Tag: Colts Neck
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Country Christmas event set for Dec. 10
COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee will hold a Country Christmas event at the historic one-room Montrose School from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 10. The school is at the corner of Montrose Road and Cedar Drive near Holland Lane. The event is free to patrons and seasonal refreshments will be provided. Free photos…
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Colts Neck committee to revise parking code
COLTS NECK – The Township Committee is planning to change the portion of the municipal code that describes parking prohibitions in Colts Neck. Officials have introduced an ordinance that amends the portion of the municipal code titled Vehicles and Parking. The ordinance was introduced on Oct. 25. A public hearing will be held on Nov.…
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Orgo, Viola, Rizzuto win seats on Colts Neck governing body
COLTS NECK – Three Republicans were winners on Election Day, Nov. 7, in Colts Neck. Two incumbents will begin new terms in January and one newcomer will join the Township Committee at that time. In the race for two three-year terms, newcomer Michael Viola and incumbent Thomas Orgo were elected with 2,334 and 2,285 votes,…
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A look at scholastic football in the region
Colts Neck Colts Neck High School closed its season with a 21-0 defeat to Northern Burlington County Regional High School in a regional crossover game on Nov. 9 in Columbus. The Cougars, which had previously won two straight games, ended their season with a 2-8 record. Manalapan Manalapan High School remained undefeated and the team…
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A look at scholastic football in the region
Colts Neck Colts Neck High School picked up its second straight victory when the Cougars knocked off Neptune High School, 42-28, on Nov. 3 in Neptune. Colts Neck is 2-7 on the season and awaits its opponent for an NJSIAA consolation game this week. Freehold Freehold High School was once again steered by the play…
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Lions Club seeking donations for ‘sensory den’
COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Lions Club is raising money to extend Challenger Place at Dorbrook Park, 353 Route 537, Colts Neck. As described by the Monmouth County Park System, Challenger Place is a universally accessible playground that provides all children, at their own level of play, an opportunity to laugh, play, grow and…
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Navy halts plan to let civilians live in Earle housing
The U.S. Navy has abandoned a plan that would have permitted civilians to live in housing on Naval Weapons Station Earle in Monmouth County. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced that after nearly a year of negotiations with high-ranking officials of the U.S. Navy, the Pentagon has cancelled plans to open housing on NWS Earle to…
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Freeholders still plugging away on road project design
The year was 1998. Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Megan’s Law (sex offender notification) to stand. Google.com was registered as a domain name. And on Nov. 12, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders passed a resolution authorizing professionals at Maser Consulting to design road improvements…
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Three seats on ballot in Colts Neck municipal election
COLTS NECK – Two three-year terms and one one-year term on the Colts Neck Township Committee will be on the ballot in the Nov. 7 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two incumbents are seeking to retain their seats on the governing body. Republicans Thomas Orgo and Michael Viola and…
