Tag: Borough Council
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Jamesburg mayor, council take stand against injustice and intolerance
JAMESBURG–With some social distancing restrictions still in place due to the COVID-19 crisis, along with statewide and nationwide protests occurring in response to racial injustice, Jamesburg Mayor Marlene Lowande and the Borough Council issued a statement asking residents to stand together. “We are a community that stands together. Never has this quality been more important…
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Spotswood introduces ordinance assigning $2.5M grant for lake
SPOTSWOOD – The Borough Council has introduced a capital ordinance to provide funding to finance the municipality’s Devoe Lake remediation and restoration project. On June 5, 2019, the Borough Council approved a resolution authorizing officials to execute a $2.5 million grant contract with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the restoration of…
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Matawan appoints part-time business administrator
MATAWAN–The Borough Council approved a resolution authorizing the appointment of Scott Carew as the municipality’s new part-time interim business administrator. Mayor Joseph Altomonte said the borough’s current administrator, Louis Ferrara, is leaving to take a position with a larger municipality closer to his home. Appointed to the position on Feb. 18, 2013, Altomonte said Ferrara’s…
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Spotswood council will start process turning vacant property into firehouse
SPOTSWOOD–Purchasing a vacant, boarded-up property for $382,671, Borough Council members discussed potential plans to turn unoccupied land into a new firehouse. On Jan. 6, Spotswood council members approved a resolution containing the borough’s bill list to purchase the vacant property at 474 Main St. Mayor Edward Seely said the house located on the property is…
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Spotswood residents voice disapproval for administrator appointed for project
SPOTSWOOD–Seeking to provide funding for the George Street Water Treatment Plant upgrades, the Borough Council approved a resolution to send an application requesting state funding. On Feb. 3, the council approved a resolution to file an application to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program/Water Bank through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)…
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Spotswood welcomes two new officers to policeforce
SPOTSWOOD–Pledging to protect and serve their community, Patrolmen Osman Dikiz and Thomas Rachinsky, were sworn in to become the Spotswood Police Department’s newest members. Chief of Police Michael Zarro said, “With our accreditation standards and best practices in the State of New Jersey, we dipped our hands into the water of the employment pool of…
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Matawan officials approve meeting dates for disability commission
MATAWAN–The Borough Council approved a resolution establishing the Disability Accessibility Commission’s dates for 2020. The ordinance 12-18 established the borough’s Disability Accessibility Committee to ensure for continued compliance with the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) for all borough public buildings and properties, and to make recommendations on any various policies, issues, needs and future of…
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Spotswood fire chief, residents voice vision for vacant Main Street property
SPOTSWOOD–With firemen lacking space at the current fire stations in Spotswood, Fire Chief Kevin Meade asked the Borough Council to consider converting a vacant property into a new firehouse. On Sept. 4, the council approved a resolution to purchase the property at 474 Main St. for $380,000. The purchase would be paid for through a…
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Matawan adopts ordinance authorizing new stop intersection
MATAWAN–The Borough Council adopted an ordinance establishing and creating a stop intersection on Crown Place, Sunset Avenue and Edgemere Drive. Mayor Joseph Altomonte said that the intersection has no history of accidents or high traffic. The Traffic Safety Unit of the Matawan Police Department has recommended the adoption of this within ordinance and same has…