• Polish Night Dinner — pirogi, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa, dessert, coffee or tea — will be hosted by Freehold Elks Lodge 1454 Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m., at the lodge, 73 E. Main St., Freehold. The cost is $10 per person; proceeds will go to Elks charities. Details: (732) 431-8707 after 4 p.m. More...

Quality of life in Manalapan has been buffeted by unending construction. Clogged roads, farmland turned to housing, deforestation and consequent road flooding as well as higher taxes to pay for more police and services. Manalapan’s building boom was escalated through the rezoning of this township by More...

Many questions have arisen following last week’s sale of the American Hotel in Freehold Borough — the primary one being what the future holds in store for the Main Street landmark. More...

Evelyn Ann O’Neill Mrs. O’Neill, 81, of Middletown, died Oct. 7 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Long Island, N.Y., prior to moving to Middletown several years ago. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Mon More...

FREEHOLD — The Freehold Learning Center elementary school, Dutch Lane Road, has been awarded a $25,000 grant to enhance its library/media center. More...

In the topsy-turvy world of Shore Conference American Division football, anything can happen on a given weekend. More...

Some Freehold Borough restaurants are helping to collect funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. More...