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  • Jersey Four Concert Tonight 

    by Colleen Curry on July 8th, 2010 | Comment

    Following last week's hugely-popular Nerds concert at Hall of Records, Downtown Freehold will present the "Jersey Four" tonight.

    The band is a cover band for NJ-favorites The Four Seasons, and will be crooning to the crowd at 7:30PM tonight.

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    • Marc LeVine 10:54 pm on July 8, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      This was a very entertaining concert. The stage was moved back and to the side making more room for the audience, which was smaller than for the Nerds. It does look better in its new location, but it doesn’t leave much room to larger crowds. It was fun, though. The tribute bands play all the hits and get the audience into it.

  • Freehold Idol Applications Posted 

    by Colleen Curry on April 7th, 2010 | Comment

    Summer must be just around the corner, because Idol is back--and we don't mean the Simon Cowell vs. Ellen Degeneres kind.

    Freehold Idol, the Borough singing contest modeled after the popular TV show American Idol will be back for another summer in 2010, and the applications to participate are now online.

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    • Julia Hays 11:47 am on April 7, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Awesome! I’m sure there will be tons of talent coming out for this summer’s competition. Best of luck to everybody!

  • Ballew Jewelers Withstands Watch of Time 

    by Colleen Curry on March 29th, 2010 | Comment

    Time is all around inside Ballew Jewelers on Freehold's Main Street, where watches and clocks tick inside thick glass cases. Surrounding them, generations of the Ballew Family remind shoppers the despite time's ticking clock, good things find a way to survive.

    Last week kicked off Ballew's 70% Off Retirement Sale in celebration of [...]

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    • Marc LeVine 3:42 pm on March 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Wishing Jim a long, healthy and enjoyable retirement.

      Running a business is hard work and doing it for as long as Jim Ballew has is especially challenging. He’s earned his R&R, for sure!

      That being said, Ballew Jewelers has been a huge part of Freehold Borough’s downtown for all these years. Most of us are thrilled and relieved that it will continue to operate, with a Ballew at the helm, at its original location on Main Street for many more years to come.

      There is nothing like the quality and service you get from a good old fashioned downtown “mom and pop” retailer. And…that is why Ballew Jewelers is very special to so many of us.

    • laura kimmal 6:35 pm on March 31, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Nice words about Ballew. I love reading Marc LeVine´s jaberwaki

  • Center Partnership Reelects Board Members, Approves Budget 

    by Colleen Curry on March 11th, 2010 | Comment

    The Freehold Center Partnership, Freehold Borough's special improvement district organization, held their yearly Board of Directors meeting yesterday to elect members, vote on bylaws, and pass their budget.

    The partnership approved a yearly budget of $305,000, made up mostly of SID-taxes on properties within the district, along with sponsorships and barter-deals.

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    • Marc LeVine 6:05 pm on March 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Congratulations to everyone! This is an impressive roster of town business leaders. We can all expect great things from this group. I wish them well.

      My wife and I are so looking forward to the upcoming Summer Concert Series. In our opinion, last year was the best ever. Maybe we’re getting a bit long in the tooth, but seeing tribute acts like Elton John and Billy Joel in town really appealed to us. We especially enjoyed those outdoor evenings and are hoping for more of the same, this year.

      Again, congratulations to all those elected and re-elected to serve on the board in 2010! As you go, so goes Freehold Borough. Serve well.

      Marc LeVine

    • Cheryl 6:23 pm on March 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      When did the partnership become state-funded rather than through a special assessment on the properties in the SID?

    • Jeff Friedman 8:44 pm on March 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Cheryl,
      The Partnership is funded through an additional Special Assessment Tax on properties within the Special Improvement District.

      • Cheryl 10:12 pm on March 11, 2010 Permalink | Reply

        Thanks for the response, Jeff; that is just what I thought… it was a very great surprise indeed to read above that the budget was “made up mostly of state SID funding”!

    • Colleen Curry 8:23 am on March 12, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Thanks, guys!

