Olive Branch Lodge No. 16 of Free & Accepted Masons in association with The Central Jersey Blood Center hosted a Community Blood Drive at the Masonic Temple located at 2 Dutch Lane Road in Freehold, Oct. 17. This blood drive, the third annual one organized by Olive Branch Lodge No. 16, was a succe... More...

On behalf of the Marlboro Township Veterans and Volunteers Committee, I wish to thank all those who attended and supported our recent Veterans Day events. The Marlboro Township Veterans and Volunteers Committee held events to honor and thank our hometown heroes. More...

One thing I have consistently said over the 26 years I have been a journalist is that what I like best about the job is that I never know what the next day will bring. The unique aspect of this profession was proved once again when I recently had the privilege of teaching nine thirdgrade classes ... More...

This is going to be a strange holiday season indeed. I knew it was off to a weird start when I stopped by the neighborhood liquor store the day before Thanksgiving to buy my annual bottle of Boggs Cranberry Liqueur. I buy one bottle of the stuff every year, and I pour myself one shot over ice to ... More...

Dear Greg: Not far up the interstate from where I live, in a little town you've driven through hundreds of times, gasoline was selling for $1.39 a gallon last weekend. Pretty cool, huh? More...

One can't help thinking that the Freehold Borough football team has to win the Shore Conference Federal Division championship twice. In the sectional semifinal on Nov. 22, the Colonial defeated Neptune for the second time this year in a defensive struggle, 14-0. The Scarlet Fliers just happen to ... More...

Mary Pat Angelini, New Jersey assemblywoman and executive director of Prevention First, was presented with the 2008 Athena Award by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon Nov. 7. More...