Tag: Colts Neck
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Eastman joins governing body
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has appointed former committeeman Edward Eastman Jr. to fill a vacancy on the governing body. Eastman, who is an attorney with the firm of Davison, Eastman and Munoz, Freehold Township, was appointed at the committee’s Jan. 27 meeting and was sworn in by Township…
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Roche, Hayes, Konig and Amponsan win conference track titles
By Tim Morris It’s not who qualifies the fastest — it’s who is fastest when it matters most. No one knows that better than Marlboro High School’s Kwaku Amponsan, who won the 55-meter hurdles finals at the Shore Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. He did it despite having only the fifth-fastest time (8.09) during…
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Howell regains girls bowling division championship
By Tim Morris After a one-year absence, the Howell High School girls bowling team is back on top. For the 13th time in the last 15 years, the Rebels have won a Shore Conference division championship. Howell trailed Freehold Township High School early in the season before a 3-0 victory over the Patriots at Howell…
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Cougars’ boys move into first place in B North basketball
By Tim Morris With a trio of wins last week, the Colts Neck High School boys basketball team moved into first place of the Shore Conference B North Division. The Cougars topped Long Branch High School, 46-42, Jan. 30 to move ahead of the Green Wave in the division standings. The steady Lloyd Daniels scored…
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Monmouth County Senior Softball recruiting players
The Monmouth County Senior Softball League has announced that it has several teams in its 50-and-over division and 60-and-over division that will be recruiting new players for the upcoming 2016 slow pitch softball season. The league currently have 12 teams in the 50-and-over division teams and four teams in the 60-and-over division that are playing…
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Colts Neck officials plan for capital improvements
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has taken steps to implement a capital improvement plan for 2016. At a recent meeting, members of the governing body passed a resolution to approve a temporary capital improvement budget in the amount of $2.74 million. Road improvements will account for $2.24 million and…
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Colts Neck officials address affordable housing mandate
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer COLTS NECK – The state Superior Court is projecting that Colts Neck will need to provide 277 affordable housing units by 2025. At a recent Township Committee meeting, Committeeman Russell Macnow announced what he said is the municipality’s preliminary affordable housing number. Macnow said the number of units was calculated…
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Defense has Cougars battling for first in B North basketball
By Tim Morris There’s a reason that Colts Neck High School’s boys basketball coach Lou Piccola stresses defense first. It’s a proven winner and the reason his club is again in the hunt for a division title. As the division schedule makes the turnaround and heads for the back nine games, the Cougars (8-3 overall)…
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Conference tourney may produce Howell-CBA mat rematch
By Tim Morris Howell High School’s wrestling team may have the opportunity to get the final word in in their rivalry with Christian Brothers Academy (CBA). Earlier this year, the two teams hooked up in what has been the meet of the year in the Shore Conference thus far. The Colts came to Howell and…
