• Lt. gov. supports business owners in visit to Freehold

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno was welcomed home to Freehold Borough by business owners in Downtown Freehold on Aug. 15. Guadagno’s visit highlighted the continuing efforts of the Christie administration to promote entrepreneurship and support the needs of New Jersey’s small-business community, according to a press…

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     CentraState Healthcare System is offering a PAD (peripheral artery disease) screening from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Donna O’Donnell, RN, Medical Arts Building at CentraState Medical Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. The painless screening is performed to identify a person’s health risk for PAD — the narrowing of vessels that carry…

  • Freehold Twp. volunteer was committed to trees

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer George Klinger FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The township lost a dedicated volunteer who worked hard to preserve the municipality’s stock of beautiful trees when George Klinger died at home on Aug. 16. Klinger, 78, was born in Oradell and was raised on his family’s farm in New Milford, Bergen County.…

  • Rocking Freehold

    The Eddie Testa Band performed in front of a large crowd at the Monmouth County Hall of Records plaza in Freehold Borough on Aug. 15 as part of the Downtown Freehold Concert Series. Above, Kevin Gilmore (l) and Eddie Testa jam on one of the band’s songs. AMY ROSEN/STAFF

  • Summer camp ends

    The final days of summer vacation 2013 meant the end of another season of fun at the Freehold Township Recreation Camp at Michael J. Tighe Park. On Aug. 14, youngsters who attended the day camp found a variety of activities to enjoy on one of the last days of their break from school. PHOTOS BY…

  • Indian culture passed on to the next generation

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — For members of Marlboro’s Indian community, the goal of keeping their customs alive starts with the carriers of the torch: their children. The Educators’ Society for the Heritage of India (ESHI) held a ceremony on Aug. 2 for about 100 children who learned about their culture and the…

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     The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will conduct meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates: Sept. 3, Sept. 10 (committee of the whole), Sept. 17 and Sept. 24 (committee of the whole). All meetings will be held at 54 Main St., Englishtown. Details: 732-786-2500.

  • Volunteers needed for Freehold Spooktacular

    FREEHOLD — Creative individuals or groups are needed for “skits” in Freehold’s Halloween Spooktacular haunted hayride set for 1-4 p.m. Oct. 19 at Lake Topanemus Park, Pond Road, Freehold Township Skits can range from zombies roaming the park, to bridezilla, to a gory gourmet feast, to dancers performing to “Thriller.” Prizes will be awarded for…

  • Message about children connects strangers

    This letter is in response to the July 17 News Transcript letter to the editor, “Use Common Sense Handling Juvenile Issues.” Kudos to the author who began it with “There is a saying, ‘It takes a village to raise a child.’ ” What a powerful message! On July 17, a letter from me was published…

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