Tag: Freehold
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Colonials bounce back from opening boys’ volleyball loss
By Jeff Appelblatt It took just one match for Ryan Walkiewicz, the boys’ volleyball coach at Freehold High School, to be assured expectations should be high this season. Although the Colonials lost their first match, 2-0 (25-22, 25-20), to Shore Conference A North Division rival Colts Neck High School, Walkiewicz always kept the Cougars on…
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CentraState offers non-surgical treatment for skin cancer
FREEHOLD – CentraState Medical Center is offering a new, non-surgical treatment for certain types of localized skin cancer. Skin brachytherapy uses radiation to destroy cancer without the need to cut into the skin, often resulting in a superior cosmetic outcome. “A woman in her 80s recently came to see me because she had a small…
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Freehold taking care of business on baseball field
By Jeff Appelblatt As much as Freehold High School baseball coach Jon Block doesn’t like to think about weather affecting his team, there are certain things he’ll continue doing in hopes that it won’t — starting with the group outings of cleaning off the field at the high school. “Everybody’s got to rake,” the coach…
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Healthy Vega places first in bars at Region 7 competition
By Wayne Witkowski Olivia Vega spent most of the last two frustrating years recovering from early-season injuries for Action Gymnastics in Freehold but made the most of her opportunities in a healthy campaign this spring. The 13-year-old eighth grader at Howell Middle School South finished first in the uneven bars and was third in the…
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Freehold softball team looking for turnaround season
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School’s softball team was set to begin its season April 1, but rain changed that plan. The team knew 24 hours prior and yet, coach Danielle Orender knew it was still necessary to hold its regularly scheduled practice March 31 — even if it was inside the gym because of…
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Freehold baseball team looks past weather in hopes of good year
By Jeff Appelblatt Freehold High School’s baseball team was one of many to have its 2017 opener postponed because of weather, but head coach Jon Block didn’t want to say a thing about weather the day before his team’s scheduled first game. “I’m not going to make excuses. That’s the way it is, so I’m…
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Business Brief
Wells Fargo Advisors recently announced that Joseph Xerri, vice president/investment officer in the firm’s East Brunswick office, has once again received the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager award. The Freehold resident is a graduate of Brooklyn College, and formerly a certified public accountant, Xerri has been a financial advisor for more than 30 years. He joined A.G. Edwards…
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District full of girls’ basketball talent this season
By Jeff Appelblatt Whether it was sparked by games against them, overall consistency or a combination of the two, the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) girls’ basketball coaches remembered some opponents more than others. In turn, the six FRHSD coaches gave their votes on which players in the district presented the biggest challenges to…
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District boys’ basketball players daunting to guard for opponents
By Jeff Appelblatt Reflecting on the boys’ basketball season, the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) coaches gave their votes on which players in the division presented the biggest challenges to opposing teams. The top five players in the district as selected by the coaches are: Naseim Brantley, Howell High School (11-13): The junior led the…