Peter Cottontail Hops into Town Tomorrow

The Easter Bunny will be visiting the Freehold area beginning tomorrow at the Freehold Raceway Mall.

Photo by Robert Ward

Fans of the furry creature can get their photos taken between 10AM and 9PM everyday through April 3--except Sundays, when the hours are 11AM-9PM.  For info on photo packages, hit freeholdracewaymall.com.

Reader-Submitted: Park Avenue School PTO Offers Full Day Scrapbooking Event

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The PTO of Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold, is hosting an all day scrapbooking event on Saturday, April 17th.

The event will be held at the school, located at 280 Park Avenue (Rt. 33) from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. $35 fee includes light breakfast, lunch and snacks/beverages throughout the day.
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Jewish Heritage Museum Springs Into Action with Cultural Offerings

Music, art, and theater are on the bill this month for the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County.

The cultural bastion of Western Monmouth will offer a variety of exhibits, speakers, and concerts during March, including a one-man performance entitled "Fat Selfish Bastard: Confessions of a Food Addict" on the Museum's Hayloft Stage.
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Park Ave. PTO Raffle Nets Thousands

A basket raffle hosted by the Park Avenue Elementary PTO raised just over $14,000 for that school's students, according to PTO treasurer Susan Greitz.

"It's pretty impressive," said Greitz, who co-chaired the event.

The raffle - which offered up prizes like a golfing trip and grocery gift certificates - was held this past Saturday at the Park Avenue Elementary school. The proceeds will go toward various student activities, including class trips, the school's Field Day event and classrooms items like books and indoor recess materials, Greitz said.

Train Show to Benefit Open Door

Looking for a great event this weekend for the family and kids, look no further then the Freehold Knights of Columbus. On Sunday, from 10:00am until 3pm, the Knights will host a train collection event. Trains will be set up inside the Knights on displays for all too see. There is a silent auction for a fully landscaped train display! Admission is a non-perishable food item or monetary donation for Freehold Open Door Pantry. What more could you ask for, a great event to help out the great people at Open Door. So come on out this Sunday and Hope to see you all there!

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Freehold Knights of Columbus Kids Day!

Once again, the Freehold Knights of Columbus have gone above and beyond with another event. There 4th annual Kids Day was a great time for all! There was so much for the kids to do and so many snacks for them to have. Either making cards, crafts, or learning from the Home Depot staff how to build something, every child had a huge smile on there face. Then, the magic show began and the kids were front and center watching his every move. These fine people donate there time to do so many great events for our community, I even had the pleasure of speaking with councilmen George Schnurr, who happened to be one of the many dedicated volunteers. We are blessed to have such a caring organization in our town. Thank you to the Knights for a GREAT time!!!!

Helpers With A Hobby: Toy Train Show a Fundraiser for Open Door

Joe Mania likes having his cake and giving it away too. For three years, he has been able to use his longtime-hobby and now-profession, toy train collecting and reproductions, to help raise money for some of Freehold's neediest, killing two birds with one very helpful stone.

On Sunday, February 21, Mania, his wife, and a group of organizers will present the Toy Train Show for Open Door Food Pantry, an interactive show of about 10 operating train setups featuring trains dating back to the 1880s and 1890s, stations, tunnels, mountains, and more.

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Valentine’s Day in Freehold

Driving down Route 33 in Freehold, it's impossible to forget the significance of Sunday, February 14.

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Park Ave Bistro claims on a neon sign that it is the place to be for romantic dinners, while Old Monmouth Candies reminds you to by chocolates for your sweetheart on a big heart-shaped sign.
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Freehold InJersey Invites You

Freehold.InJersey is hosting its first-ever meetup event, and you're invited!

Come out and meet the editors and writers of Freehold.InJersey.com, your fellow Freehold-area residents, and folks from around Monmouth County.

Details after the jump!
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Springing Ahead: Park System Releases Spring Activities Directory

Celebrating its 50th year of service in 2010, the Monmouth County Park System is kicking off its spring activities with "50"-themed events and challenges.

Sue Draxler of the Monmouth County Parks system, here in 2002, holds up a Corn snake for the kids at the West Long Branch library to see and learn about...........Jackie Pollack/staff

The Park System will offer a commemorative t-shirt to anyone who completes 50 miles of hiking, running, walking or biking in County Parks by the end of 2010, and a "keepsake" for those that complete at least 25 of 50 "nifty things to do" in area parks.
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Black History Celebration & Fundraiser for Court Street School

The Court Street School Community Education Center will host a celebration of Black History Month and fundraiser at Zebu Forno on Main Street this month.

Lillian Hendry, President of the Court Street School Community Education Center, here in 2002, helps then-9yo Omar Shoats, Freehold Boro, with his reading during tutoring time at the after-school program.....JACK HOWARD/Staff Photographer

The evening's festivities will include music, performance, poetry readings, and guest speakers, and will benefit the center's educational programs, including after-school tutoring and an historical library.

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Diving for Treasure: Fountain Giveaway at Freehold Mall

Last week, Metromix Jersey Shore and the Freehold Raceway Mall teamed up to give away a 3-day, 2-night trip to Caesar's Las Vegas for any lucky contestant who could find a specially-marked coin in the Mall's central fountain.

After throwing in hundreds of decoy pennies, six contestants jumped in the fountain to search for the trip. The stunt was part of a promotion for When In Rome, a movie released last week based on a girl pulling cursed coins out of an Italian fountain.

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WFS Collects Thousands for Haitian Relief

The numbers are in: West Freehold elementary students raised a cool $5,000 during their "Hopping for Haiti" fundraiser last week.

"Amazing...right?" the coordinator of last week's event, Natalie Gagliardi, said in an email announcing the good news.

The Freehold Township school's students collected pledges last week in return for participating in various hopping and jumping exercises during their gym classes. All donations are to be given to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for Haitian relief efforts.

Gagliardi, a second and third grade special education teacher, said she received the last of the donations Wednesday morning.

Library Seeks Help on Event Planning

Monmouth County Library is looking for a few good ideas for their 2010 events calendar.

The Happy Days String Band plays at the Monmouth County Library HQ in Manalapan in 2005. Photo by BRADLEY J. PENNER/staff photographer.

The Board of Commissioners has set up an online survey for library patrons to answer questions about their interests for event programming.
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Women’s Heart Health Event Tonight

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Discovery Health TV's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Pamela Peeke, will be in Freehold Township tonight to talk heart health.

CentraState Healthcare System and Friends’ Health Connection have partnered to put on tonight's free event, which will be held at 7 p.m. at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 West Main Street.

A mini-health fair with information and screenings will begin at 5:30 p.m. An 8:30 p.m. book signing will be held after the event.

Healthy refreshments will be served and cholesterol screenings can be had for $10, according to a release from CentraState.

Interested? Call 732-308-0570 for more information or to register.