• Marlboro council may kill MTMUA

    Local water authority would become dept. in municipal government BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The dissolution of the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MTMUA) could result in a savings of $800,000 in salary and employee costs, according to a study recently presented to the Marlboro Township Council. The topic of the authority’s dissolution, which was…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Freehold Township High School goalkeeper Liz Stankiewicz makes a kick save against Lenape High School during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament championship game on Nov. 10. The Patriots won, 3-1, at home and captured their first state title. For the story, see page 70, and for more photos,…

  • Wall edges Freehold in state tourney

    In the Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament, Freehold High School saw its three-year reign as sectional champions end in Wall Township as the Crimson Knights came away with a 1-0 victory. As was anticipated, this state sectional tournament semifinal match was decided by penalty kicks. The rivals had played to ties in their…

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    PHOTO COURTESY OF FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL Nov. 12 was signing day at Freehold Township High School when Alex Marino (l) and Stephanie Cardamone signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in athletics on the collegiate level. Marino, flanked by (l-r) coaches Brittany Scott, Kim D’Ambrosia and Nikki Hastings, will attend Monmouth University in…

  • Colonials fall in OT in sectional final

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Missed opportunities. That is what will haunt the Freehold High School field hockey team when the players look back on a great 2009 season. The Colonials were 18-3-2, but it is the three one-goal losses the players will lament. Those were games in which the offense disappeared. The most agonizing…

  • Cougars persevere through adversity

    Colts Neck football team was hit with injuries during 2009 season BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer You can find out more about a team in adversity than you can in the good times. The Colts Neck High School football team was poised to do good things in 2009 with three-year starting quarterback Chris Chiarelli running…

  • Princeton tops Freehold in sectional soccer final

    But Colonials rejuvenated boys soccer with sparkling 18-4 campaign in 2009 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Aseason that began with modest expectations turned into the best boys soccer campaign in 10 years at Freehold High School. The 2009 season came to an end on Nov.13 at Princeton High School where the No. 2 seed Colonials…

  • O’Dowd, Roche qualify for Meet of Champions

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The 2009 NJSIAA Meet of Champions, the goal of every cross country runner in New Jersey, will include the Freehold Regional High School District’s two best harriers. Colts Neck High School’s Mike O’Dowd and Freehold High School’s Mackenzie Roche overcame strong fields and sloppy conditions at Holmdel Park, Holmdel, on…

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    • Manalapan Township will be participating in the 14th annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive. Gently used coats may be dropped off at the Manalapan Township municipal building, 120 Route 522 (corner of Taylors Mills Road) in the Administration office. Coats will be collected until Dec. 11. Details: 732-446-8303. • A fundraising event to benefit the…

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