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Cougars, Patriots advance to boys hoops sectional finals
By Tim Morris Someone was going to walk off the court at Colts Neck High School with their first NJSIAA Central Jersey sectional basketball championship March 7. Both the Colts Neck and Freehold Township High School boys basketball teams have long established themselves as winning programs with division titles to back it up and some…
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Roche, Hayes top district indoor track and field team
Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche and Howell High School’s Niamh Hayes followed up their outstanding cross-country campaigns with even better indoor track and field seasons. Both won state championships during a record-setting year. The Cornell University-bound Roche dominated in the 1,600 meters, winning Monmouth County, Shore Conference, NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV and overall…
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STEAM center sparks innovative thinking at Barkalow
By Christine Barcia Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The future of learning is on display now at the Barkalow Middle School, Stillwells Corner Road. The school is home to a state-of-the-art science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics (STEAM) center that allows students to use a hands-on approach to learning. “Students come down (to…
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Steppat promoted to lieutenant in Freehold Borough
By Christine Barcia Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Lt. Ronnie Steppat is still getting used to his new title at the Freehold Borough Police Department. Steppat was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant after serving as a sergeant since 2009. He was sworn in and took the lieutenant’s oath during the Feb. 16 meeting of…
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Freehold Area Running Club’s St. Paddy’s Race is March 13
Runners and racewalkers will get an early start on the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations thanks to the Freehold Area Running Club. On March 13, the club will present its 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Race starting at 10:30 a.m. This year’s 8K (metric 5 miles) course will start and finish in Michael Tighe Park, Georgia…
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Tax time and the livin’ ain’t easy
I walked out of our home office just the other day feeling as though an anvil had been lifted off my shoulder. I had first walked in there back in February with as much enthusiasm as a little kid going to clean the john. I didn’t want to go, I’ll give you that, but the…
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Howell school incident a ‘horrible attempt at humor’
By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – In the wake of an incident at Howell Middle School North that saw two pupils taken into police custody, educators in the Howell K-8 School District are reminding children that what they say carries weight and consequences. Two students at Howell Middle School North, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, were taken…
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Foundation hopes to fund research project
MANALAPAN – James Anthony (“Jamesy”) Raffone may not know it, but the experimental treatment he is receiving for his very rare, fatal disease may be sparking a new research study at the University of Minnesota, according to a press release. Jamesy, 6, has a mutation of a disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This mutation is…
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News Transcript Datebook, March 9
• The Monmouth County Audubon Society will sponsor a free field trip at Big Brook County Park, 521 Route 520, Marlboro, on March 13. Meet at 6 p.m. in the parking lot. Participants will be in search of the American woodcock. The trip is open to members and nonmembers of the Audubon Society. Participants should…
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