Tag: Marlboro

  • Cougars look to hold onto A North volleyball title

    Cougars look to hold onto A North volleyball title

    By Tim Morris A year after winning the Shore Conference A North Division championship, the Colts Neck High School boys volleyball team is looking for more. Head coach Glenn Jansen has a team he thinks could be one of the top two or three in the Shore Conference and a potential top 20 team in…

  • Howell receiving timely hitting on softball diamond

    Howell receiving timely hitting on softball diamond

    By Tim Morris It’s just two weeks into the softball season. However, Howell High School’s softball coach, Tricia Savino, has seen some very encouraging signs from the Rebels, who are off to a 3-1 start. Savino said she sees similarities between these Rebels and the last two Howell championship teams  — the 2011 NJSIAA Central…

  • Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie names top agents for first quarter of 2016

    Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie names top agents for first quarter of 2016

    Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie, announced the Top 10 Agents and Top 3 Teams as its top producing sales associates for the first quarter of 2016 based on company dollar. Congratulations to (in order of ranking): Lorraine Broccoli, Alan Katz, Brian Lichtenthal, Frank Fortino, Alan Lurie, Carrie Moyer, Angel Martinez,…

  • District baseball teams look for pitching to carry them

    District baseball teams look for pitching to carry them

    By Tim Morris There’s a common threat running through the Freehold Regional High School District baseball teams: pitching. It carried them to success last year, with every school qualifying for the state tournament. With many of those arms back, the 2016 season is shaping up as another good one. Colts Neck Leading the charge is…

  • Marlboro council approves funding for capital projects

    Marlboro council approves funding for capital projects

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Council has adopted a bond ordinance that will fund a series of capital improvements. No one from the public commented on the ordinance when given the opportunity to do so during a public hearing on Feb. 25. The council adopted the ordinance following the public hearing.…

  • Student’s app a winner in congressional challenge

    Student’s app a winner in congressional challenge

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer Manalapan High School student Ariel Rakovitsky recently received a visit from a congressman who honored the young man as the creator of an award-winning application (app) in a nationwide competition. Rakovitsky, of Marlboro, is a sophomore at Manalapan High School and was selected as the winner of the Congressional App…

  • Marlboro school board puts tentative budget in place

    Marlboro school board puts tentative budget in place

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a tentative budget for the 2016-17 school year that does not include the use of the district’s banked tax levy for capital improvement projects. Discussion among board members in recent weeks focused on a plan to use $1.8…

  • Children’s author will visit Marlboro library

    Children’s author will visit Marlboro library

    MARLBORO – Children’s author and illustrator Ross Burach will visit the Marlboro Public Library, Wyncrest Road, on April 12 to help celebrate National Library Week. Burach, a former Manalapan resident, will read his debut picture book, “There’s a Giraffe in My Soup,” which features an assortment of hairy, scary animals that pop out from under…

  • Ray Catena Auto Group eyes Route 9 site in Marlboro

    Ray Catena Auto Group eyes Route 9 site in Marlboro

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Representatives of the Ray Catena Auto Group have submitted an application to the Marlboro Planning Board to refurbish two old buildings on Route 9 and create a new automobile dealership. According to an application on file in town hall, the 9-aproperty is on Route 9 north at the…