Author: PETER ELACQUA, Staff Writer
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Hinds, Liu win Holmdel primary
HOLMDEL – Eric Hinds and Chiung-Yin Liu will run unopposed two three-year seats on the Holmdel Township Committee in November after being the two highest vote-getters in the June 4 Hinds, who is Holmdel’s mayor for 2019, and Liu, who serves on the Holmdel Board of Education, outpolled Holmdel’s current Deputy Mayor Michael Nikolis and…
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Colts Neck school board firms up plans for $25M referendum on Sept. 24
COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education will place a $25.5 million referendum before voters during a special election on Sept. 24. District administrators said the referendum is expected to address three broad categories: Safety and Security; Health and Compliance; and (being) Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly. On June 5,…
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Colts Neck officials will take action to update loitering ordinance
COLTS NECK – Public hearings on two ordinances that will update Colts Neck’s municipal code will be held tonight, June 12, by the Township Committee. Following each public hearing, the governing body may adopt the ordinance. One ordinance will amend the municipal code as it relates to loitering. The section of the code originally read…
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Colts Neck departments will receive new equipment
COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has adopted one ordinance that will fund purchases for municipal departments and a second that will add funds to a previous capital ordinance. The two ordinances were unanimously adopted during a committee meeting on May 29. No members of the public spoke about the ordinances during the public hearing…
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Marlboro council will continue to provide officers in schools
MARLBORO – Municipal officials have agreed to extend shared services agreements with the Freehold Regional High School District and the Marlboro K-8 School District and will continue to provide School Resource Officers (SRO) and Class III special law enforcement officers in schools in Marlboro. The township will provide an SRO and two Class III officers…
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Marlboro native raises awareness as battle with cancer continues
MARLBORO – A Marlboro native has been honored by Mayor Jonathan Hornik and the members of the Township Council as she battles metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and continues to raise awareness of the disease. Tami Eagle-Bowling of Scotch Plains was recognized during the May 16 council meeting. She was diagnosed with stage IV MBC in…
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Holmdel school budget funds full-day kindergarten, new technology
HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Township School District Board of Education has voted to adopt a $67.44 million budget for the 2019-20 school year. Holmdel’s residential and commercial property owners will pay $58.58 million in local taxes to support the operation of the school district in the upcoming year. The district will receive $2.85 million in…
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Marlboro board puts $92M budget in place for 2019-20 school year
MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for the 2019-20 school year that totals $92.16 million and will be supported by a tax levy of $77.9 million to be paid by residential and commercial property owners. The budget was adopted during a board meeting on May 7 in…
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Colts Neck committee will vote on capital improvements funding
COLTS NECK – The Township Committee will hold public hearings for two capital ordinances when it meets on May 29. Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions about the ordinances at that time. One ordinance appropriates $445,100 for capital improvements and purchases and will be funded by the 2019 budget. The improvements and purchases…
