Tag: Colts Neck

  • County marks completion of Route 34 and Route 537 intersection improvements

    County marks completion of Route 34 and Route 537 intersection improvements

    COLTS NECK – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has marked the completion of the state Route 34 and county Route 537 intersection improvement and bridge replacement project in Colts Neck. The official completion date was Jan. 14, according to a press release from the county. The project included the widening of Route 34,…

  • Viola elected to serve as Colts Neck mayor for 2021; Buss joins governing body

    Viola elected to serve as Colts Neck mayor for 2021; Buss joins governing body

    COLTS NECK – Township Committeeman Michael Viola will serve as Colts Neck’s mayor for 2021 following his election to that one-year position during the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting of the governing body. In Colts Neck’s form of government, residents do not directly elect a mayor. Each January, the Township Committee members select one person on…

  • Resident calls on Colts Neck officials to deal with dead trees

    Resident calls on Colts Neck officials to deal with dead trees

    Ash trees infested with the ash bore beetle become brittle and unstable, and can fall catastrophically at any time. The Colts Neck shade tree team and a state of New Jersey expert viewed ash trees in the Clover Hill section of Colts Neck. Numerous ash trees showed signs of extensive rot and decay and little…

  • Jewish Federation honors Monmouth Reform Temple president

    Jewish Federation honors Monmouth Reform Temple president

    At its annual (virtual) meeting on Dec. 8, the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey honored Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, President Marjorie Wold, among several others, for extraordinarily leadership efforts in the Jewish community during 2020. Wold is a resident of Colts Neck, according to a press release from the federation, which…

  • Gaines named to preseason All-America team

    Gaines named to preseason All-America team

    Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., junior Dan Gaines of Colts Neck was named to the Basketball Times preseason All-America team. However, Gaines and his teammates will not have the opportunity to compete during the 2020-21 season as the Centennial Conference Presidents Council made the decision to cancel all winter sports due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.…

  • Buss excited to begin service on Colts Neck Township Committee

    Buss excited to begin service on Colts Neck Township Committee

    COLTS NECK – Tara Torchia Buss is looking forward to starting her first three-year term on the Township Committee in January. Buss and incumbent Michael Viola ran unopposed for two seats on Colts Neck’s governing body in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Viola won his second term on the committee, which will continue to have…

  • Voters select three residents to serve on Freehold Regional school board

    Voters select three residents to serve on Freehold Regional school board

    Three residents have been elected to serve three-year terms on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Representatives from Marlboro, Colts Neck and Freehold Township were elected on Nov. 3. The results of the election are unofficial until they have been certified. The elections in Colts Neck and Freehold Township were uncontested. Two…

  • News Transcript municipal election results

    News Transcript municipal election results

    There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body in Colts Neck, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township and Manalapan on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 8. The results of the election are not final and will remain unofficial…

  • Developer sues Freehold Township; seeks water, sewer service to Colts Neck site

    Developer sues Freehold Township; seeks water, sewer service to Colts Neck site

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A property owner in Colts Neck has taken legal action following a decision by municipal officials in Freehold Township to deny a request to provide public water and sewer service to the property. Freehold Township’s elected representatives have responded to the property owner’s complaint by initiating legal action against Colts Neck. A…