Author: PETER ELACQUA, Staff Writer

  • Hornik seeks fourth term; cites accomplishments of past 12 years

    Hornik seeks fourth term; cites accomplishments of past 12 years

    MARLBORO – Democrat Jonathan Hornik is running unopposed for a fourth four-year term as the mayor of Marlboro. Election Day is Nov. 5 and polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. A Republican candidate who was elected in the June primary to challenge Hornik this year subsequently dropped out of the race,…

  • Four candidates will bid for two seats on Holmdel Township Committee

    Four candidates will bid for two seats on Holmdel Township Committee

    HOLMDEL – Two three-year terms on the Holmdel Township Committee will be on the ballot in the Nov. 5 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Republicans Eric Hinds and Chiung-yin Cheng Liu and Independents Cathy Weber and Prakash Santhana are running for the two available three-year terms. Hinds is seeking…

  • Colts Neck officials eye possible change in hunting regulations

    Colts Neck officials eye possible change in hunting regulations

    COLTS NECK – Township Committee members may amend the municipal code in a manner that would permit hunting on more public property in Colts Neck. During a recent meeting, members of the township’s governing body said the Colts Neck Wildlife Committee has recommended amending the municipal code to permit bow hunting 150 feet from an…

  • Colts Neck voters reject $25.5M referendum for school district upgrades

    Colts Neck voters reject $25.5M referendum for school district upgrades

    COLTS NECK – Voters in Colts Neck have defeated a $25.5 million referendum that was proposed by the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education for facilities improvements. The Sept. 24 referendum sought authorization to undertake alterations, renovations and improvements at the Conover Road Primary School, the Conover Road Elementary School and the Cedar…

  • Marlboro zoning board approves construction of three new homes

    Marlboro zoning board approves construction of three new homes

    MARLBORO – Members of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment have granted final major subdivision approval to an applicant that proposed the construction of three homes on Vanderburg Road. The application submitted by Goddard Estates was heard by the board on Sept. 10. Attorney Salvatore Alfieri, of the firm Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, represented the…

  • Marlboro planners approve medical office building on Willow Lane

    Marlboro planners approve medical office building on Willow Lane

    MARLBORO – Planning Board members have granted preliminary and final approval to an applicant who proposed the construction of a three-story medical office building on Willow Lane. Representatives of the applicant, 55 Willow Lane Associates, LLC, appeared before the board on Sept. 18. Attorney Salvatore Alfieri, of the firm Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs,   represented…

  • Colts Neck board asks residents to approve school upgrades

    Colts Neck board asks residents to approve school upgrades

    COLTS NECK – Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at residents’ regular polling locations, as the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education seeks voter approval for a referendum that addresses three broad categories: Safety and Security; Health and Compliance; and (being) Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly. Dr.…

  • Colts Neck voters will be asked to approve $25.5M school referendum

    Colts Neck voters will be asked to approve $25.5M school referendum

    COLTS NECK – Three weeks into a new school year, residents of Colts Neck will be asked to approve a $25.5 million referendum during a special election on Sept. 24. Polling locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education will seek voter approval for…

  • Freehold Regional superintendent addresses state aid, Nov. 5 referendum

    Freehold Regional superintendent addresses state aid, Nov. 5 referendum

    As the 2019-20 school year begins, Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson has thoughts of dwindling state aid and an upcoming referendum on his agenda. Sampson addressed both issues during a recent meeting of the Board of Education. He reminded residents of the district’s eight sending municipalities that when they go…