• Freehold PBA reaches out to victims of recent fires

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Two families that had their holiday season impacted by house fires were able to have a brighter Christmas with help from the members of the Freehold Borough PBALocal 159. One fire occurred at a home on Institute Street, Freehold Borough, on Thanksgiving day. The family had to leave the…

  • Damage repaired, offices reopened

    Hurricane Irene caused significant problems at Colts Neck town hall BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Several Colts Neck employees returned to a familiar place during the week of Dec. 19 — their offices. When Hurricane Irene rampaged through the region in late August, the basement of Colts Neck’s town hall incurred severe damages. “As a…

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    Freehold High School’s Jake Feldman tries to escape the grasp of Belleville’s Rocco Genova during their 106-pound bout at the Walter Woods Wrestling Tournament held at Middletown South High School on Dec. 28. Genova pinned Feldman in the opening round. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Freehold mural is removed by property owner

    FREEHOLD — A mural depicting important people, places and organizations in Freehold Borough that covered a building on the site of a former gas station at the corner of East Main and Spring streets has been removed by the property owner. Parts of the Freehold mural that were painted on wood panels were removed by…

  • Marlboro Middle School clothing drive Jan. 7

    The Marlboro Middle School Jazz Band and Show Choir will host a clothing drive fundraiser on Jan. 7. Individuals may drop off items from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Marlboro Middle School, 355 Route 520, Marlboro. Students will be available to help unload donated items. Items accepted are clothing, linens, stuffed animals, any…

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    New Jersey Youth Soccer will hold its annual Youth Soccer Coaches Workshop and Vendor Exhibition on Saturday, Jan. 7, at the New Jersey Convention Center, Raritan Center, Edison. The workshop will feature clinics and seminars throughout the day designed to meet the needs of coaches, managers, club and league representatives, administrators and parents involved in…

  • New weight classes hurt Group I wrestling teams like Metuchen

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent To be brutally honest, with the direction high school wrestling is headed, very few small schools will be able to field competitive teams. Consider Group I, Metuchen, for example. The Bulldogs, because there are no wrestlers on the roster who weigh enough to compete in the 170-pound, 195- pound, 220-pound, and…

  • Eagles mat coaches seek hardworking students

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent I t is true the Edison High School wrestling program has fallen on hard times. Yet third-year head coach Tim White is confident the necessary steps are being taken to return the Eagles to the times they produced quality teams with outstanding wrestlers. “It’s hard to build a successful program these…

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    Edison High School’s Matt Demjancik looks to pass the ball to a teammate against H.D. Woodson High School (D.C.) during the Gene Haley Basketball Tournament played Dec. 28 at Kennedy Memorial Iselin. Edison advanced with a 43-29 victory. JEFF GRANIT staff

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