• SPORT SHORTS

    The Board of Directors of the Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey elected Mark Ford as its president at a reorganization meeting held Nov. 16 at the association’s offices in Manalapan. Ford, one of the leading trainers in Meadowlands history, owns and operates the Mark Ford Training Center. He fills the position occupied…

  • Ex-Colonials great Wold selected to All-ACC Team for fourth time

    Emily Wold Emily Wold is putting her stamp on the University of North Carolina’s field hockey program. The former Freehold High School star has led the Tar Heels to their 20th NCAA Final Four while garnering historic individual honors. Wold, a senior midfielder and team captain, was recently named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)…

  • Freehold’s title bid ends in final penalty shootout

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School’s Kate Pianko, middle, races up the field during the NJSIAA North Jersey, II Group IV final against Summit High School in Freehold Nov. 5. The Colonials rallied twice in the match but lost to Summit on penalty strokes. REBECCA NOWALSKI Long after the season has faded away,…

  • Brookdale women win 3rd straight NJCAA soccer title

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer All that was left for head coach Katie Miller to do was admire what unfolded on the soccer pitch. Her Brookdale Community College women’s soccer team played flawlessly, just as she had envisioned all year. In the semifinals of the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) Division III National Championship…

  • Risky move by Astarita results in state vault championship

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Marlboro High School’s Melissa Astarita is airborne during her dismount on the balance beam. The sophomore excelled at the state championships, finishing third in the all-around and winning the state championship on the vault. The meet was held Nov. 14 at Montgomery High School. DORINE SHAPIRO Melissa Astarita’s first vault…

  • Holiday in the Park®” at Six Flags Great Adventure

    TOP PICK Six Flags Great Adventure’s new holiday extravaganza, “Holiday in the Park,®” runs weekends and select days through Jan. 3. More than a million lights, holiday entertainment, seasonal treats, Santa’s Village and many popular rides will magically transform into a winter wonderland. Signature attractions include: “Holiday Magic: A Celebration of the Season,” a light…

  • Steven Zlotkin

    Steven Zlotkin Steven Zlotkin, a resident of San Juan Bautista, California, formerly of Freehold, suffered a fatal heart attack on Nov. 10 while at work in his office in Gilroy, California. Mr. Zlotkin was 67 years old. He was born in Freehold in 1948, the son of Sidney and Ida (Steinman) Zlotkin, both now deceased.…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    A toy drive is under way at the Goddard School in Morganville from Nov. 23 through Dec. 17. All toys will be donated to the Toys for Tots Foundation whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys each year and distribute them as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community. The children and…

  • Tringali named to school board

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Joe Tringali of Manalapan has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. Veronica Wolf, the district’s business administrator and board secretary, administered the oath of office to Tringali at a recent board meeting. Tringali took a seat that was previously…

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