‘Chloe’s Crème Puffs’ and more

The soft, fluffy, doughy “melt in your mouth” crème puff is baked daily and filled fresh to order at Chloe’s Crème Puffs. Literally! Don’t forget --...

‘Community helping community’

Inside the Lighthouse Community Center, “a beacon of hope” transcends to those who need a helping hand. Run by Pastor Randy Van Osten and housed...

School’s Out For Summer

When you walk into any of the one-room schoolhouses in Western Monmouth County, you are instantly transported to a different time. You smell the...

Satisfying that sweet tooth

Freehold just got a whole lot sweeter. Bruno’s Bakery, owned by the Settepani family, just expanded their business by adding a Gelateria in the...

‘The show must go on’

When Center Players began residence in Freehold Borough two decades ago, they called themselves the “Shopping Bag Players.” “… We dragged everything all over the...

More than a fair

For more than a century, the Monmouth County Fair has been held showcasing local agricultural history. And the fair is still going strong.  For the 48th...

The Hook | Issue 6