Author: MATTHEW SOCKOL, Staff Writer
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Freehold Township continues to participate in shared service agreements
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The members of the Township Committee in Freehold Township have entered into numerous shared services agreements with nearby municipalities. • With Freehold Borough, Freehold Township will provide Schibanoff Road commuter parking lot permits to Freehold Borough residents; licensed treatment plant operational services for Freehold Borough’s water and sewer utilities; information technology services;…
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Red Bank council dedicates park pavilion to late planning board chairman
RED BANK — The members of the Red Bank Borough Council have dedicated the pavilion at East Side Park, Mechanic Street, to resident John Cash, who died in 2017. According to a resolution the council members passed during a recent meeting, Cash was a member of the Planning Board for 20 years and served as…
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Tinton Falls officials authorize emergency purchase of boiler for town hall
TINTON FALLS — The members of the Tinton Falls Borough Council recently awarded a $132,000 contract to Miller & Chitty Co. Inc., Kenilworth, for the purchase of a new boiler for the municipal building. The contract was awarded without public bidding due to an emergency condition, as permitted by state statute, according to municipal officials…
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Eatontown officials propose change in planning board appointment rule
EATONTOWN — The members of the Eatontown Borough Council have introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, amend regulations relating to Planning Board appointments. The ordinance was introduced on Nov. 21 and has been scheduled for a public hearing on Dec. 7. The council members may adopt the ordinance following the public hearing. The proposed…
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Freehold Borough officials award contract for library improvements
FREEHOLD — A $2.2 million contract has been awarded by the Borough Council for improvements that will be made at the Freehold Public Library, East Main Street, Freehold Borough. During a special meeting on Oct. 26, council members passed a resolution awarding the contract to Shorelands Construction Inc., Monmouth Beach, for work at the library.…
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Freehold Township officials deem sewer main replacement project completed
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A project to replace a sewer main in Freehold Township has been deemed complete by municipal officials. During a meeting on Nov. 7, Township Committee members authorized an increase in a contract with Underground Utilities Corp. for the Elton Corner sanitary sewer force main replacement project. The contract, which was awarded by…
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Two more entities seeking cannabis business licenses in Red Bank
RED BANK — Members of the Red Bank Borough Council have passed two resolutions which acknowledge that entities known as Divine Garden, LLC, and 918 RB, LLC, have each proposed operating a permitted cannabis business in town. The resolutions acknowledge that Divine Garden, LLC’s, and 918 RB, LLC’s, proposals would not exceed the municipal limit…
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Eatontown landlords must identify rent controlled units on annual basis
EATONTOWN — Officials in Eatontown have amended the borough’s rent control ordinance and will now require landlords to notify the borough’s housing officer of the addresses or unit identifications of all rent-controlled residences on an annual basis. During a meeting on Nov. 10, council members adopted an ordinance that amends the vacant housing decontrolled section…
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Eatontown officials award contract to Meco Inc. for road improvements
EATONTOWN — A contract in an amount not to exceed $604,443 has been awarded by the members of the Borough Council for road improvements in Eatontown. During a special meeting on Nov. 15, council members awarded the contract to Meco Inc., Millstone Township, and said the road improvements will be made to Industrial Way West,…
