Tag: Freehold Borough
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Freehold H.S. recognized for attracting young women to computer science
Freehold High School in Freehold Borough has earned the College Board Advanced Placement Computer Science Female Diversity Award in recognition of achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. The award recognizes schools that have emboldened female students to see the possibilities in the field of computer science. “Our teachers, guidance counselors and school…
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Freehold Borough officials plan to relocate firehouse
FREEHOLD – Officials are planning to appropriate $3.5 million to fund the relocation of Freehold Borough’s firehouse and to assist in the development of a modern bus station. During a meeting on Feb. 7, members of the Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, appropriate $3.5 million for the project ($3.32 million…
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Freehold Borough officials propose adding medical cannabis facility as approved use
FREEHOLD – Members of the Borough Council are moving to amend regulations regarding cannabis businesses that may eventually operate in Freehold Borough by adding medical cannabis dispensaries as an approved business. During a meeting on Jan. 18, council members introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, amend the borough’s existing cannabis ordinance to include alternative…
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Essential workers deserve COVID relief funds
New Jersey residents received more than $10 billion in stimulus COVID relief payments, in three installments. Unfortunately, some essential workers did not have the luxury of working from home or collecting a stimulus check. Many of these essential workers are undocumented and have lived in New Jersey for decades. Many of these workers became ill…
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News Transcript News Briefs, Jan. 26
Center Players will hold auditions for an upcoming production of “Crimes of the Heart” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough. The play was written by Beth Henley and will be directed by Anthony Marinelli. Audition dates are Feb. 5 from noon to 2 p.m. and Feb. 9 from 7-9 p.m., with callbacks on…
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DOT: Route 33 bridge closure will continue through spring
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced on Jan. 19 that the closure and detour of Route 33 Business/Park Avenue for emergency repairs to a bridge over Conrail railroad tracks in Freehold will continue through the spring. Route 33 Business/Park Avenue was closed and detoured on Dec. 22 for emergency repairs to the bridge…
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Rogers elected to serve as council president in Freehold Borough for 2022
FREEHOLD – Councilwoman Margaret Rogers has been elected by her fellow members of the governing body to serve as president of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough for 2022. At the start of Freehold Borough’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 2, incumbent council members Annette Jordan and Sharon Shutzer, who were the winning candidates in…
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Freehold Borough officials set sights on community’s rehabilitation
FREEHOLD – The borough’s elected officials have declared all of Freehold Borough – all 1.93 square miles of the community – to be an area in need of rehabilitation. Borough Council members took that action by passing a resolution during their meeting on Dec. 20. According to njplanning.org, “The general purpose for designating a rehabilitation…
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Freehold Borough takes step forward in revitalization efforts
FREEHOLD – A state agency has awarded the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) designation to Freehold Borough and the action is expected to assist municipal officials as they work to revitalize certain areas of the community. Mayor Kevin Kane recently received a letter from New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver which stated that Freehold Borough has…
