Author: MATTHEW SOCKOL, Staff Writer

  • Tinton Falls cannabis subcomittee will review business applications

    Tinton Falls cannabis subcomittee will review business applications

    TINTON FALLS – A subcommittee has been established to accept and review applications that will be submitted by individuals and entities seeking to operate cannabis businesses in Tinton Falls. During a meeting on Sept. 6, the members of the Borough Council passed a resolution which establishes the process for cannabis business licensing in Tinton Falls.…

  • Sayreville School District has new director of food services

    Sayreville School District has new director of food services

    SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville School District has a new director of food services. The Board of Education approved the appointment of Nicholas Cittadino as the director of food services for the 2022-23 school year at a meeting on Aug. 23. He succeeds Nancy Mannino in the role. Cittadino’s appointment is retroactively effective from Aug. 1…

  • Sayreville BOE honors food services district satellite manager set to retire after 25 years

    Sayreville BOE honors food services district satellite manager set to retire after 25 years

    SAYREVILLE – After 25 years in the Sayreville School District, the food services district satellite manager is retiring from her position. In August, the Board of Education honored the retirement of Karen Sullivan as the district satellite manager. Her retirement will become effective on Jan. 1, 2023. Sullivan has worked in the district for 25…

  • Hazlet Township Committee appoints police officers to work in schools

    Hazlet Township Committee appoints police officers to work in schools

    HAZLET — Five Class III special law enforcement officers have been appointed to provide security in the Hazlet Township Public School District. During a meeting on Sept. 6, the members of the Township Committee appointed Thomas Ferrari, Richard Gizzi, Vincent Quinn, George Mundo and Christopher K. Doxbeck as Class III special law enforcement officers for…

  • Council acts to prohibit parking on Centre Plaza in Tinton Falls

    Council acts to prohibit parking on Centre Plaza in Tinton Falls

    TINTON FALLS – Members of the Tinton Falls Borough Council have taken action to prohibit parking on a street that intersects with Hope Road. During a meeting on Sept. 6, council members adopted an ordinance that amends the borough code and designates Centre Plaza as a no parking street. Both sides and the entire length…

  • Tinton Falls will adjust cannabis retailer school distance guidelines

    Tinton Falls will adjust cannabis retailer school distance guidelines

    TINTON FALLS — The Borough Council is proposing to amend an ordinance which includes guidelines related to cannabis businesses that may eventually operate in Tinton Falls. The amended ordinance would adjust the distance a cannabis retailer must be from school facilities. During a meeting on Sept. 6, council members introduced an ordinance that will, if…

  • Longtime Sayreville police chief retires after 35 years

    Longtime Sayreville police chief retires after 35 years

    SAYREVILLE – Sayreville’s top cop reflected on his “second family” before he retired in August. A ceremony recognizing the retirement of Police Chief John Zebrowski was held on Aug. 31. Zebrowski joined the police department in 1988 and was named chief in 2011. “I’m very lucky,” Zebrowski said. “I have two families. I have my…

  • Cost of planned improvements to Freehold Public Library increasing

    Cost of planned improvements to Freehold Public Library increasing

    FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough have increased funding for planned improvements at the Freehold Public Library, East Main Street, by $550,000. During a meeting on Sept. 6, members of the Borough Council adopted a bond ordinance that will increase the amount of bonds or notes that will be issued to help finance the…

  • Freehold Borough officials adopt ordinance to advance metered parking

    Freehold Borough officials adopt ordinance to advance metered parking

    FREEHOLD — The members of the Borough Council have appropriated $720,000 to fund capital improvements related to the institution of metered parking in Freehold Borough. During a meeting on Sept. 6, council members adopted a bond ordinance that will appropriate $720,000 for use by the Borough Parking Utility, which manages the town’s parking operations. The…