Tag: Englishtown

  • Comment at Manalapan-Englishtown school board meeting was appalling

    Comment at Manalapan-Englishtown school board meeting was appalling

    Since last spring, talk of masks, vaccines and mandates has dominated Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board Eduction meetings. Once calm, education-centered proceedings have become extremely contentious as angry parents aggressively express opinions and demand changes the board does not have the authority to make. The board members should be commended for their patience and efforts…

  • Englishtown officials report municipal website has been restored

    Englishtown officials report municipal website has been restored

    ENGLISHTOWN – After being down for more than a week, the Englishtown municipal website has gone back online. The borough’s website (http://www.englishtownnj.com/) was restored on Feb. 5 after going offline on Jan. 24. According to Borough Councilman Dan Marter, who is the co-chairman of the Technology Committee, the website was hosted by Amazon Web Services…

  • Englishtown council signs off on emergency water main repair

    Englishtown council signs off on emergency water main repair

    ENGLISHTOWN – The members of the Borough Council have authorized an emergency contract that was issued in December so repairs to a water main in Englishtown could be completed immediately. On Jan. 26, council members passed a resolution awarding an emergency procurement of a water main repair by B&W Construction Co., South River. The repair…

  • Englishtown officials consider solid waste utility as garbage issue looms

    Englishtown officials consider solid waste utility as garbage issue looms

    ENGLISHTOWN – Municipal officials have proposed the establishment of a solid waste utility that would handle the collection and disposal of garbage and recyclable materials in Englishtown. On Jan. 26, Borough Council members voted 4-2 to introduce an ordinance that will, if adopted, create the solid waste utility. Council President Gregory Wojyn and council members…

  • Englishtown municipal website remains down

    Englishtown municipal website remains down

    ENGLISHTOWN – Officials in Englishtown are working to restore the municipal website after it went offline. The status of the borough’s website (http://www.englishtownnj.com/) was discussed during a recent Borough Council meeting. According to Councilman Dan Marter, the municipal website has been down since Jan. 24. At the time, the website was hosted by Amazon Web…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown board thanks administrators, teachers, staff for efforts during pandemic

    Manalapan-Englishtown board thanks administrators, teachers, staff for efforts during pandemic

    The members of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education have voted 6-0 with two abstentions to formally express their gratitude and appreciation to the district’s administrators, teachers and staff members for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic is impacting a third school year. The pandemic’s initial impact was felt during the…

  • Vehicles in Marlboro, Manalapan and Englishtown damaged by pellet gun

    Vehicles in Marlboro, Manalapan and Englishtown damaged by pellet gun

    The police departments in Manalapan, Englishtown and Marlboro are investigating a series of incidents in which vehicles in those communities were damaged by individuals who may have been wielding a pellet gun or a BB gun. In a post on social media, the Manalapan Police Department said it is “seeking the public’s assistance with identifying…

  • Graime elected president of Manalapan-Englishtown school board

    Graime elected president of Manalapan-Englishtown school board

    Brian Graime has been elected to serve as president of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education for 2022. Graime succeeds Dotty Porcaro in the position. Porcaro served as president for the eight preceding years. She remains a member of the school board. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 4. The…

  • Wojyn elected Borough Council president during Englishtown reorganization

    Wojyn elected Borough Council president during Englishtown reorganization

    ENGLISHTOWN – Councilman Gregory Wojyn has been elected by his fellow members of the governing body to serve as president of the Borough Council in Englishtown for 2022. The council’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 3 began with the swearing in of Daniel Francisco and William Lewis, who were the winning candidates in the November…