Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Cougars halt skid with girls’ hoops win over Patriots
By Jeff Appelblatt Colts Neck High School’s girls’ basketball team had lost a few games in a row, dropping the team down to the .500 mark. However, when the team went to Freehold Township High School Jan. 11, the Cougars immediately demonstrated the skid needed to come to a stop. It was their gym, but…
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Cooking oil recycling program ‘has potential’ to reduce sanitation costs
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK–Local officials aim to make recycling residential cooking oil easier and more convenient. The East Brunswick Township Council approved Middlesex County’s Pilot Cooking Oil Program, which aims to provide more dropoff locations for residents to recycle their cooking oil. “The program has the potential to reduce the exposure to blockages…
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Kuhnert Classic scheduled for Jan. 19 in Freehold
By Jeff Appelblatt Jack Kuhnert, one time basketball coach and math teacher at Freehold High School, left such an impact throughout Freehold that some of the people he made an impression on in his life want everyone to remember the man who meant so much to so many. When he died in 1997, one of…
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Freehold’s improvement on mats includes Buc Classic win
By Jeff Appelblatt Sitting with four wins in the books, Freehold High School wrestling coach Matt Shepherd was excited. Not only was his team above the .500 mark, but the Colonials also already had one win more than last year’s team. The coach was certain things were going to turn around this season. “We’ve been…
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Manalapan wrestlers aiming for top of Shore Conference
By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School has had a contending team on the mats for years and with the return of most of its lineup this season, the squad hopes it can move up the rankings in the incredibly tough Shore Conference. “We have a pretty good squad; a lot of guys with a lot…
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This is no Safari you would want to be on
By Lori Clinch Well, it’s January and you know what that means … It means don the wool stockings and chain your portly, “I ate too much over the holidays,” self to the desk. Or you could simply grab your Sherpa coat and go out and put your head in the snow. It’s awful. All…
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Yoga, art exhibit, Irish concert liven up South Amboy arts
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The city’s art district continues to integrate itself and already has a full calendar of events planned for this year. “We are very pleased with the progress of the arts initiative and the support we’ve received from the City of South Amboy,” said arts district co-founder Diana St.…
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Sayreville yet to appoint borough attorney
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Who the Borough Council attorney will be for 2017 is still undecided. Despite a seeming split between Democrat Steven Grillo and the rest of the council Democrats, Council President Daniel Buchanan said he felt the 2017 reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 “may have been the smoothest reorganization this borough…
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Marlboro keeps it close in loss to unbeaten Freehold Township
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s boys’ basketball team had won each of its first 10 games. It won a few games by single digits, but the majority were decided by double figures. Regardless, coach Brian Golub refused to guarantee a victory, especially if his club was going up against another team from the…
