Tag: Eatontown

  • Middle school students in Monmouth County learn about sustainable food growth

    Middle school students in Monmouth County learn about sustainable food growth

    The Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) has awarded four Monmouth County middle schools with grants through the Sustainable Gardens in the Classroom Program. The four schools chosen to receive a grant to participate in the program for the 2019-20 school year are Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Neptune City; Long Branch Middle School, Long Branch; Markham Place…

  • Eatontown attorney admonishes council members for disregarding advice

    Eatontown attorney admonishes council members for disregarding advice

    EATONTOWN – Gene Anthony, who serves as Eatontown’s municipal attorney, has publicly admonished members of the Borough Council for disregarding and challenging his professional advice. As a result of the council members’ actions, Anthony said he will not seek reappointment in January when the governing body reorganizes for 2020. He will remain in his position…

  • Three candidates seek two one-year terms on Eatontown council

    Three candidates seek two one-year terms on Eatontown council

    EATONTOWN – Three candidates are running for two one-year unexpired terms on the Eatontown Borough Council in the Nov. 5 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The candidates are Republicans Edwin Palenzuela and Mark Regan Jr., and Democrat Renata Bodner. Palenzuela and his wife moved to Eatontown in 2002. He…

  • Olsavsky, David bid for two-year term in Eatontown

    Olsavsky, David bid for two-year term in Eatontown

    EATONTOWN – Two candidates are seeking one two-year unexpired term on the Eatontown Borough Council in the Nov. 5 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The candidates are Republican Joseph Olsavsky and Democrat James David. Olsavsky has lived in Eatontown for more than 55 years. He has owned an independent…

  • Four candidates campaign for three-year seats on Eatontown Borough Council

    Four candidates campaign for three-year seats on Eatontown Borough Council

    EATONTOWN – Four candidates are running for two three-year terms on the Eatontown Borough Council in the Nov. 5 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The candidates are Democrats Al Baginsky and Tonya Rivera, and Republicans Kevin Gonzalez and Maria Grazia Escalante. Baginsky and Rivera currently serve on the governing…

  • Eatontown council to further consider zoning restrictions for massage parlors

    Eatontown council to further consider zoning restrictions for massage parlors

    EATONTOWN – Eatontown Mayor Anthony Talerico is hoping to craft “the toughest ordinance that is still lawful” to regulate where massage parlors may be permitted in town. During a workshop meeting on Oct. 9, while no formal action was taken, the council discussed potential zoning modifications for a future ordinance that will permit where a…

  • Eatontown officials prohibit planting of bamboo in borough

    Eatontown officials prohibit planting of bamboo in borough

    EATONTOWN – After listening to a resident express concern that bamboo planted in a neighbor’s yard would spread, the Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that prohibits the planting of bamboo in Eatontown. During a meeting on Sept. 25, council members unanimously voted to prohibit the planting of bamboo in and to regulate the conditions…

  • Improvements underway at Monmouth Regional High School

    Improvements underway at Monmouth Regional High School

    Improvements at Monmouth Regional High School that were included in a $22.3 million referendum voters approved in November 2018 are advancing. The high school is off Route 537 in Tinton Falls and the three municipalities that send students to the high school are Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Shrewsbury Township. During an Eatontown Borough Council meeting…

  • Eatontown council fills open seat with appointment of Caruso; one vacancy remains

    Eatontown council fills open seat with appointment of Caruso; one vacancy remains

    Members of the Eatontown Borough Council have appointed Christine Caruso to fill a vacancy on the governing body. During a council meeting on Sept. 11, Borough Clerk Julie Martin administered the oath of office to Caruso, before the new council member took her seat on the dais with the council. The vacancy on the council…