Tag: Freehold Borough
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Additional business uses eyed in downtown Freehold
FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough are preparing to amend the borough’s redevelopment plan in a portion of the downtown district to permit motor vehicle repair garages, auto body repairs and painting, and tire sales. On Feb. 19, the Borough Council introduced an ordinance amending the Freehold Center Core Redevelopment Plan. Officials said the…
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Freehold Borough school board cuts cost of roof replacement contract
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has approved a $12,320 reduction in a contract for a partial roof replacement at one of the district’s facilities. On Feb. 4, board members approved the change order in the contract with MTB, LLC, for the partial replacement of the roof at the Freehold…
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Freehold Borough OKs shared services agreement with Freehold Township
FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough have authorized a shared services agreement with Freehold Township for code enforcement, building inspection and plan review services. Borough Council members took the action on Feb. 4. Freehold Borough and Freehold Township initially entered into the agreement in 2017. In January, the Township Committee in Freehold Township authorized…
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Medal of Honor returned to Civil War hero’s family in Freehold Borough
#1 (left to right) Glenn Cashion, Muriel Smith (both of the Monmouth County Historical Commission, and Cashion received the medal) and Rep. Smith #2 (left to right) Rep. Smith, Glenn Cashion, and Freehold Borough Mayor Nolan Higgins FREEHOLD – More than 150 years after Pvt. Thomas T. Fallon’s heroic actions in the Civil War, and…
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Dentist to perform show in Freehold Borough on Feb. 23
FREEHOLD – Dentist, an Asbury Park indie surf rock trio, will perform at Mark Costanzo’s Concerts in the Studio, Jackson Terrace, Freehold Borough, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. The concert will kick off a three-week tour that will take the band to SXSW and the Treefort Music Fest. The intimate house show is limited to 55…
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Freehold officials introduce plan to purchase parking pay stations
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council in Freehold Borough has introduced a bond ordinance to appropriate $150,000 for the purchase and installation of parking meter pay stations. Council members introduced the bond ordinance on Feb. 4. The document authorizes the issuance of $142,500 in bonds and notes and includes a down payment of $7,500. The pay…
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Freehold Borough officials, residents, guests will celebrate centennial in 2019
FREEHOLD – A century after becoming its own municipality, Freehold Borough maintains an identity all its own and that identity will be celebrated during 2019. This year marks the centennial anniversary of the official incorporation of Freehold Borough on Sept. 15, 1919. To celebrate and recognize the town’s 100th birthday, the Freehold Borough Centennial Committee…
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Freehold Borough school board revises construction contract
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has authorized increases totaling $60,019 in the contract for the district’s recently completed expansion and renovation project. On Jan. 7, board members approved three change orders totaling $39,054 in a contract with G&P Parlamas for additions and renovations at the Park Avenue Complex, Park…
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Freehold Borough Educational Foundation marks 20 years of support for schools
FREEHOLD – After working for two decades to provide almost $440,000 worth of grants, programs, services and resources, the Freehold Borough Educational Foundation (FBEF) is continuing to seek ways to benefit children who attend the Freehold Borough K-8 School District. In recognition of the nonprofit organization’s 20th anniversary, a celebration was held on Jan. 17…
