Tag: Freehold Borough
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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…
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Council salutes retiring library director
FREEHOLD – After more than three decades of service, the director of the Freehold Public Library has retired. During a meeting on Jan. 23, members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough passed a resolution honoring Barbara Greenberg, the library’s director, on the occasion of her retirement. Greenberg was hired as director of the borough’s…
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Freehold Borough council determines business complies with redevelopment plan
FREEHOLD – Borough Council members in Freehold Borough are advancing an application to convert a vacant building at 31 E. Main St. into a nail salon. On Jan. 23, the council passed a resolution determining the parking plan proposed by Just Jenny Nail Salon, a business in the Freehold Center Core Redevelopment Zone, meets the…
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School board approves adjustment in contract
FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has authorized a $98,351 increase in the contract for the district’s expansion and renovation project at one of its facilities. On Jan. 7, board members approved the change order in a contract with Newport Construction for additions and alterations at the Freehold Learning Center…
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Kane named council president; Jordan, Rogers join governing body
FREEHOLD – Kevin Kane has been elected to serve as president of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough for 2019. Council members held their annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 and welcomed two new public officials to the dais. In the first order of business, incumbent Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer and newcomers Annette Jordan and Margaret…
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Lichardi returns to school board, will serve as president
FREEHOLD – New and familiar individuals have joined the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education for 2019 as a former member has returned to serve as president. The board oversees the operation of the Freehold Learning Center elementary school, the Park Avenue Elementary School and the Freehold Intermediate School. During the board’s annual…
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Freehold Borough officials create utility as first step to paid parking
FREEHOLD – Officials in Freehold Borough have established a parking utility as part of a process that is intended to create metered parking in the municipality. Just prior to the new year, Borough Council members adopted an ordinance establishing the Borough Parking Utility, which has the objective of managing the town’s parking operations. The ordinance…
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Engineering firm will assure water system’s compliance with state law
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council is taking action to have an asset management plan developed to ensure that Freehold Borough’s water system is compliant with state law. Council members recently authorized Mott MacDonald, the borough’s water and sewer engineer, to develop a water system asset management plan. The plan will focus on the areas of…
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Freehold Borough retains firm to pursue transit village designation
FREEHOLD – As Freehold Borough officials continue to seek a transit village designation from the state Department of Transportation (DOT), they have authorized an $83,500 agreement for planning services they hope will lead to the designation. Borough Council members recently authorized the agreement with Group Melvin Design (GMD) of Camden for transit village planning. The…
