Tag: Englishtown municipal government
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Candidates run unopposed in Englishtown council election
ENGLISHTOWN – Three Republican members of Englishtown’s governing body are running unopposed for new terms in the Nov. 5 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Councilmen Dan Marter and Gregory Wojyn are seeking new three-year terms on the Borough Council. Their new terms will run from Jan. 1, 2020 through…
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Englishtown council will fund capital improvements
ENGLISHTOWN – The Englishtown Borough Council has introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, fund capital improvements. The ordinance was introduced on July 24. A public hearing on the ordinance is scheduled for Aug. 14. Council members may adopt the ordinance following the public hearing. The ordinance appropriates $110,000 for general capital improvements and…
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Englishtown council hires two officers
ENGLISHTOWN – Two new special law enforcement officers (SLEO) are scheduled to join the Englishtown Police Department. During a recent meeting, Borough Council members passed two resolutions providing a conditional offer of employment to Mark Reefer and Dylan McLearen as Class II SLEOs, a part-time position. Both employment offers were made on the recommendation of…
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Englishtown council adopts $2.4M budget for 2019
ENGLISHTOWN – The Borough Council has adopted a $2.44 million budget to fund the operation of Englishtown this year. The budget was adopted by council members following a public hearing on April 24. The budget will be supported by the collection of $1.62 million in taxes from Englishtown’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue…
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Reynolds, Wojyn, Marter to seek re-election in Englishtown
ENGLISHTOWN – The mayor and two incumbent members of the Borough Council in Englishtown are seeking new terms this year. According to the municipal clerk’s office, Republican councilmen Dan Marter and Gregory Wojyn have filed nominating petitions to run for office to retain their seats on the governing body. For the mayor’s office, Republican Mayor…
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Englishtown officials authorize contracts
ENGLISHTOWN – Municipal officials in Englishtown have authorized the expenditure of $10,259 for software maintenance. During a meeting on Jan. 23, members of the Borough Council passed a resolution authorizing a contract with Edmunds & Associates, Northfield, for software maintenance for Englishtown’s finance, tax, animal, and water and sewer departments. In other business, council members…
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Cooke takes reins as chief of Englishtown Police Department
ENGLISHTOWN – After nearly a decade, the Englishtown Police Department is once again being led by a police chief. Peter Cooke was sworn in as police chief during a Borough Council meeting on Jan. 23. Cooke, who has been a member of the police department since 2000, began his service to Englishtown as a Class…
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Cooke to be named police chief in Englishtown
ENGLISHTOWN – Peter Cooke, who has been serving as acting chief of the Englishtown Police Department, is expected to be named police chief during the Jan. 23 meeting of the Borough Council. Cooke, who is officially a lieutenant in the police department, was named acting chief in 2018. “I am grateful the council has decided…