• HIGHTSTOWN: Mayor elect getting set to begin term

    By Evan Grossman, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — From a previous life on Wall Street, Steve Kirson has begun his indoctrination into borough politics along Main Street.    The mayor-elect, who will take office in January, has started attending meetings and getting ready to take over for Mayor Bob Patten, who has held the office the last…

  • MANVILLE: Walking program marches on

    Up to 70 walkers stroll MHS hallways    Manville Recreation is once again sponsoring its Walking Program for adults at Manville High School. The program has been very successful as adults get to exercise while walking.    Jo Pawlik-Brous runs the program that began in October and is held every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6:30 to…

  • Public gets its say Dec. 2 on school’s fate

    By Amber Cox    SPRINGFIELD — The Board of Education plans to hold a special public hearing to discuss the future options for the 300-student Springfield Elementary School at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in the school.    Superintendent Joseph Miller said the board is not moving in any direction yet and is only gathering facts and options.…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Tree money on its way

    By Evan Grossman, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — The check is in the mail.    Mayor Janice Mironov said this week the township expects the first reforestation settlement payment from the state “any moment.”    The town is due more than $4 million, broken into three payments over the next three years. The first payment from the…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens peak for MOC

    O’Toole is first medalist for cross country program By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    HOLMDEL — The Robbinsville High School cross country teams peaked in time for the Meet of Champions.    The Ravens, both second in their Group I races last week, came up with strong efforts to close their 2010 season in style at…

  • Football rivalries on Thanksgiving menu

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The highlight of this year’s Thanksgiving football games will be the return of the Freehold Borough vs. Freehold Township gridiron rivalry. Once the marquee Thanksgiving rivalry, the game was discontinued in 1999 with the Colonials picking up Colts Neck High School as its Turkey Day opponent, while Freehold Township hooked…

  • Born to Run 5-mile race returns to Freehold Boro

    The Freehold Area Running Club’s Born to Run 5-mile race through Freehold Borough will begin its second quarter center on Nov. 26. The 26th annual race will begin at 11 a.m. on Court Street as runners take over the borough’s streets for the morning. The runners and race walkers will proceed from Court Street along…

  • Patriots’ run in tournament ends in Group IV semifinals

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer One play. One perfectly directed kick and a little defensive miscommunication cost the Freehold Township High School boys soccer team dearly in the NJSIAA Group IV state soccer tournament semifinal match played Nov. 16 at Memorial Field in Neptune. Freehold Township High School’s Steve Hennessy (blue jersey) and Cherokee’s Dave…

  • Colonials fall to top seed in field hockey semifinal

    Although it was a loss in the record books, the NJSIAA Field Hockey Tournament of Champions amounted to a win for Freehold High School. The Colonials were defeated 4-0 by No. 1 seed Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, Summit, but just being in the Tournament of Champions was a historic first for a…

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