Tag: Freehold Borough
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Freehold Borough administrators working to bring students back to school
FREEHOLD – Administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District are taking action that will eventually allow students to return to the district’s buildings at some point during the 2020-21 academic year. Since the start of the school year, all of the district’s students have been receiving instruction on a remote basis. District administrators determined…
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Girl Scout honored by Freehold officials upon earning Gold Award
FREEHOLD – A young woman from Freehold Borough has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award after assisting residents of Puerto Rico whose lives were affected by Hurricane Maria. The Gold Award is the highest award presented to a young woman by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. During a meeting of the…
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Freehold Borough officials advance plan for new municipal building
FREEHOLD – A $5 million bond ordinance has been introduced by the Borough Council to fund improvements at a building on Mechanic Street in Freehold Borough that will become the new Borough Hall, police department headquarters and municipal court. The ordinance was introduced on Sept. 8 and if it is adopted, it will appropriate $5…
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Freehold Borough seeks funding for improvements to Liberty Park
FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough are seeking $250,000 from Monmouth County to help finance a project that would improve a community park. On Sept. 8, Borough Council members authorized the submission of a Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Grant application for a project that is being planned at Liberty Park, Liberty Street. The…
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Freehold Borough reverses course; will open with all-remote instruction
FREEHOLD – Administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District have changed their initial plan and will instead implement fully remote instruction for students when school begins in September. New Jersey’s schools were ordered to close in mid-March by Gov. Phil Murphy at the start of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. For the remainder of the…
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Freehold Borough news briefs, Aug. 19
Borough Council members have authorized the purchase of video recording equipment for the Freehold Borough Police Department. On Aug. 3, council members resolved to purchase body worn cameras and motor vehicle recorders from Island Technical Services, Somerville. The cost of the equipment and supporting software will be $128,188. The purchase was made on the recommendation…
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Freehold Borough school board amends budget after loss in state aid
FREEHOLD – The members of the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education have amended the budget for the 2020-21 school year to account for the anticipated loss of $1.43 million in state aid from the amount the district was initially informed it would receive. On Aug. 6, board members passed a resolution to…
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Freehold Borough officials adopt 2020 municipal budget
FREEHOLD – Eight months into the year, the members of the Borough Council have adopted a $16.9 million budget that will fund the operation of Freehold Borough in 2020. The budget was adopted by council members during a special meeting on July 27 and will be supported by the collection of $11.3 million in taxes…
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Lake Topanemus commission will use grant to help protect natural resource
The Lake Topanemus Park Commission has been awarded a $96,000 grant from the state to design a plan to maintain and protect Lake Topanemus. Lake Topanemus, between Pond and Robertsville roads, is in Freehold Township, but owned by Freehold Borough. According to the Freehold Township municipal website, Lake Topanemus Park is a 71-acre site that…
