Tag: Borough Council
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Allentown council will seek details on possible school referendum
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials are planning to invite representatives of the Upper Freehold Regional School District to attend an Allentown Borough Council meeting to discuss the projects that may be included in a school district referendum. During the May 8 meeting of the governing body, Councilman John A. Elder III reported that after seeing a…
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Metuchen’s proposed municipal budget maintains borough services
METUCHEN — Two new garbage trucks, a new tree stump grinder, and milling and paving projects are proposed in Metuchen’s 2018 municipal budget. Members of the Borough Council voted to introduce the $19.9 million budget at a meeting on March 19. A public hearing and possible adoption is set for April 16. Officials said the…
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Red Bank Council approves reducing fire companies to five
The Red Bank Borough Council approved the first reading of an ordinance reducing the borough’s six active fire companies to five. The Executive Council of the borough’s fire department has determined the public interest is no longer served by the borough’s recognition and maintenance of Relief Engine Company as an active firefighting unit within the…
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Metuchen police sergeant comes from line of public service professionals
METUCHEN — Police Chief David Irizarry said he can sleep well at night with the likes of Police Sgt. Kevin Doherty overseeing the borough. Doherty was sworn in as sergeant in front of his family, friends and fellow officers at a Borough Council meeting on Jan. 16. “Kevin did not fall far from the tree,”…
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90th Annual Memorial Day Parade May 29
METUCHEN — A former Metuchen police officer and United States Navy veteran will serve as grand marshal of the 90th annual Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. The parade will step off at New and Pearl streets at 10 a.m. on May 29 with the theme “Honoring Law Enforcement.” At 17, Charles Moore enlisted in the…
