Author: MATTHEW SOCKOL, Staff Writer
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Hazlet officials promote police officers to lieutenant, sergeant
HAZLET – Two police officers have been promoted to new positions in the Hazlet Police Department. On May 17, Township Committee members appointed Michael Galvin to the position of lieutenant and Edward Schmidt to the position of sergeant. The officers’ new positions became effective that day. Galvin and Schmidt were both selected through a certification…
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Red Bank council offers support to local cannabis applications
RED BANK – Members of the Red Bank Borough Council have passed three resolutions which acknowledge that entities known as ACTF, Higher Breed and Monteverde have proposed operating permitted cannabis businesses in town and that their proposals would not exceed the municipal limit for the number of permitted cannabis businesses. ACTF is seeking a cannabis…
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Red Bank Borough Council introduces 2022 municipal budget
RED BANK – The members of the Red Bank Borough Council have introduced a $25.2 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2022. Council members introduced the budget on May 25. A public hearing is scheduled for June 22. The governing body may adopt the budget that evening. The $25.2 million budget,…
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Freehold Borough will host Memorial Day Service of Reflection, parade
FREEHOLD – The 2022 Memorial Day parade in Freehold Borough will be led by a 95-year-old World War II veteran. The borough’s 148th Memorial Day parade will be held on Memorial Day, May 30. The parade will be preceded by a Service of Reflection to be held at Elks Point at 8:30 a.m. All members…
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Tinton Falls police chief announces promotions on command staff
TINTON FALLS – 12 officers in the Tinton Falls Police Department have been promoted to serve as the command staff of the new police chief. The officers were sworn in to their new positions during a Borough Council meeting on May 3. Municipal officials said Kyle Pierson and Scott Trocchia were promoted to captain; Joseph…
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Extra state grant will help Tinton Falls fund road improvements
TINTON FALLS – The Borough Council has increased the appropriation for this year’s road improvement project in Tinton Falls to $2.91 million after receiving a grant from the state. On May 17, council members adopted a bond ordinance that amends a previous bond ordinance that appropriated the funds for the borough’s 2021-22 road improvement program.…
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Township Committee members introduce $8.6M budget for Millstone
MILLSTONE – The members of the Township Committee have introduced an $8.63 million budget to fund the operation of Millstone Township during 2022. The budget was introduced by committee members on May 4. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for June 1. The governing body may adopt the budget that evening. The proposed…
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Tinton Falls council drops affordability controls on housing units
TINTON FALLS — After meeting their obligation as it relates to the provision of affordable housing in the community, officials in Tinton Falls have released an affordable housing requirement at one residential development. During a meeting on May 3, members of the Borough Council adopted an ordinance that releases affordability controls that were attached to…
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Sayreville officials complete approval to lease baseball complex on Woodland Avenue
SAYREVILLE – The Borough Council in Sayreville has completed the approval of a memorandum of understanding with the Sayreville School District Board of Education that allows the borough to lease a baseball field dedicated to a resident killed in the Vietnam War, while the district leases another property for use as a transportation complex. The…
