• The Knights of Columbus Free-hold Council No. 1672 will collect new unwrapped toys through Dec. 18 (anytime after 1:30 p.m.) to be given to underprivileged children through the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Drop toys at 70 E. Main St., Freehold. Details: (732) 431-8706 or (732) 294-0114. More...

Every year as the holiday season approaches and the need for those less fortunate becomes more evident than other times throughout the year, I panic that my office will be unable to meet the needs of the community. Then a miracle happens, and the Freehold Township community and its empl... More...

Decorating for Christmas is a little different at the Clinch household than most others. Where some have efficient systems and well-organized procedures to retrieve decorations from the attic, we have a fine group of elves to do our bidding. More...

Patrick Joseph Shaffery Mr. Shaffery, 73, of Oceanport, died Nov. 24, 2006, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Newark, he resided in Oceanport for 43 years. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, Little Silver, where he was employed 35 years. He serve... More...

FREEHOLD — School registration forms in the Freehold Borough School District have been updated to reflect the new pre-K school location at the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, and the hours of operation. More...

Sean O’Reilly was beside himself last week. “I was coming home sleeping,” he said. “I didn’t know what else to do.” Howell High School’s longest, most successful football season had come to an end on the night of Dec. 3 when the Rebels lost to Hunterdon Central, 42-24, at Rutgers Stad... More...