Tag: Freehold Borough municipal government

  • Freehold Borough officials make plans for celebration

    Freehold Borough officials make plans for celebration

    FREEHOLD – With hopes that the annual Independence Day celebration will be held this year, officials in Freehold Borough have authorized license agreements for a community event at Freehold Raceway, Park Avenue. During a recent meeting, Borough Council members authorized the agreement with FR Park Racing, LP. The Independence Day event is scheduled for July…

  • Freehold Borough officials eye purchase of building for new town hall

    Freehold Borough officials eye purchase of building for new town hall

    FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough are moving forward with a plan to purchase a building on Mechanic Street for use as a new Borough Hall, police department headquarters and municipal court. On April 6, Borough Council members introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, authorize the purchase of a building at 30 Mechanic…

  • Freehold Borough officials award contract for water treatment plant construction

    Freehold Borough officials award contract for water treatment plant construction

    FREEHOLD – A $7.83 million contract has been awarded by the Borough Council for the construction of a new water treatment plant on Waterworks Road, Freehold Borough. During a meeting on March 16, council members awarded the contract to Coppola Services Inc., Ringwood, which presented the lowest bid for the job, according to a resolution.…

  • Cost of new Freehold Borough water treatment plant increases to $9.5 million

    Cost of new Freehold Borough water treatment plant increases to $9.5 million

    FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough are increasing funding for the construction of a new water treatment plant. On March 2, Borough Council members adopted an ordinance that will increase the appropriation and debt authorization to build the new water treatment plant on a well field on Waterworks Road, across from the municipality’s existing…

  • Freehold Borough governing body approves crosswalks

    Freehold Borough governing body approves crosswalks

    FREEHOLD – The Borough Council in Freehold Borough has taken action to re-establish crosswalks that officials said were inadvertently removed during a repaving project on West Main Street (Route 537). West Main Street is under the jurisdiction of Monmouth County. On Feb. 18, council members adopted an ordinance that will establish pedestrian crosswalks at the…

  • Freehold Borough will offer opportunities, benefits to veterans

    Freehold Borough will offer opportunities, benefits to veterans

    FREEHOLD – As Freehold Borough moves to become a municipality that is certified as being friendly to military veterans, officials are planning to recognize the service of veterans by establishing goals to provide new opportunities and benefits for them. On Feb. 3, Borough Council members passed a resolution and established goals for contracting with veteran-owned…

  • Freehold Borough officials move to re-establish crosswalks

    Freehold Borough officials move to re-establish crosswalks

    FREEHOLD – The Borough Council in Freehold Borough is taking action to re-establish crosswalks that officials said were inadvertently removed during a repaving project. On Feb. 3, council members introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, establish pedestrian crosswalks at the following intersections and locations: • Across Barkalow Avenue 600 feet west of the intersection…

  • New officers join Freehold Borough Police Department

    New officers join Freehold Borough Police Department

    FREEHOLD – Three new officers have been sworn in as members of the Freehold Borough Police Department. During a Borough Council meeting on Jan. 21, Victor Segoviano, Maurizio DeGrande and Ian Crawford joined the police force. Each new employee was sworn in as a patrolman by Mayor Kevin Kane. Kane said he considered it an…

  • Kane begins serving first term as mayor of Freehold Borough

    Kane begins serving first term as mayor of Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD – A new mayor has taken the reins in Freehold Borough and a longtime member of the governing body has been elected to serve as president of the Borough Council for 2020. At the council’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 5, the three winning candidates from the November election took the oath of office…