Tag: Colts Neck

  • Funding secured for Colts Neck intersection project

    Funding secured for Colts Neck intersection project

    On June 22, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders authorized the execution of a $21.3 million agreement with the Federal Highway Administration to move a plan to widen the intersection of Route 34 and Route 537 in Colts Neck and to replace two bridges closer to the start of construction. Route 34 is a state…

  • Judge’s ruling awaited in police chief’s complaint

    Judge’s ruling awaited in police chief’s complaint

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Police Chief Kevin Sauter is waiting for a judge to decide if he can amend a lawsuit he has filed against Colts Neck and include additional charges. Sauter has taken legal action against the township in state Superior Court, Freehold, in regard to a five-day unpaid suspension…

  • Orgo, Viola, Rizzuto win nod to seek seats

    Orgo, Viola, Rizzuto win nod to seek seats

    COLTS NECK – Thomas Orgo and Michael Viola outpolled Edward Eastman in the June 6 Republican primary and will run unopposed for two three-year seats on the Colts Neck Township Committee in November. Orgo and Eastman are currently serving on the committee. In the contested primary, Viola and Orgo received 744 votes and 700 votes,…

  • Signups underway for basketball camp

    Signups underway for basketball camp

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Recreation Department will hold its annual Cougar Basketball Camp at Colts Neck High School. There are three sessions of the camp: Session one for girls ages 7-14 from June 26-30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Session two from July 10-14 and Session three…

  • Manalapan Czajkowski takes first in Group IV triple jump

    Manalapan Czajkowski takes first in Group IV triple jump

    By Jeff Appelblatt Manalapan High School junior Anna Czajkowski saved one of her best track and field showings for the perfect time of the year. At the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group IV competition June 2-3 at Egg Harbor Township High School, Czajkowski won the girls’ triple jump with a personal best…

  • Colts Neck basketball camp in June and July

    Colts Neck basketball camp in June and July

    Colts Neck High School will hold the Cougar Basketball Camp in June and July for players ages 7-14. The camp will be conducted by Colts Neck High School head boys’ basketball coach Lou Piccola. He will be joined by other coaches from the area and college players. The first session, Session 1, is for girls only…

  • Colts Neck may seek more funds for open space

    Colts Neck may seek more funds for open space

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Township Committee members are considering a suggestion put forth by the Farmland and Open Space Committee to ask voters to approve an increase in Colts Neck’s open space tax rate and in the amount they pay in an annual open space tax. Each year, property owners pay…

  • Colts Neck has contested Republican primary

    Colts Neck has contested Republican primary

    COLTS NECK – There will be a contested Republican primary in Colts Neck on June 6. Tom Orgo, Edward Eastman and Michael Viola have filed nominating petitions to seek two seats on the Township Committee. The top two vote-getters in the primary will earn spots on the Nov. 7 ballot. Two three-year terms on the…

  • Colonials, Cougars close volleyball seasons with tourney exits

    Colonials, Cougars close volleyball seasons with tourney exits

    By Jeff Appelblatt When Freehold High School’s boys’ volleyball team lost to Colts Neck High School for a second time this season, Freehold coach Ryan Walkiewicz more or less said the Cougars were the team to beat. It was clear that didn’t change when the Shore Conference Tournament began May 15. The Colonials took care…