Tag: Colts Neck
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Cougars’ Brannan wins 2nd consecutive 3,200 crown at MOC
By Jeff Appelblatt The boys from Colts Neck High School weren’t able to take over the top three spots in the 3,200-meter run at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) the way they were able to in the Group III championships. But when all was said and done Feb. 25 at the John Bennett Indoor…
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Bennett concludes run as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – John O. Bennett III, who has served as Colts Neck’s municipal attorney for the more than 30 years, is leaving the position to become the business administrator in Lavallette, Ocean County. Bennett made the announcement during the Feb. 22 meeting of the Colts Neck Township Committee. In…
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Colts Neck officials plan municipal improvements
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has approved a temporary capital improvement budget for 2017 which totals $3.39 million and provides for the following: • Improvements on Five Points Road, $625,000 ($300,000 funded by a grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation) • Recreation improvements totaling $650,000, includes a…
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Colts Neck captures Group III indoor track championship
By Jeff Appelblatt Colts Neck High School’s track and field coach, Jim Schlentz, can remember when the boys’ team was young. That includes his memories of when some of the team’s current best struggled in getting used to the sport. “We were a good, young group a couple of years ago,” the coach said, reminiscing…
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Cougars hope to avenge loss to Lions in next showdown
By Jeff Appelblatt Often times, seeing a team more than once in a season helps. It gives each team more of an idea of what to expect in the next matchup. Though Colts Neck High School recently lost a close one to Middletown High School North, Colts Neck boys’ basketball coach Lou Piccola isn’t totally…
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Area student-athletes make college commitments
By Jeff Appelblatt For a number of years, the first of February has officially become the day for student-athletes to announce the colleges they will be going to the next school year. Many of the athletes even sit down and sign Letters of Intent. Many student-athletes from the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) took…
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Marlboro pick up two wins against A North hoops rivals
By Jeff Appelblatt Marlboro High School’s boys’ basketball team didn’t have the busiest week on the court aside from practice. The Mustangs played only two games last week, but they were both wins and came against Shore Conference A North Division rivals, Colts Neck High School and Howell High School. The first of those wins…
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Colts Neck economic committee members named
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has appointed members to the recently revived Economic Development Committee (EDC). On Feb. 8, committee members adopted an ordinance amending the municipal code regarding the membership of the EDC. At the same time, officials passed a resolution naming the EDC members and the Township…
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Rizzuto joins Colts Neck governing body
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Members of the Colts Neck Township Committee have appointed Frank Rizzuto to fill an open seat on the governing body. The vacancy on the five-man committee was created when Committeeman Michael Fitzgerald resigned in January in order to accept the position of county counsel in Monmouth County.…
