage Music Man’ June 5-20

    The Main Street Theatre Company will present its production of “The Music Man” at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, June 5-20, and 2 p.m. on Sundays, June 7 and 14, at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The musical follows the exploits of conman Harold Hill and his 76 trombones.…

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