Author: MATTHEW SOCKOL, Staff Writer
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Red Bank schools, council agree to have officers provide security at schools
RED BANK – The Red Bank Borough Council and the Red Bank Borough Public Schools Board of Education have entered into a shared services agreement through which Class III school resource officers will provide security at the borough’s schools. During a meeting on Sept. 14, council members authorized the execution of the agreement for the…
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Hexa Builders application will have special meeting in Millstone Township
MILLSTONE — The public hearing on an application that proposes the construction of a 170-unit residential development is scheduled to continue during a special meeting of the Millstone Township Planning Board that has been scheduled for Aug. 2. Hexa Builders, LLC, is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval to construct a development at…
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Applicant seeking retail cannabis license to open business in Red Bank
RED BANK – Members of the Red Bank Borough Council have passed a resolution which acknowledges an entity known as Quiet Bloom, 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. Quiet Bloom is seeking a retail…
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Freehold Township introduces capital improvements ordinance
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has proposed appropriating $3.12 million to fund various improvements in Freehold Township. During a meeting on June 28, committee members introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, authorize the appropriation for capital improvements. The ordinance will authorize the issuance of $2.96 million in bonds or notes to finance…
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Freehold Township will pay $14M to preserve open space tract
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has appropriated $14.3 million to preserve a 150-acre open space property on Ely Harmony Road in Freehold Township. During a meeting on June 28, committee members adopted a bond ordinance that provides the funding to be used for the purchase of the parcel at 429 Ely Harmony Road. The…
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Western Monmouth Active Training Shooter Group renewed for another year
Freehold Township will continue to serve as the lead agency in a shared services agreement that involves seven police departments in western Monmouth County and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office. On June 28 the members of the Township Committee in Freehold Township authorized the renewal of the shared services agreement for the Western Monmouth Active…
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Center Players begin search for a new home to stage productions
FREEHOLD – A building in Freehold Borough that has been the home of Center Players for more than 20 years is expected to have a new use and has prompted the local theater troupe to begin a search for a new home at which its productions will come to life. Center Players stage their productions…
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Sayreville-based Mikell’s Plot band in running for opening act during show at the Hollywood Bowl
SAYREVILLE – A Sayreville-based band is seeking to become the opening act for a show at the Hollywood Bowl. Mikell’s Plot is one of the bands in the running for the opening act at Audacity’s We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The winning act will also receive a private dressing…
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Sayreville BOE recognizes three educators
SAYREVILLE – Three educators in the Sayreville School district have been recognized for their accomplishments during the 2021-22 school year. During a recent Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Nicholas Taylor, Rosemarie Griggs and Christine Lawlor were honored for awards they received in 2021-22. Taylor and Griggs were recognized as Exemplary Secondary Educators by the New…