  • Downtown Freehold Announces Holiday Lineup 

    by Colleen Curry on November 6th, 2009 | Comment

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    With scarecrows still lining our leafy streets, Downtown Freehold is looking towards the holiday season. A new banner across Main Street announces the Holiday Happenings, including Breakfast with Santa, the Tree Lighting and Menorah Lighting, a Holiday Concert, and the Jolly Trolley.

    The festivities kick off on December 1 with the Tree Lighting [...]

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  • Freehold Center Partnership Honors Partners 

    by Colleen Curry on November 5th, 2009 | Comment

    The Freehold Center Partnership, the non-profit special improvement organization that runs Downtown Freehold, held their First Annual Sponsors Party at Positano last night. Freehold businesses that help fund events like Freehold Idol, the upcoming Jolly Trolly, and the Holiday Concert.

    A Who's Who of Freehold business-owners, the 2009 Spoonsors Party included reps from CentraState, [...]

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    • Lisa S 6:28 pm on November 5, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Hi, Colleen! It was so great to see you at this festive, upbeat event. Congrats to Rich Gatto and Tina DeGulis for their work in making this celebration happen.

  • Borough Gets Ready for Nerds Concert Tonight 

    by Colleen Curry on September 18th, 2009 | Comment

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    The Hall of Records parking lot is looking all set for tonight's end-of-summer rock show by the Nerds. Freehold's favorite cover band will take the stage from 7-9PM tonight, thanks to one last sunny Friday evening.

    The concert was originally scheduled for August, but was rescheduled due to summer showers.

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  • Summer Kruises Out of Sight 

    by Colleen Curry on August 28th, 2009 | Comment

    Dark and threatening clouds remained at bay long enough last night for classic cars to take center stage one final time this summer.

    The last installment of the monthly Kruise Night event welcomed over 100 old cars (made at least 25 years ago, before this reporter's birth) and hundreds more car enthusiasts and spectators to [...]

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  • The Nerds To Perform Sept. 18 

    by Colleen Curry on August 26th, 2009 | Comment

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    Freehold Borough will be able to hang onto summer just a little bit longer than the rest of the state this yera. The summer concert series will be extended to September 18, when the Nerds will take the stage in the Hall of Records parking lot from 7-9 P.M.m.

    The famous funnymen from [...]

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  • Classic Rock Comes to Freehold 

    by Colleen Curry on August 24th, 2009 | Comment

    The Wings

    The Freehold Center Partnership has just announced a rockin' September concert to be held in the Hall of Records parking lot: Denny Laine, former guitarist of Wings, and Terry Sylvester, former guitarist and singer for the Hollies.

    The classic rock duo will take the stage on Friday, September 11, at 7:30 P.M. to [...]

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    • hemphead 1:39 pm on August 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      I believe it Graham, not John, Nash you’re referring to.

    • Colleen Curry 1:46 pm on August 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply

      Wow, good catch, hemphead! Thanks for the help

  • Idols Of Summer 

    by Colleen Curry on August 20th, 2009 | Comment

    The Freehold Idol finales last night blew the crowd away with a summer's worth of talent and hard work.

    Here, some sights and sounds from the penultimate week of Idol '09:

    Photos courtesy Patricia Hopkins

    Congratulations to Samantha Citro for taking home first place this summer!

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  • Farming Woes: Parking Shortage Plagues Weekly Farmer’s Market 

    by Colleen Curry on July 28th, 2009 | Comment

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    The farmers are getting ready to throw in their melons. The weekly Freehold Borough Farmer’s Market, it seems, is not bringing in the produce-loving customers it has in other years, and the four farms that persisted through midday lunch on Tuesday wondered how they might cope.

    The Farmer’s Market, sponsored by the Freehold Center [...]

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  • Fireworks, music and history – what more could you ask for? 

    by Kim Predham on July 3rd, 2009 | Comment

    Freehold resident Nolan Higgins, as Thomas Jefferson, reads the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence in 2007.

    Freehold will kick off its July 4th celebration with the sixth annual reading of the Declaration of Independence, a nod to the day's historic roots. Anyone can participate, as long as they arrive at Borough Hall (51 W. Main St.) by 8:30 a.m. The reading begins at 9.

    Later in the day, the Freehold Center [...]

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