Tag: Freehold
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Investigation into fatal accident in Old Bridge may take months
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — The investigation into the fatal two-vehicle crash on Route 9 last week that claimed the lives of three people and seriously injured two may take a few months. Old Bridge Police Captain Steven Daroci said that due to the amount of evidence collected, the investigation into the…
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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…
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Cox, Rome capture FARC 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Run
Marquis Cox and Lauren Rome were the winners of the Freehold Area Running Club’s 27th Annual St. Paddy’s 8K Run March 13. This year’s race started and finished inside Michael Tighe Park in Freehold Township and took runners along the backroads of Freehold Township on the out-and-back course. Cox, who lives in Mount Laurel, clocked…
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Around the Corner Art Center, Freehold
Around the Corner Art Center is anxious for summer to arrive and art camp to begin. The Little Picassos (ages 5-8) and Master Monets (8-13) bring lots of excitement, energy and creativity to the art center. Classes in clay and ceramics, mixed media, drawing and painting, cartooning, fashion design, sewing, jewelry and more, are offered…
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Freehold Academy of Performing Arts
Freehold Academy of Performing Arts (FAPA) celebrates 14 successful years of excellence in dance and theater arts instruction. The programs are designed to provide each student with a disciplined, creative and fun-filled experience. All classes are taught by well-trained, educated and caring teachers. FAPA offers classes in a variety of disciplines: ballet, lyrical, contemporary, tap,…
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Roche, Hayes top district indoor track and field team
Freehold Township High School’s Ciara Roche and Howell High School’s Niamh Hayes followed up their outstanding cross-country campaigns with even better indoor track and field seasons. Both won state championships during a record-setting year. The Cornell University-bound Roche dominated in the 1,600 meters, winning Monmouth County, Shore Conference, NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group IV and overall…
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Freehold, Red Bank students receive books in honor of Dr. Seuss
Student and adult readers fanned out across 80 Monmouth County classrooms to celebrate the 16th annual National Education Association’s Read Across America Day, while also providing children with books to read. Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on the…
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St. Patrick’s Day and Easter events slated throughout Monmouth County
FREEHOLD — Several St. Patrick’s Day and Easter parades and various entertainment events are set to take place at various venues in Monmouth County during March. “Start the month with shamrocks and end with egg hunts,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone in a press release. “March is the month to celebrate the end of…
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Colts Neck peaking as state girls hoops playoffs begin
By Tim Morris Having made the program’s first trip to the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals in seven years, the Colts Neck High School girls basketball team heads into the state playoffs in a positive frame of mind. The Cougars are 17-7 overall and have won six of their last seven games. Their only loss came…