Freehold Elks Lodge No. 1454, 73 East Main St., Freehold, will host the fundraisers to benefit Western Monmouth community scholarships, Scouts, special-needs children and veterans: • The Women's Auxiliary is selling the Entertainment 2009 book at $25 each. Details: (732) 462-2647. More...

For the past few weeks, the public, media, and politicians have been discussing the fraud being perpetrated by the Freehold Regional High School District superintendent of schools, as well as others on his staff. What we would like to ask is why the Board of Education has failed to act in respons... More...

Motherhood. It's certainly not for the faint of heart. Over the years, I've watched our boys cover themselves in mud for no apparent reason. I've seen them chase birds across the yard, throw rocks at the sky and work tediously and continuously to develop a complicated system of highways in the al... More...

(Editor's Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed Oct. 24, 2007). There was an interesting poll released last week that found 49 percent of the people in New Jersey would like to leave the stat... More...

Dennis E. Botlick, 64, of Neptune, died Monday, September 8th at King Manor Nursing home in Neptune. More...

Last year it was to remove the "co" in front of state champions. This year, it's about history as Freehold Borough's girls soccer team looks to win a third consecutive NJSIAA State Group III championship. More...