Author: MATTHEW SOCKOL, Staff Writer
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Tinton Falls joins with Freehold Township in health services agreement
TINTON FALLS – Borough officials in Tinton Falls will begin a new shared services agreement with Freehold Township for public health services in 2023. During a meeting on June 14, members of the Borough Council authorized the execution of a shared services agreement with Freehold Township for the provision of public health services. Under the…
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Former landfill in Freehold Township could be site for solar energy facility
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The former Lone Pine Landfill on Burke Road in Freehold Township could eventually become the site of a solar energy facility. During a meeting on June 28, Township Committee members adopted an ordinance that will implement the Lone Pine Landfill redevelopment plan. The ordinance rezones the property that is the site of…
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Meco Inc. wins contract to complete Freehold Township paving project
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A $2.32 million contract has been awarded by the Township Committee for this year’s pavement overlay program in Freehold Township. During a meeting on June 14, committee members awarded the contract to Meco Inc. of neighboring Millstone Township for the 2022 pavement overlay program. Other bids seeking the Freehold Township contract were…
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Five officers take oath to join ranks of Tinton Falls Police Department
TINTON FALLS – Five new officers have joined the ranks of the Tinton Falls Police Department. During a Borough Council meeting on June 14, Michael Ballas, Anthony Costanza, Joseph Mendez, Anthony Puleo and Lynelle Scanlon were sworn in as the police department’s newest officers. The ceremony was conducted by Police Chief Michael Delucia, who took…
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Freehold Borough remains committed to developing vacant site
FREEHOLD – The members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough have announced a continued commitment to develop a vacant property once the site has been cleaned of contamination. During a meeting on June 20, council members passed a resolution which commits the borough to develop the Colaner property, which is a half-acre parcel on…
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Freehold Borough officials approve sidewalk, walkway improvements
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council has appropriated $1.2 million toward sidewalk and pedestrian walkway improvements in Freehold Borough. During a meeting on Aug. 1, council members adopted a bond ordinance that will appropriate $1.2 million for improvements to sidewalks and pedestrian walkways. The legislation authorizes the issuance of $370,000 in bonds or notes to help…
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Eatontown park will be named in honor of soldier killed in Iraq
EATONTOWN – A planned park in Eatontown will honor the memory of a borough native who died in the Iraq War almost two decades ago. During a recent meeting, members of the Borough Council passed a resolution naming and dedicating the parcel for a planned park on the former Fort Monmouth property as the Capt.…
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Freehold Borough OKs agreement for medical cannabis dispensary
FREEHOLD – Members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough have authorized a developer’s agreement with Monmouth Wellness and Healing, LLC (doing business as NJ Leaf), to operate a medical cannabis dispensary at 546 Park Ave., a short distance east of South Street. Park Avenue is also known as Route 33. During a meeting on…
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Millstone affordable housing hearing set to continue on June 29
MILLSTONE – An application that proposes the construction of a 170-unit residential development is scheduled to have its next hearing before the Millstone Township Planning Board on June 29. Hexa Builders, LLC, is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval to construct a development at 711 Perrineville Road, Millstone Township, near Route 571 and…
