• CentraState offers a support group for people with diabetes

    The Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center at CentraState Medical Center is offering a support group for people with diabetes and their families.The group will meet on the third Wednesday of every month from 1-2 p.m. in the Jack Aaronson Conference Center in The Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold. The first…

  • Nip body image issues in the bud this spring

    By Joanne Gerr, M.S.W., C.S.W. As the sun warms our lives and gets us moving with family and friends, we are ready to enjoy this time of play and celebration. But as we fling open windows and bring the patio furniture out of storage, new worries can set in. Perhaps we haven’t been able to…

  • Where to find autism resources

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that, as of 2014, autism spectrum disorder affects 1 in 68 children across the country. This new estimate is 30 percent higher than previous reports, which may be indicative of better measuring devices, more people coming forward or a greater prevalence of autism across the board. “Autism…

  • Freehold Borough K-8 budget totals $24.5M

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a tentative budget of $24.5 million for the 2015-16 school year. A public hearing on the budget will be held in the Park Avenue Elementary School cafetorium at 7 p.m. April 27. “To address under-adequacy in state…

  • Manalapan OKs aerial spraying for mosquito control

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has granted permission to Monmouth County to conduct aerial mosquito control operations in Manalapan this year. At its March 25 meeting, the committee passed a resolution authorizing the Monmouth County Mosquito Control Division to take action in order to achieve its goal of eliminating mosquito…

  • ‘Little Book’ features Freehold parks

    FREEHOLD — Members of the Freehold Borough Youth Government Council are continuing their efforts to focus on the community’s parks and playgrounds. The teens recently embarked on a project that showcases the borough’s public parks and playgrounds in a “Little Book” produced with Kathy Mullholland, the senior library assistant at the Freehold Public Library. Members…

  • Owners of vacant buildings to be charged an annual fee

    FREEHOLD — A municipal ordinance will now impose an annual fee on the owners of abandoned and vacant structures in Freehold Borough. Councilman Ron Griffiths defined an abandoned building as one that has been “vacant and not in the process of rehabilitation for six months or more.” The ordinance states that in many cases, “the…

  • Freehold High School Hall of Fame inductees to be honored

    FREEHOLD — The newest inductees into the Freehold High School Hall of Fame will be honored in a celebration to be held at 5:30 p.m. April 23 at the American Hotel. Tickets are $50 per adult. For tickets, contact Jerrilynn Acevedo at 732-431-8360. Tickets must be purchased by April 14. The honorees are:  Former…

  • Project Matters working to get guitars into musicians’ hands

    FREEHOLD — A organization that wants to provide guitars to young musicians is striking the right note. Karen High, who founded The Project Matters, seeks to further the creation of music, with an emphasis on aspiring musicians age 21 and younger. High told her story in a recent Greater Media Newspapers article, and since then…

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