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Names change but commitment remains the same for Patriots girls
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer There’s a reason the Freehold Township High School girls lacrosse team has remained on top for so long. “From year to year, the names change, some come and some go, but the quality of player and dedication to the program I get from each girl never changes,” head coach Brian…
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Colts Neck boys lacrosse team relying on defense, goalie play
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer An inexperienced attack and relative youth are concerns for Colts Neck High School’s boys lacrosse coach Jeff Rosenberg. In his 11 seasons at Colts Neck, Rosenberg has established the Cougars as a winning program. If they are to win again and be a Shore Conference A North Division contender, the…
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Patriots relays off to solid start with Bracher back in the mix
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer It was a long and sometimes difficult road, but Emily Bracher has returned to the track running again. “I’m so happy to be back,” the recordsetting Freehold Township High School runner said. “It’s big news for me.” After missing the entire cross-country season recovering from a hip stress fracture, Bracher…
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Patriots want to defend A North, make deep playoff run
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Freehold Township High School’s Kevin Patten barrels forward as he tries to run though Jackson Memorial High School defender Henry Smith during the April 6 nondivision lacrosse game played in Jackson. The visiting Patriots scored an 8-2 victory. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Having established itself as a Shore Conference A…
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Brighton Beach Memoirs
TOP PICK Center Players, Freehold’s award-winning resident theater company, brings a little bit of old Brooklyn to downtown Freehold with its production of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” written by Neil Simon and directed by Leslie Hochman of Matawan. This comedy-drama is an autobiographical play set in 1937, when Neil Simon was a teen living in Brighton…
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Howell official raises health concerns about turf field
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — A township councilman has raised concerns about the possible health effects a synthetic turf field could have on individuals who play on the surface. During a recent Township Council meeting, Councilman Edward Guz said he is concerned about the possible health impact on youngsters who would play…
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Robot shakes up Marlboro school board meeting
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Captain America MARLBORO — Move over, Chappie — there’s a new robot in town. Recently, attendees at a Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education meeting were introduced to Captain America — a talking, moving robot that several students in the district’s elementary schools are learning how to code. The…
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Kinderhook to perform at Rock for the Nurses party
The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund welcomes the return of legendary New Jersey country rockers Kinderhook to Point Pleasant for the first time in more than 30 years when it teams up with the Idle Hour Restaurant & Bar to celebrate its fiveyear anniversary on May 30 starting at 1 p.m. The six-hour fundraiser will…
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A fabulous gift from the lumber yard
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch When Pat, my beloved husband of many years, walked in the door on a recent night, he was beaming with pride. “I’ve been thinking about you all day long,” he said. Then he smiled, looked at me with love, and reported, “And I’ve been considering an expensive gift.” I’m…
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