• ROBBINSVILLE: Pitching an athletic complex for national tourneys

    ROBBINSVILLE: Pitching an athletic complex for national tourneys

    Developers propose 22-field complex on township-owned open space By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Developers pitched a plan to turn 153 acres of preserved open space near the high school into a multi-sport complex with 22 athletic fields suitable for hosting national tournaments for youth, high school and college teams.    Tom Troy, senior vice…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats extend ‘why’ to other township issues

    To the editor:    For years now the Hillsborough Township Committee has been composed of all Republicans. Five Republican members have been responsible for the running of Hillsborough, as well as the appointment of all significant commissions and boards.    The results have been disastrous for Hillsborough and our future. Today we have more businesses closing, terrible…

  • LAWRENCE: Wawa store plans draw zoning board’s attention

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Traffic issues and testimony on the design and layout of the Wawa convenience store were the focus of the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s meeting last week, as it considered a proposal to redevelop a 16-acre parcel on Brunswick Pike at Bakers Basin Road currently occupied by Mrs. G’s TV &…

  • Colonials head into conference tourney as B North champions

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Freehold High School girls soccer team will roll into the Shore Conference Tournament as the undefeated champions of the B North Division. Coach Else Ingui’s Colonials (13-0, 12- 0 in B North) clinched a second straight division title on Oct. 10 when they defeated Wall High School, 2-1. Wall…

  • Send us your team photos

    Be part of the Greater Media team. Send your team photos. Greater Media News/StringFly wants you to submit team sports photos. It can be any sport or activity — baseball, football, soccer, cheer squad — and from any high school, Little League, or community league team. When you submit the photo, tell us the name…

  • Cougars, Braves to battle for 1st place in A North football

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School football coach Ed Gurrieri said it best: “Something has to give.” Gurrieri was referring to the Colts Neck High School football team’s penchant for creating turnovers and his own team’s ability to protect the ball. But the Braves’ coach could have been referring to what is going…

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    Aunt Mel extended her winning streak to three with a victory in the $45,000 New Jersey Futurity for 3-year-old trotters on Oct. 5 at Freehold Raceway. The New Jersey Futurity, which is restricted to New Jersey-sired horses, is sponsored by the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey. The open division for sophomore trotters…

  • Junior Titans hockey player becomes YouTube sensation

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Taylor Cox I n a split second, or the time it took him to break a pane of glass, Taylor Cox became a celebrity. Cox, a forward on the New Jersey Junior Titans youth ice hockey team which plays out of Howell Ice World, said he tried to “pump up…

  • Free. Twp.’s Kern ranks among nation’s top field hockey goalies

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Reina Kern I f Reina Kern was going to follow her sister, Rachel, and play field hockey at the Barkalow Middle School in Freehold Township, it was not going to be as a field player like her older sibling. “I didn’t like the idea of running back then,” she said.…

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