Author: MATTHEW SOCKOL, Staff Writer
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Flower Shop Dispensaries seeks retail cannabis license in Red Bank
RED BANK – Members of the Red Bank Borough Council have passed a resolution which acknowledges an entity known as Flower Shop Dispensaries, LLC, has proposed operating a permitted cannabis business in town. The council’s resolution also acknowledges that the entity’s proposal would not exceed the municipal limit for the number of permitted cannabis businesses.…
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Divided Red Bank Borough Council hires new municipal attorney
RED BANK – A new municipal attorney has been hired in Red Bank following a divided vote among members of the Borough Council. During a meeting on Aug. 18, members of the council passed a resolution authorizing the award of a contract for borough attorney services. The contract was awarded to the law firm Antonelli…
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Freehold Borough settles legal issue with former chief financial officer
FREEHOLD – A settlement agreement has been reached between Freehold Borough municipal officials and a former employee over allegations the employee was improperly dismissed from his position. On Aug. 1, Borough Council members passed a resolution approving an agreement that acknowledges Richard Gartz, the borough’s former chief financial officer, resigned from his position in good…
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Canna Source seeks retail cannabis license to operate in Red Bank
RED BANK – Members of the Red Bank Borough Council have passed a resolution which acknowledges that an entity known as Canna Source, LLC, has proposed operating a permitted cannabis business in town and that the proposal would not exceed the municipal limit for the number of permitted cannabis businesses. Canna Source is seeking a…
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Alleged cat hoarding case in Sayreville to be decided in Middlesex County Superior Court in September
SAYREVILLE – A complaint from Sayreville officials against a resident for allegedly hoarding cats is scheduled to be decided in Middlesex County Superior Court in September. Sayreville officials filed the verified complaint in Superior Court against the resident on July 15. The complaint alleges the resident violated a municipal ordinance by maintaining approximately 30 cats…
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Former school board member appointed to open seat in Freehold Township
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A former member of the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has been selected by sitting board members to fill an open seat on the panel. On July 26, Michael Matthews was appointed to the board to serve for the remainder of 2022. Matthews will succeed Debra Costanza, who resigned…
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Residents enter races seeking seats on local school boards
When voters in Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Manalapan and Marlboro go to the polls on Nov. 8 to elect members of governmental bodies, they will also vote to elect members of their local school boards. July 25 was the deadline for New Jersey residents to file a nominating petition to run for a seat…
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Millstone Township special meeting for Hexa Builders cancelled
MILLSTONE — A special meeting of the Millstone Township Planning Board that was scheduled for the purpose of hearing testimony on an application that proposes the construction of a 170-unit residential development has been canceled for a second time. A new date for the continuation of the Hexa Builders, LLC, public hearing has not been…
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Sayreville Borough Council approves bond ordinances, resolutions, shared service agreements
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Borough Council has approved a number of bond ordinances, resolutions and shared service agreements. Bond ordinances During a recent meeting, council members adopted a $3.6 million bond ordinance appropriating the funds for the road improvements. The bond ordinance also authorizes the issuance of $3.42 million in bonds or notes to help…
