Tag: Freehold Township
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Patriots advance to state boys’ basketball championship game
By Jeff Appelblatt The second half of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV semifinals against Sayreville War Memorial High School could have only been reminding the players on Freehold Township High School’s boys’ basketball team of its previous game. In the prior round — a quarterfinals match with Trenton Central High School — the Patriots were…
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Donation will create tech centers in Freehold Township schools
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A donation that will provide funding to the Freehold Township K-8 School District has been accepted by the Board of Education. On Feb. 28, the board accepted a $50,000 donation from the Freehold Township Education Foundation, which provides private funds for programs and initiatives in the district. The…
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Businessman thanked for donation to playground
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A donation to a playground in Freehold Township has received praise from municipal officials. On Feb. 21, Township Committee members presented Jim Marturano of the Marturano Recreation Company with a certificate of appreciation recognizing his donation of two Powerscape playground units to the township’s My Playground. According…
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Patriots view hockey season as success despite playoff losses
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold Township High School’s ice hockey season didn’t end like the team had hoped, but head coach Mike Celano hopes his team is able to focus on its accomplishments this year. The Patriots (18-5- 1) had their best season overall, and a few playoff losses didn’t lessen Celano’s pride in the team.…
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Teen filmmaker to have work shown in Jersey City festival
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – “Burnt Ashes,” a short film directed by Freehold Township High School senior Avery Cohen, will be screened during the Brightside Tavern Film Festival in Jersey City. The film festival will take place from March 3-5. “Burnt Ashes” will be screened on March 4 at the Brightside Tavern,…
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Late committeeman focused on school funding, environment
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Eugene Golub, 76, a former member of the Township Committee in Freehold Township, died on Feb. 20. Golub joined the committee in 1996 and was re-elected to multiple three-year terms. He was a professor of civil engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. As a member…
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Mustangs top Patriots to move on in conference tournament
By Jeff Appelblatt The third time was a charm for Marlboro High School’s boys’ basketball team. The team lost a pair of close battles with Freehold Township High School during the regular season — one on each team’s court. But the Mustangs took care of their Shore Conference A North Division rivals on the neutral…
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St. Robert Bellarmine named co-cathedral for diocese
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The 15-year-old church that has served as the place of worship for the community of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Freehold Township was formally elevated to the status of a co-cathedral for the Diocese of Trenton during a Mass on Feb. 19. The Diocese of Trenton is a community of more than…
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Freehold Township’s Kasun chosen state superintendent of the year
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Ross Kasun, the superintendent of schools of the Freehold Township K-8 School District, has been selected as New Jersey’s 2017 candidate for the American Association of School Administrators’ (AASA) National Superintendent of the Year Award by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA). According to a…
