Tag: Colts Neck

  • Local EMS volunteers receive scholarships

    Local EMS volunteers receive scholarships

    The EMS Council of New Jersey (EMSCNJ) recently awarded 17 academic scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students for 2016. Rachel Mann of the Holmdel First Aid Squad’s cadet program, who is a member of the Lyndhurst Police Emergency Squad, was one of six graduates to receive a $1,000 Gail Lawrence Memorial Scholarship, awarded to those earning advanced…

  • State champions Roche, Kern lead girls district track and field team

    State champions Roche, Kern lead girls district track and field team

    Led by state champions Ciara Roche and Rachel Kern, it was another big year for girls track and field in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). School, district and meet records fell by the wayside throughout the season, highlighted by the continual excellence of Freehold Township High School’s Roche and the emergence of Howell…

  • Brannan, Amponsah, Staklinski head up district boys track and field team

    Brannan, Amponsah, Staklinski head up district boys track and field team

    Colts Neck High School’s distance runners were the highlight of the 2016 boys track and field season in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). Jordan Brannan and Anthony Russo ran a series of fast times that put them up with the state’s best. Brannan took fourth at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) in…

  • Dozens of cats taken from Colts Neck property

    Dozens of cats taken from Colts Neck property

    COLTS NECK – Dozens of cats that were removed from a home in Colts Neck are receiving care from the Monmouth County SPCA (MCSPAC). Representatives of the agency responded to the home on Magnolia Lane after a cruelty complaint was received on its New Jersey Animal Cruelty Hotline. According to a press release, the resident…

  • Halmi, Rossi, Poole top district boys lacrosse team

    Halmi, Rossi, Poole top district boys lacrosse team

    In recent years, the boys lacrosse season has belonged to Freehold Township High School and Howell High School. While both enjoyed usual winning seasons, it was Jeff Rosenberg’s Colts Neck High School team that brought home the hardware this spring. Led by their remarkable goalie, Andrew Halmi, the Cougars won the Shore Conference A North…

  • Patriots lead All-District girls lacrosse team

    Patriots lead All-District girls lacrosse team

    It was another good season for girls lacrosse in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD), and it holds a lot of promise for a brighter 2017. This year’s teams from the district were led by a number of talented juniors and sophomores who will be back better than ever next spring. Freehold Township High…

  • The work done, Higginson ready for U.S. Olympic Trials

    The work done, Higginson ready for U.S. Olympic Trials

    By Tim Morris Ashley Higginson plans on taking time to appreciate the moment. While the nationally-ranked steeplechaser is under a great deal of pressure as she pursues a berth on the United States Olympic Track and Field Team, she still thinks of herself as lucky — lucky to be good enough to be in a…

  • Guitar foundation will partner with Cedar Drive Middle School

    Guitar foundation will partner with Cedar Drive Middle School

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Seventh grade pupils at the Cedar Drive Middle School will be able to learn how to play guitar during the 2016-17 school year. The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has accepted a grant from the Traveling Guitar Foundation which will provide pupils with equipment…

  • Ditillo, Mustangs highlighted softball in district this season

    Ditillo, Mustangs highlighted softball in district this season

    The Marlboro High School softball team has become the standard-bearer in the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD). Following another successful season on the diamond, the Mustangs have validated their position as the area’s best. Head coach Nick Scalzo’s Mustangs have earned their spot among the top 10 teams in the Shore Conference by establishing…