Tag: Freehold
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Caseys end Rebels’ MCT baseball run in semifinals
By Tim Morris The Howell High School baseball team found the right time to correct the ship. The 2016 season has been a roller coaster for coach Eric Johnson’s Rebels. After winning six of their first seven games, the team went into a tailspin. They were reeling when the Monmouth County Tournament (MCT) began but…
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Weise,Wright tie for fifth at conference golf tournament
Freehold Township High School’s Bobby Weise and Freehold High School’s Lewis Wright were fit to be tied. The golfers from rival schools tied for fifth place at the Shore Conference Tournament April 27 at the Charleston Springs Golf Course in Millstone Township. The competition was held on the par-72 South Course. Weise and Wright both…
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Financial woes lead to dissolution of church congregation
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The congregation of Grace Lutheran Church, which has been a fixture in the Freehold Borough community since 1952, has been dissolved. According to its website, the congregation celebrated its final service on April 3 at the church on the corner of West Main Street and Park Avenue. Thomas…
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Howell golfers still team to beat in A North Division
By Tim Morris Despite graduating Dawson Jones, who is the most decorated golfer in Freehold Regional High School District history, the Howell High School golf team has remained the public school team to beat in the Shore Conference A North Division. The Rebels are 6-1 in dual meets, with the only loss coming to non-public…
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Freehold Township’s Weise trading 3-pointers for driver
By Tim Morris Bobby Weise never put his golf swing away. While playing at shooting guard for the Freehold Township High School boys basketball team, Weise found time to go into the garage at his home, where he put shots in another net — one catching golf balls. Off a turf mat, Weise hit shot…
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Business Brief
Joseph Xerri, a financial advisor with the East Brunswick branch of Wells Fargo Advisors, has been named first vice president-investment officer. Xerri has served with Wells Fargo Advisors for 21 years and has 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. Xerri holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Brooklyn College. He lives in Freehold…
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Center Playhouse is hub for the arts in Freehold Borough
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer A revival of “Crossing Delancey,” the first play the Center Players staged at the Center Playhouse in Freehold Borough, will mark the 15th anniversary of the group’s intimate theater at 35 South St. Center Players is a 501(c)3 volunteer organization that was founded by Bernice Garfield-Szita and Bob Szita in…
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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…
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Holdorf no-hitter tops big week for Colonials’ pitchers
By Tim Morris Tom Holdorf was supposed to pitch four or five innings in his varsity debut for the Freehold High School baseball team. Instead, the 6-foot-2 left-hander went the distance against Keyport High School in the first round of the Monmouth County Tournament April 16 in Freehold Borough. The junior did more than go…