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Hayes’ Holmdel Park personal best sends Rebel to Meet of Champions
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Niamh Hayes has made the most of her shortened cross-country season. The Howell High School sophomore lost valuable time and training back in September when she had appendicitis. Her return was never in doubt after the surgery — but exactly what she could do this season was. Turns out, the…
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Correction
Jessica Pietracatella scored the only goal of the game in Freehold Township High School’s 1-0 victory over Cherokee High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV finals, played on Nov. 7 in Freehold Township. An article in last week’s News Transcript named the wrong player as scoring that goal.
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SPORT SHORTS
The Freehold Area Running Club’s 29th annual Born to Run 5-Mile Race will be held on Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the Freehold Firehouse, 51 West Main St., Freehold. This day-after-Thanksgiving race has become one of the most popular road races in the state. The out-and-back course starts…
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Cougars have final say in rivalry with Wall
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Motivation is never lacking when you’re playing for a championship. However, the Colts Neck High School girls soccer team had an added incentive when it played Wall High School for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship on Nov. 14 in Colts Neck. Two weeks earlier, the Crimson Knights (19-4-1)…
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Central Jersey Group IV boys soccer title returns to Manalapan
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Manalapan High School’s Mike McNicholas (16) and Monroe Township High School’s Alex Infosino try to win control of the ball in the air during the Nov. 13 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship game played in Manalapan. McNicholas anchored a Braves defensive effort that kept the Falcons off the scoreboard,…
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Dancers earn national honors
Dancers from Center Stage Dance & Theater School achieved top honors at this year’s Dancers Inc. Nationals. Center Stage was named the Top Studio of 2014 during the week of July 6 in Hershey, Pa. Lauren Settembrino was named Senior Miss Dancers Inc., and Samantha Pearson was named first runner-up to Miss Teen Dancers Inc.…
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Lambert, Caruso, Amoroso win seats on school board
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Two incumbents and one newcomer won the three available three-year seats on the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education in the Nov. 4 election. Board member Michelle Lambert was the top vote-getter, receiving 3,443 votes. Newcomer Thomas C. Caruso followed with 3,356 votes, and…
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Parent airs concern over district’s assistance for students with dyslexia
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A parent has expressed concern that students who may be dyslexic are not receiving proper support from the Freehold Regional High School District in order to be prepared for college. The Freehold Township resident, who said her 10-year-old son has dyslexia, approached the Board of Education recently about adopting a…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Robert Wohlstetter of Manalapan was recently hired as information technology (IT) manager at First Financial Federal Credit Union’s Wall Township corporate headquarters. Wohlstetter brings more than 14 years of computer technology experience to First Financial. Wohlstetter will help plan and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the IT department at First Financial. He will oversee the…
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