• Patriots’ sectional championship highlighted boys soccer season

    Freehold Township High School helped make it another championship season for Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) boys’ soccer. In Todd Briggs’ final year as the Patriots head coach — he stepped down at the end of the season — Freehold Township backed up the head coach’s expectations by capturing the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group…

  • Mission Belief is NJ’s Horse of the Year

    Trotting filly Mission Brief has been named the winner of the Secretary of Agriculture’s Trophy as New Jersey Standardbred of the Year for 2015. Also selected New Jersey Sire Stakes Horse of the Year, Mission Brief will be honored Jan. 24 at the 59th Annual New Jersey Breeders Awards Luncheon at 1 p.m. at O’Connor’s…

  • Mustangs look to build on sectional championship run

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer MARLBORO As the Marlboro High School girls’ basketball team embarks on its 2015-16 season, the Mustangs carry over the momentum of last year’s championship season. Last winter, spurred by guard Nicole Shatsky, Marlboro captured the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship, defeating Monroe Township High School in an overtime thriller.…

  • Howell’s goal on ice is a return to the Rock

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School goalie Bobby Dovenero gloves a shot during the Rebels’ Dec. 22 game against Westfield High School at the Jersey Shore Arena in Wall Township. Howell won the non-conference matchup, 4-1, to improve to 5-2 this year. FRANK GALIPO Having gotten a taste of the Prudential Center in…

  • Race, ride and party into 2016

    TOP PICK iPlay America rings in the New Year with a blast during the Fifth annual New Year’s Eve Bash from 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. iPlay America’s New Year’s Eve Party pass includes unlimited rides and attractions, a $10 game card, party favors, spectacular prizes and giveaways throughout the evening, a confetti cannon,…

  • Foundation will continue support for K-8 district

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township Education Foundation raised more than $22,000 at its annual fundraiser held in November. With these funds, the foundation will be able to launch STEAM212, a campaign to transform the media centers in several schools in the Freehold Township K-8 School District, according to a press release. The Freehold Township…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Kathy Lo Bue, managing director at Glen Eagle Advisors, Freehold, will host Walter O’Brien, CPA, from 7-9 p.m. Jan. 13 at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Center, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. “How to Become Financially, Physically and Spiritually Fit in All Areas of Your Life” is a free and non-sectarian event open to the community.…

  • Academy preps students for public safety careers

    Students in the Freehold Regional High School District’s Law Enforcement and Public Safety Academy (LEPS) at Manalapan High School are striving to serve their community. The four-year program is designed for students who desire to engage in law enforcement activities and learning programs. Principal Adam Angelozzi said, “The academy brings in students in the community…

  • Two more suspects charged in 2011 murder, home invasions

    A female resident of Manalapan and a male resident of Neptune have been charged for their respective roles in three 2011 home invasion robberies, including one home invasion that led to the murder of a Freehold Township resident, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Ranu Sinha, 36, of Manalapan, and Ellis W. Goodson,…

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