Tag: Freehold Borough municipal government
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Freehold Borough officials ink agreements with special counsel
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council in Freehold Borough has entered into a legal services agreement with an attorney who will serve as the municipality’s redevelopment counsel and cannabis counsel. On Feb. 8, council members authorized a professional services agreement with Joseph Baumann, of the firm McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC, Roseland. The agreement is for…
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Freehold Borough officials plan to relocate firehouse
FREEHOLD – Officials are planning to appropriate $3.5 million to fund the relocation of Freehold Borough’s firehouse and to assist in the development of a modern bus station. During a meeting on Feb. 7, members of the Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, appropriate $3.5 million for the project ($3.32 million…
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Freehold Borough officials propose adding medical cannabis facility as approved use
FREEHOLD – Members of the Borough Council are moving to amend regulations regarding cannabis businesses that may eventually operate in Freehold Borough by adding medical cannabis dispensaries as an approved business. During a meeting on Jan. 18, council members introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, amend the borough’s existing cannabis ordinance to include alternative…
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News Transcript News Briefs, Jan. 26
Center Players will hold auditions for an upcoming production of “Crimes of the Heart” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. The play was written by Beth Henley and will be directed by Anthony Marinelli. Audition dates are Feb. 5 from noon to 2 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 7-9 p.m., with callbacks on…
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Rogers elected to serve as council president in Freehold Borough for 2022
FREEHOLD – Councilwoman Margaret Rogers has been elected by her fellow members of the governing body to serve as president of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough for 2022. At the start of Freehold Borough’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 2, incumbent council members Annette Jordan and Sharon Shutzer, who were the winning candidates in…
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Freehold Borough officials set sights on community’s rehabilitation
FREEHOLD – The borough’s elected officials have declared all of Freehold Borough – all 1.93 square miles of the community – to be an area in need of rehabilitation. Borough Council members took that action by passing a resolution during their meeting on Dec. 20. According to njplanning.org, “The general purpose for designating a rehabilitation…
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Freehold Borough takes step forward in revitalization efforts
FREEHOLD – A state agency has awarded the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) designation to Freehold Borough and the action is expected to assist municipal officials as they work to revitalize certain areas of the community. Mayor Kevin Kane recently received a letter from New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver which stated that Freehold Borough has…
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Council makes changes to cannabis penalties in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Members of the Borough Council have amended the penalties that would apply to cannabis businesses that may operate in Freehold Borough to comply with state statute. The penalties for violating cannabis business zone, cannabis business license and cannabis business sales tax regulations were amended through an ordinance adopted during a recent meeting. According…
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Freehold Borough officials thank couple for donating Christmas tree
FREEHOLD – Two residents of Freehold Borough have been recognized by the Borough Council for donating the Christmas tree that has stood in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Main Street, during the 2021 holiday season. During the council’s Dec. 20 meeting, husband and wife Steven and Cythnia Woodward were honored by the…