Tag: Colts Neck

  • Roche, Brannan, Konig among locals featured in Penn Relays

    Roche, Brannan, Konig among locals featured in Penn Relays

    By Tim Morris Area high school track and field athletes are playing leading rolls at this year’s Penn Relays Carnival. The Relays, the nation’s biggest track and field event, run April 28-30 at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche is one of the…

  • Marlboro tennis relies on balance to stay on top

    Marlboro tennis relies on balance to stay on top

    By Tim Morris A typical Marlboro High School tennis season would please boys head coach Dave Kretzmer. In recent years, the Mustangs have maintained their hold on the Shore Conference A North Division while remaining one of the conference’s best tournament teams and a perennial semifinalist in NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV. The 2016 season…

  • Exceptional kitchens to be featured on tour

    Exceptional kitchens to be featured on tour

    COLTS NECK – The self-guided Colts Neck Kitchen Tour on May 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. will feature several exceptional kitchens, delicious tastings from the area’s top chefs and beautiful table settings. Home design enthusiasts and novices alike will be inspired by the elegant kitchens and creative home design showcased on the tour,…

  • Eastman, Macnow will run for committee

    Eastman, Macnow will run for committee

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – Republicans Edward Eastman and Russell Macnow will run to retain their seats on the Township Committee. Township Clerk Beth Kara said Eastman and Macnow were the only two residents to file nominating petitions by the April 4 deadline. Both men will be unopposed in the June 7…

  • JCP&L begins work on new substation project

    JCP&L begins work on new substation project

    Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has started construction on a new substation project in Monmouth County to help enhance service reliability for more than 180,000 customers in Colts Neck, Howell, Neptune, Tinton Falls and Wall Township, according to a press release. The project includes building a new 16-mile, 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line along existing…

  • Cougars look to hold onto A North volleyball title

    Cougars look to hold onto A North volleyball title

    By Tim Morris A year after winning the Shore Conference A North Division championship, the Colts Neck High School boys volleyball team is looking for more. Head coach Glenn Jansen has a team he thinks could be one of the top two or three in the Shore Conference and a potential top 20 team in…

  • New Colts Neck contract awaits ratification

    New Colts Neck contract awaits ratification

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has come to a tentative agreement with the Colts Neck Township Education Association (CNTEA) on a new contract for the district’s teachers. At the board’s April 6 meeting, board Vice President Kathryn Gizzo, who chairs the Finance-Negotiations Committee,…

  • District baseball teams look for pitching to carry them

    District baseball teams look for pitching to carry them

    By Tim Morris There’s a common threat running through the Freehold Regional High School District baseball teams: pitching. It carried them to success last year, with every school qualifying for the state tournament. With many of those arms back, the 2016 season is shaping up as another good one. Colts Neck Leading the charge is…

  • Rebels, Patriots look to new faces for continued lacrosse success

    Rebels, Patriots look to new faces for continued lacrosse success

    By Tim Morris On the way to sharing the Shore Conference A North Division Division title in 2015, the boys lacrosse teams at Howell High School and Freehold Township High School relied heavily on seniors. Those seniors have graduated — some to play in college — and replacing them will be the challenge as both…