Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • French students ultimately denied trip to UN

    French students ultimately denied trip to UN

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — After weeks of debate, the French Honor Society students did not get a oui regarding their New York trip request. Recently, a proposed honor society trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a French restaurant was denied. Students at Sayreville War Memorial High School petitioned the Sayreville Board…

  • Patriots view hockey season as success despite playoff losses

    Patriots view hockey season as success despite playoff losses

    By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s ice hockey season didn’t end like the team had hoped, but head coach Mike Celano hopes his team is able to focus on its accomplishments this year. The Patriots (18-5- 1) had their best season overall, and a few playoff losses didn’t lessen Celano’s pride in the team.…

  • Cougars’ Brannan wins 2nd consecutive 3,200 crown at MOC

    Cougars’ Brannan wins 2nd consecutive 3,200 crown at MOC

    By Jeff Appelblatt The boys from Colts Neck High School weren’t able to take over the top three spots in the 3,200-meter run at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) the way they were able to in the Group III championships. But when all was said and done Feb. 25 at the John Bennett Indoor…

  • Manalapan sending three wrestlers to Atlantic City

    Manalapan sending three wrestlers to Atlantic City

    By Jeff Appelblatt This is the time of the year that Manalapan High School wrestling coach Scott Pressman sits back and watches his top wrestlers try to build up their own résumés. As a team, Manalapan had a great season, which included a District 21 championship. But as February came to an end, the team’s…

  • Mustangs make history with trip to conference tourney finals

    Mustangs make history with trip to conference tourney finals

    By Jeff Appelblatt Each win was history for Marlboro High School’s boys’ basketball team, starting with its Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals victory over Freehold Township High School. Never had the Mustangs made it to the tournament’s semifinals, but just a few days after beating the Patriots, Marlboro notched a semifinals win when it pulled out…

  • Old Bridge Animal Shelter manager accused of letting cat suffer

    Old Bridge Animal Shelter manager accused of letting cat suffer

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The manager of the Old Bridge Animal Shelter is expected to appear in municipal court next week on alleged animal cruelty charges that she left a cat to suffer in pain from massive dental issues for more than a month. On Feb. 21, the New Jersey Society…

  • Bennett concludes run as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney

    Bennett concludes run as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – John O. Bennett III, who has served as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney for the more than 30 years, is leaving the position to become the business administrator in Lavallette, Ocean County. Bennett made the announcement during the Feb. 22 meeting of the Colts Neck Township Committee. In…

  • Monroe Township represented on county freeholder board

    Monroe Township represented on county freeholder board

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Leslie Koppel has become the first person from Monroe Township to be represented on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ dais. On Feb. 16, Koppel was sworn in to the seat, which was vacated by longtime Deputy Freeholder Director Carol Barrett Bellante, who announced her resignation from…

  • Colts Neck officials plan municipal improvements

    Colts Neck officials plan municipal improvements

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has approved a temporary capital improvement budget for 2017 which totals $3.39 million and provides for the following: • Improvements on Five Points Road, $625,000 ($300,000 funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation) • Recreation improvements totaling $650,000, includes a…