Tag: Freehold Borough
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Corbett, Jensen, Reich elected to Freehold Borough school board
FREEHOLD – Jamie Corbett, Paul Jensen and Ron Reich have been elected to three-year terms on the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education. Jensen is a current member of the board, Corbett is a newcomer and Reich is a former member of the board. Their terms will begin in January. According to results…
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Freehold Borough residents voting on proposed municipal projects
FREEHOLD – Voting will continue through Dec. 2 on projects Freehold Borough residents and stakeholders have proposed to be funded in the municipal budget. Freehold Borough’s participatory budgeting program allows residents and other community stakeholders to decide how $200,000 from the municipal budget will be spent. Officials said the program does not raise the budget…
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Sims leaving Freehold council to take leadership position in fire department
FREEHOLD – After more than a decade of service on the Borough Council, a Freehold Borough councilman is stepping down to become an assistant fire chief and eventually the chief of the Freehold Fire Department. Councilman Jaye Sims announced his resignation from the council during a meeting on Nov. 19. He will officially resign from…
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Residents propose installation of bicycle racks in downtown Freehold
FREEHOLD – Two Freehold Borough residents have proposed placing bicycle racks throughout the town’s downtown district. Residents Margy Jahn and Linda Brown appeared before the Borough Council during a recent meeting to present their proposal. Jahn and Brown suggested seven locations for the bicycle racks. One location was the bus station, Throckmorton Street, where there…
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Shutzer, Jordan claim council seats 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 2019 through December 2021. Shutzer, an incumbent, and Jordan, a newcomer, ran unopposed in the Nov. 6 election. Shutzer received 2,048 votes and Jordan received 1,991 votes, according to results…
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Engineer: Freehold Borough in compliance with water regulations
FREEHOLD – Officials in Freehold Borough are taking action through a municipal utility geographic information system (GIS) to ensure the borough’s water system remains in compliance with state statutes. Engineer Brian Dougherty of the firm Mott MacDonald appeared before the Borough Council during a recent meeting to give a presentation on the state’s Water Quality Accountability…
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Freehold Borough officials hear property owner’s proposal for new building
FREEHOLD – A property owner in Freehold Borough is seeking to construct a mixed use commercial/residential building on South Street amid concerns about the impact it may have on parking in the area. Market Yard Properties, LLC (Jacob Lipschitz) is seeking approval to construct a three-story, 2,800-square-foot building at 23 South St. The building would…
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Freehold Borough board approves security for new spaces
FREEHOLD – As work on a $33 million construction project in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District nears completion, the Board of Education has approved the purchase of $86,019 in additional cameras and monitoring equipment for new areas that have been constructed at the district’s two facilities. The district has three schools at two locations.…
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Freehold Borough administrators prepare to return pupils to district
FREEHOLD – Kindergarten pupils enrolled in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District who are educated in rented classrooms in the neighboring Freehold Township K-8 School District are expected to return to schools in their district as construction on a project to expand Freehold Borough’s schools nears completion. For several years, the Freehold Borough Board of…
