Tag: Colts Neck

  • Colts Neck committee eyes parking regulations

    Colts Neck committee eyes parking regulations

    COLTS NECK – Township Committee members may amend ordinances that deal with parking in Colts Neck. The issue came up during the committee’s Sept. 13 meeting. Colts Neck’s existing law states that no one “shall park a vehicle between the hours specified in Schedule II of any day (except Sundays and public holidays) upon any…

  • A look at scholastic football in the region

    A look at scholastic football in the region

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School is still looking for some offense as it prepares to play at Marlboro High School on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Colts Neck fell to 0-3 after a 43-13 loss to Long Branch High School at home on Sept. 23 Freehold Quarterback Ashante Worthy had another impressive game for…

  • Upset has fueled Freehold’s early success in girls’ soccer

    Upset has fueled Freehold’s early success in girls’ soccer

    The Freehold High School girls’ soccer team made a statement in its first game of the season. That statement gained the attention of the Shore Conference — and New Jersey — when Freehold stunned Colts Neck High School, 1-0, on Sept. 5. Colts Neck is regarded as one of the premier programs in the Shore…

  • Golf outing to support Traveling Knights’ trip to Pearl Harbor

    Golf outing to support Traveling Knights’ trip to Pearl Harbor

    The Traveling Knights of Old Bridge Marching Band from Old Bridge High School plan to attend the 2018 Pearl Harbor anniversary event in Hawaii. To raise funds, a golf outing will be held on Oct. 16 at Pebble Creek Golf Club, 40 Route 537, Colts Neck. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. There will be…

  • A look at scholastic football in the region

    A look at scholastic football in the region

    Colts Neck Colts Neck High School looks to kickstart its offense when it plays against Long Branch High School on Sept. 23. The game will kick off at 12 p.m. in Colts Neck. Colts Neck dropped to 0-2 on the season after it fell to Freehold Township High School, 14-0, on the road on Sept.…

  • Colts Neck children head back to school

    Colts Neck children head back to school

    COLTS NECK – Teachers and administrators welcomed 958 children back to school on Sept. 6 as the 2017-18 school year got underway in Colts Neck. The 2016-17 school year ended with 940 pupils in the schools that make up the Colts Neck K-8 School District: the Conover Road Primary School, the Conover Road Elementary School…

  • Colts Neck prepares to deal with emerald ash borer

    Colts Neck prepares to deal with emerald ash borer

    COLTS NECK – The Township Committee is exploring its options in regard to dealing with an invasive species of insect called the emerald ash borer. The invasive tree pest originated in Asia and was first found in the United States in 2002 in Michigan. Since then the emerald ash borer has spread east and has…

  • Colts Neck will boast skills, smarts this girls’ soccer season

    Colts Neck will boast skills, smarts this girls’ soccer season

    Brains over brawn. That is what coach Doug Philips will call on this girls’ soccer season at Colts Neck High School. “The girls are super smart,” Phillips said. “Our ball movement is great. Everyone on the team is very skilled, so it helps. When we move the ball around and communicate well, we’re a hard…

  • Colts Neck will keep tax question on ballot

    Colts Neck will keep tax question on ballot

    COLTS NECK – The Township Committee will move forward with a non-binding public question on the Nov. 7 ballot and ask residents to approve an increase in the municipal open space tax rate. The open space tax rate generates revenue on an annual basis that officials use to acquire, preserve and maintain undeveloped property in…