JEFF GRANIT staff Nadia Abdalla, 12, a seventh-grader at Freehold Intermediate School, Freehold Borough, gets an autograph from Anthony, a New Jersey state prison inmate who gave a heartfelt talk to students about the 17 years he has spent behind bars. For more, see page 3. More...
Weaverville Road residents asking for township help
BY ZACH LEVINE Correspondent
Anew day care center for children and an office building may be coming to Freehold Township in the near future, but a final vote to approve those facilities has not been taken by the Planning Board. Following several hearings, members of the Planning Board voted on Oct. More...
The PNC Bank, located at 32 Route 34 Colts Neck, will host "A Holiday Fair …..because you care" 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 25. The event will benefit The Ashley Lauren Foundation which provides direct family assistance to children in New Jersey suffering from cancer. More...
Are you an Army veteran? Do you know one? Would you like to help formally recognize them for their service to our country? Freedom Team Salute is an official Secretary of the Army recognition program with two missions: To honor all Army veterans for their service and dedication to the Army, and t... More...
I've hit some rough spots in my parenting years. I've doctored skinned knees, jammed thumbs and stubbed toes. I lived through Barney, Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and sacrificed my bath towels for Batman capes as I watched the children launch off the chairs and swing through the ki... More...
Last May, I wrote a column bemoaning that my white whale of a Ford 150 pickup had all the resale value of the ubiquitous exercise equipment you see at yard sales. Drive by a yard sale at the end of the day, and chances are the used dishes and pots and pans and tools, and even the portraits of Elv... More...
Dear Greg: There's no joy in Mudville for Red Staters these days, old friend, as even ardent supporters of John McCain predict big trouble come Election Day. I heard James Carville say of McCain the other day, "Stick a fawk in 'im. He's done. More...
Mr. Thompson, 92, of Englishtown, died Oct. 17, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Freehold Township and had resided in Englishtown since 1941. Mr. Thompson was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and worked for over 60 years as a selfemployed gravedigger in man... More...
There is something uniquely Americana about Freehold Borough football and its continuity. Fathers come out to see their sons play. Former players return to check out the latest Colonial edition. It's true community. Saturday, there was Walt Freeman chatting with Jack Mayes prior to the game. They... More...
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Inmate delivers straight talk 