• Fire marshal deems blaze on Institute St. an accident

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A Thanksgiving Day fire at a home on Institute Street in Freehold Borough has been ruled accidental and electrical in nature by Monmouth County Fire Marshal Hank Stryker III. Stryker said the cause of the fire appeared to be an electrical outlet on the side of the exterior porch…

  • FRHSD board approves stipend for administrative supervisor

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A n agenda item proposing to award an administrative supervisor a stipend for additional work he will be performing was approved by the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, but without the unanimous support of the board. The agenda for the board’s Nov. 28 meeting contained an item of…

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    Manalapan High School running back John Sieczkowski (13) tries to run through the tackle of Sayreville War Memorial High School’s Bryan McMahon during the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional championship game played at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscatway on Dec. 3. The Bombers beat the Braves, 23-11. For more, see page 74. ERIC…

  • Resident surprises woman who entered Manalapan home

    MANALAPAN — A resident scared off an unknown woman who was inside a home on Darlington Drive during the early afternoon hours of Dec. 8. Darlington Drive is off Woodward Road. According to a statement provided to the News Transcript from the resident, an unknown woman rang the doorbell several times and when no one…

  • Manalapan planner to review all zones for automobile dealerships

    By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Planning Board has temporarily put the brakes on a businessman’s request to make an automobile dealership a permitted use on Route 9 north at Taylors Mills Road, Manalapan. At the conclusion of a three-hour meeting on Dec. 8, the board members voted 9-0 to ask their professional planner…

  • Bishop Ahr has loaded up its schedule to be competitive

    Girls basketball team coming off 19-win season BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent The BishopAhr High School girls basketball team is officially a member of the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division, but for all practical purposes, the Trojans could be considered part of the larger-school Red Division. That’s because the Edison high school has scheduled regular-season games…

  • Falcon swimmers looking to remain among state’s best

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Steve Whittington, veteran coach of the swimming team at St. Joseph High School of Metuchen, has always preached that the toughest opponent his team will face is the next one on the schedule. That will be particularly true as the Falcons embark on what they hope will be another outstanding year,…

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    Above: Edison goalie Shane Bobik falls on a loose puck during the first period of the Eagles’ game withMonroe Township. The game was played at the Gold Coast Arena in Wall Township on Dec. 2 . Monroe won 11-0. Below: Monroe Township’s Skyler Izzo (l) and Edison’s Garrett Reutsch try to gain control of a…

  • Edison launches breakfast program in select schools

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Starting this week, the school district is offering a new affordable breakfast program for students at the Benjamin Franklin and Lindeneau elementary schools. The breakfast is at no cost to students who are in the free and reduced program; it is $1 for all other students. The new…

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