Tag: Colts Neck

  • 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…

  • Bayshore Medical Center Foundation to hold Oktoberfest

    Bayshore Medical Center Foundation to hold Oktoberfest

    Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation will host the fourth annual Benefit for Bayshore: an Oktoberfest Community Celebration from 6:30-10:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Stillwell Stables in Colts Neck. The event is usually held on the hospital campus but will move to Stillwell to allow for construction of the hospital’s new Emergency Care Center, slated…

  • Monmouth Conservation Foundation preserves Colts Neck farm

    Monmouth Conservation Foundation preserves Colts Neck farm

    COLTS NECK – Along the developing Route 34 corridor in Colts Neck, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation has just ensured that a 41-acre farm will never be developed. The farm, owned by the de Groot family, sits tucked away on the northbound side of Route 34. Together with the State Agriculture Development Committee, Monmouth County and…

  • Bayshore Medical Center Foundation to hold Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 11

    Bayshore Medical Center Foundation to hold Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 11

    Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation will host the fourth annual Benefit for Bayshore: an Oktoberfest Community Celebration from 6:30-10:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Stillwell Stables in Colts Neck. The benefit will feature an Oktoberfest-inspired menu, beverages, décor and entertainment. Registration is $250 per person, and 50/50 raffle tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available,…

  • 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…

  • School referendum will have impact on taxes

    School referendum will have impact on taxes

    Colts Neck residents had better brace themselves for humongous tax increases if the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education succeeds in passing the $25.5 million bond referendum on Sept. 24 for facilities upgrades. This same question was defeated last year and many of us suggested the board might find the money to achieve…

  • Freeholders will add property to Turkey Swamp Park

    Freeholders will add property to Turkey Swamp Park

    Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold Township, is expected to increase in size by 23.4 acres following action by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. During a meeting on Aug. 20, the freeholders voted to authorize the acquisition of property on Siloam and Hendrickson roads in Freehold Township for additions to Turkey Swamp Park, which is part…

  • Freeholders accept donation land for addition to Dorbrook Recreation Area

    Freeholders accept donation land for addition to Dorbrook Recreation Area

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has accepted a donation of property from the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. The 5-acre parcel at 350 Route 537, Colts Neck, will be added to the Dorbrook Recreation Area, which is located at 353 Route 537. The freeholders accepted the donation during their meeting on Aug. 7. Freeholder Lillian…