Tag: Freehold Township
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Safety the difference as Vikings advance to state semifinals
By Warren Rappleyea South Brunswick High School’s football team has shown plenty of resilience this fall, and the Vikings did it again Nov. 11 to best fourth-seeded Freehold Township High School in a first-round encounter in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group V playoffs. The victory puts coach Joe Goerge’s team into the semifinals, where South…
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Safety the difference in Patriots’ state playoff defeat
By Jeff Appelblatt No athlete wants to end a season on a loss, especially in heart-wrenching fashion, like ones that are decided on one of the most unique, late-game plays some of the participating athletes will ever see. The football team from Freehold Township High School knows all too well what a loss in that…
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Freehold sets state scoring record in football playoff opener
Colts Neck The glory ride of the Colts Neck High School girls’ soccer team finally came to an end. Colts Neck’s bid to win the NJSIAA Group IV tournament championship, one year after the Cougars had captured the Group III state title, was denied by a powerful Hunterdon Central Regional High School team, 4-1. That…
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McMorrow retains seat on Freehold Township governing body
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Incumbent Republican Barbara McMorrow has won a new three-year term on the Township Committee. On Nov. 8, McMorrow was re-elected with 10,081 votes, turning back a challenge from Democrat Richard Pelaia, who received 6,362 votes, according to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office. The…
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O’Sullivan, DiBlasio, Patten win school board seats
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Elena O’Sullivan, Daniel DiBlasio and Jennifer Patten have won three-year terms on the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education. DiBlasio and Patten are members of the board; O’Sullivan is a newcomer who will join the panel in January. When the results were tallied on Nov.…
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Braves silence Patriots to cap undefeated regular season
By Jeff Appelblatt Less than a week after one of its only true challenges of the year, Manalapan High School’s football team finished off the regular season on cruise control. Not much else was needed when Freehold Township High School sent its team to take on the undefeated Braves Nov. 4. It took solid defense…
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Local residents to journey to Africa and help children
By KAREN RAPOLLA Staff Writer On Nov. 10, Susan Davies and Gerry Mogan will be joining Sylvia Allen, founder/president of the Holmdel-based nonprofit Sylvia’s Children, along with 12 other volunteers that include medical personnel, as they travel to the remote village of Mbiriizi in Uganda, Africa. The purpose of the trip is to help improve…
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Freehold football team rolls to 5th straight win behind Worthy
Colts Neck Colts Neck High School’s girls’ soccer team’s quarterfinals contest in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV tournament was a showdown between two conference champions from this autumn. The Cougars — the champion of the Shore Conference Tournament — faced East Brunswick, which won the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Besides their local supremacy, each…
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Freehold Township will mark Veterans Day
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A Veterans Day observance will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Freehold Township municipal complex, corner of Schanck and Stillwells Corner roads. All members of the community are invited to attend the ceremony. Township Committeeman David Salkin said the guest speaker will be Ray Tweten, a Vietnam War veteran…
