Tag: Colts Neck
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Plots available in Colts Neck community garden
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Friends of the Colts Neck Library has converted the library’s reading garden into a community garden in the hope of bringing residents closer together. The project of creating a community garden was led by Janeen Yodakis. She said the library’s garden was initially designed as a…
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March Mobile Hours announced for Houghtaling and Downey
Monmouth County Assembly Members Eric Houghtaling and Joann Downey have announced dates for March Mobile Office Hours, a service that will accommodate constituents who may not be able to visit the Ocean Township district office. “We’re here to serve the people of the 11th District” said Downey. “We want to make it as easy as…
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Colts Neck introduces $11.75M municipal budget
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has introduced a tentative 2016 budget totaling $11.75 million that will be supported in part by the collection of $7.21 million in taxes from Colts Neck’s residential and commercial property owners. Officials will use $1.13 million from surplus funds (savings) as revenue in the…
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Children with learning issues may receive services
COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck K-8 School District’s Department of Special Services is seeking resident children, ages 3 to 21, who may be experiencing difficulty with language development, vision, hearing, mobility, manipulating objects, sensory integration, social skills, emotional problems and/or learning. If a child is between the ages of 3 and 21, or is…
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Mustangs, Rebels look to continue winning ways on softball diamond
By Tim Morris Marlboro Things finally came together for the Marlboro High School softball team in 2015. After making steady progress under the guidance of head coach Nick Scalzo over the previous few years, the Mustangs enjoyed a breakout season. They set a school single-season record for wins (16-7) and scored signature playoff wins in…
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Howell’s Rebel Relays open outdoor track and field season
The Rebel Relays April 2 signal the start of the outdoor high school track and field campaign. Hosted by Howell High School, the relays have such events as the 4×1,600-meter, Shuttle Hurdle and Distance Medley relays on the track and relays for the all the field events. The season begins a day earlier, April 1,…
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Bongiorno ranks among winningest harness drivers in 2016
By Tim Morris Joe Bongiorno is living out of a suitcase, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The 22-year-old from Colts Neck is one of the leading drivers in harness racing thanks to a virtual nonstop schedule that has him driving as many as 70 races in a week at Freehold Raceway (Thursday-Saturday),…
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Colts Neck’s Daniels leads All-District boys basketball team
If one play typified what Lloyd Daniels meant to the Colts Neck High School boys basketball team, it was the game-winning shot in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV championship game. Daniels wasn’t the one to make the shot, though. Instead, it was his pass to Brendan Clarke that set up Clarke’s game-winning buzzer-beater. All…
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Brown, Evans top district’s girls basketball standouts
Colts Neck High School and Marlboro High School, the last two NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV girls basketball champions, were again the Freehold Regional High School District’s best teams. They both ranked among the top 10 in the Shore Conference. Glenn Jansen’s Cougars went 18-8 with a team that had to incorporate freshmen and sophomores…
