• Impressive start by Colts team that has national ambitions

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The passion and zeal in his voice gave it away. Tom Heath is very excited about what his 2015 Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) cross-country team can achieve this year. That’s saying a lot coming from the most successful coach in New Jersey history who has won a record 20 NJSIAA…

  • SPORT SHORTS

    Eric Abbatiello piloted both winners — Mountain Top and Stayin Strong — in a pair of $7,000 New Jersey Sire Stakes – Green Acres Sept. 24 at Freehold Raceway. Both were contested as non-wagering events prior to the program. In the 3-year-old trotting colt division, only two went to post and Mountain Top prevailed by…

  • Braves football pass their first road test

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School stepped out of the Shore Conference last weekend to remind everyone that it’s a pretty good football team. Back at home, Freehold High School and Freehold Township High School scored big wins as the scholastic football season moves into October. After barely getting by Freehold Township, 21-20,…

  • Colonials take control the division topping rival Patriots

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold High School field hockey is about playing with intensity and composure and utilizing a possession game that relies on connecting passes. All of those ingredients were on display Sept. 24 when the Colonials defeated crosstown rival and fellow powerhouse Freehold Township High School, 3-1. Tori Tiefenthaler scored twice —…

  • Fit to be tied

    MATT DENTON Powerhouse girls soccer rivals Freehold High School and Freehold Township High School played the first of their two regular-season Shore Conference A North Division matches Sept. 25 in Freehold Borough. Freehold Township’s Nicole Sasso (22) has a piece of the jersey of Freehold’s Emma Smith as she pushes the ball upfield. The teams…

  • Fright Fest

    TOP PICK Six Flags Great Adventure promises its biggest, scariest Fright Fest® this fall with 22 Halloween-themed attractions including three new haunts and four new shows.The seven-week festival that features family-friendly thrills by day and a zombie-filled Fright by Night runs weekends through Nov. 1. By day, families can enjoy the new Spooky, Kooky Magic…

  • Veteran feted on 90th birthday

    By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Al Feder and his wife, Estelle, stand in front of a display of Feder’s U.S. Army cap and medals. Feder, a World War II veteran and resident of Covered Bridge, Manalapan, was recently honored by his friends with a surprise 90th birthday party. P.J. CANDIDO/STAFF MANALAPAN — When Al Feder…

  • A very handy lady

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch There are many advantages to being married to a Bob Vila type of a man. It comes in handy for a woman, such as myself, to conjure up creative ideas and difficult tasks and actually have someone around who can accomplish them. With a tool belt on his hips…

  • Freehold Township renews liquor licenses

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The following Freehold Township businesses had their liquor license renewed for the next 12 months at the Aug. 18 meeting of the Township Committee:  Sam’s East, Inc., (Sam’s Club)  Chefs International Inc. (Moore’s Inn/Escondidos Mexican Restaurant)  Freehold Township Liquors Inc. (Max’s Beer, Wine and Liquor)  Gibson Place Lodging…

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