Author: MATTHEW SOCKOL, Staff Writer

  • Floro RB will seek retail cannabis license to operate in Red Bank

    Floro RB will seek 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 Floro RB, LLC, has proposed operating a permitted cannabis business in town. The council’s resolution also acknowledges that Floro RB, LLC’s, proposal would not exceed the municipal limit for the number of permitted cannabis…

  • Red Bank Borough Council members appoint new chief financial officer

    Red Bank Borough Council members appoint new chief financial officer

    RED BANK – A new chief financial officer has been hired in Red Bank. During a meeting on Oct. 26, the members of the Borough Council authorized the appointment of Thomas Seaman to a four-year term as CFO and director of finance. According to a resolution, Seaman will receive an annual salary of $125,000. His…

  • Keyport officials appropriate $160K for water and sewer improvements

    Keyport officials appropriate $160K for water and sewer improvements

    KEYPORT — The members of the Borough Council have adopted a bond ordinance that appropriates $160,000 for water and sewer improvements in Keyport. Council members adopted the legislation during a meeting on Oct. 18. The bond ordinance authorizes the issuance of $151,000 in bonds or notes to help finance the improvements. A down payment of…

  • Freehold Township officials tap redevelopment group for former landfill

    Freehold Township officials tap redevelopment group for former landfill

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An entity known as Lone Pine RE Urban Renewal, LLC, has been designated by the Township Committee as the redevelopment agency for the former Lone Pine Landfill on Burke Road in Freehold Township. During a meeting on Oct. 25, committee members passed a resolution naming Lone Pine RE Urban Renewal, LLC, a…

  • Keyport officials refund cannabis application fee to potential operator

    Keyport officials refund cannabis application fee to potential operator

    KEYPORT — Municipal officials in Keyport have issued a refund to a potential cannabis business owner after determining the business was proposed in a location where it would not have been permitted. During a recent meeting, members of the Borough Council passed a resolution authorizing a refund to Kevin Nosti of Smoke on the Water,…

  • Talerico, Regan seek mayor’s office in Eatontown municipal election

    Talerico, Regan seek mayor’s office in Eatontown municipal election

    EATONTOWN — One Democrat and one Republican are seeking the four-year term of the mayor’s office in Eatontown. Democratic incumbent Mayor Anthony Talerico Jr. and Republican challenger Mark Regan Sr. will face off for the mayor’s four-year term. Voting is underway with vote-by-mail ballots and with early in-person voting that will continue through Nov. 6.…

  • Four candidates seek two council seats in Eatontown municipal election

    Four candidates seek two council seats in Eatontown municipal election

    EATONTOWN — Democrats and Republicans in Eatontown are seeking two available three-year terms on the Borough Council. Republican incumbent council members Maria Escalante and Kevin Gonzalzez will face off against Democratic challengers Meir Araman and Virgina East for the three-year council terms. Voting is underway with vote-by-mail ballots and with early in-person voting that will…

  • Democratic candidate profiles for the two available seats for Sayreville Borough Council

    Democratic candidate profiles for the two available seats for Sayreville Borough Council

    SAYREVILLE – Two Democrats are seeking two available three-year terms on the Sayreville Borough Council in a race that could determine party control of the governing body. The terms currently held by Democrat Michele Cassidy Maher and Republican Donna Roberts will be on the ballot in the Nov. 8 election. The Democrats seeking the terms…

  • Republican candidate profiles for the two available seats for Sayreville Borough Council

    Republican candidate profiles for the two available seats for Sayreville Borough Council

    SAYREVILLE – Two Republicans are seeking two available, three-year terms on the Sayreville Borough Council in a race that could determine party control of the governing body. The terms currently held by Republican Donna Roberts and Democrat Michele Cassidy Maher will be on the ballot in the Nov. 8 election. The Republicans seeking the terms…