Tag: Freehold Borough
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Freehold Borough officials will fund projects picked in participatory budgeting
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council is appropriating $100,000 to fund three municipal projects that were selected by Freehold Borough’s stakeholders during this year’s participatory budgeting initiative. On Nov. 15, council members introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, provide $100,000 for capital improvements and the acquisition of capital equipment. The ordinance authorizes the issuance…
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Monmouth County officials cut ribbon at new courthouse security vestibule
FREEHOLD — Monmouth County officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 15 to mark the completed construction of the West Wing security vestibule portion of the Monmouth County Courthouse improvement project in Freehold Borough. The West Wing security vestibule incorporates the latest security innovations to enable the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office to screen all building…
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Voters elect board members in six school districts; Bruno wins FRHSD seat
In addition to voting for governor, representatives of the state Legislature, and municipal and county officials in the 2021 general election, residents also elected members of local school boards. The 2021 general election was contested with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in late October; and with in-person voting on…
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Voters approve FRHSD referendum for roofing, paving projects at six schools
Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District have approved a $14.46 million referendum that will address paving and roofing projects at the district’s six high schools. According to district administrators, the state will pick up 40% of the cost, meaning the work will cost the school district $8.68 million instead of the full $14.46…
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Shutzer, Jordan win three-year terms in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Democrats Annette Jordan and Sharon Shutzer have won three-year terms on the Borough Council in Freehold Borough. The terms will run from January 2022 through December 2024. Shutzer and Jordan, two incumbent members of the six-member governing body, ran unopposed in the general election, which was conducted with vote by mail ballots; with…
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News Transcript News Briefs, Nov. 3
The Freehold Borough K-8 School District has entered into an agreement to provide coronavirus testing for school district personnel. On Oct. 25, the Board of Education approved an agreement with Bayshore Homecare Pharmacy and Genesis Laboratory to provide coronavirus testing. The service will cost $110 per test and the cost will be funded with grant…
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Freehold Borough municipal offices move to Mechanic Street building
FREEHOLD – The new Borough Hall, police department headquarters and municipal court has opened in Freehold Borough. The previous Borough Hall on West Main Street was closed from Oct. 20-22 as municipal employees moved the municipality’s operations to the new Borough Hall at 30 Mechanic St. The Mechanic Street building was previously used by the…
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Braves defeat Colonials, 39-7; eye South Jersey sectional playoff berth
The Manalapan High School football team is back to being the Braves of old this season. Manalapan improved to 5-1 in 2021 with a 39-7 victory over Freehold High School on Oct. 16 in Freehold Borough. The Colonials fell to 3-4 with the loss on their home field. Manalapan’s 5-1 mark is the best start…
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Three projects in Freehold Borough selected to receive municipal funding
FREEHOLD – Residents and property owners in Freehold Borough have selected three projects to receive municipal funding through the town’s the third annual participatory budgeting initiative. There were 13 potential projects that could have been funded with an appropriation of $200,000 from the 2021 municipal budget. The projects that have been selected by voters to…
