Tag: Freehold Township

  • Developer outlines plan for Bellemead tract in Freehold Township

    Developer outlines plan for Bellemead tract in Freehold Township

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A development that would provide retail and residential space is being proposed on a 77-acre parcel in Freehold Township. Representatives of M&M Realty Partners appeared before the Township Committee on Nov. 17 to present their plan to develop the Bellemead tract that lies between Route 537 at Trotters Way and Route 9…

  • Dave Segal, former mayor in Freehold Township, passes away in Florida

    Dave Segal, former mayor in Freehold Township, passes away in Florida

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Dave Segal, who served on the Township Committee in Freehold Township for more than two decades, has died. Freehold Township officials announced Segal’s passing in a post on Facebook. According to an obituary provided by the Clayton and McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township, Segal, who was born in 1937, died on Oct.…

  • Voters select three residents to serve on Freehold Regional school board

    Voters select three residents to serve on Freehold Regional school board

    Three residents have been elected to serve three-year terms on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Representatives from Marlboro, Colts Neck and Freehold Township were elected on Nov. 3. The results of the election are unofficial until they have been certified. The elections in Colts Neck and Freehold Township were uncontested. Two…

  • Preston, Walker win three-year terms on Freehold Township governing body

    Preston, Walker win three-year terms on Freehold Township governing body

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Incumbent Republicans Lester A. Preston Jr. and Alan C. Walker have won three three-year terms on the Township Committee in Freehold Township. According to results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, as of Nov. 18, Walker had received 14,521 votes, Preston had received 13,980 votes, and Democrat Hassan Shehadeh had…

  • Essex County residents face charges after incidents in Marlboro, Freehold Township

    Essex County residents face charges after incidents in Marlboro, Freehold Township

    The collaborative efforts of two local police departments led to the arrest on Nov. 8 of four alleged car thieves from Essex County, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said the arrests are another example of the concerted efforts by local police to combat a rash of high-end car thefts…

  • News Transcript municipal election results

    News Transcript municipal election results

    There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body in Colts Neck, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township and Manalapan on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 8. The results of the election are not final and will remain unofficial…

  • Developer sues Freehold Township; seeks water, sewer service to Colts Neck site

    Developer sues Freehold Township; seeks water, sewer service to Colts Neck site

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A property owner in Colts Neck has taken legal action following a decision by municipal officials in Freehold Township to deny a request to provide public water and sewer service to the property. Freehold Township’s elected representatives have responded to the property owner’s complaint by initiating legal action against Colts Neck. A…

  • Tropical storm necessitates repairs at Freehold Township water treatment plant

    Tropical storm necessitates repairs at Freehold Township water treatment plant

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Emergency contracts totaling $83,452 have been awarded by the Township Committee for work at a Freehold Township water treatment facility after the infrastructure was affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. On Oct. 6, committee members awarded three contracts related to an emergency generator rental and emergency repairs at the Jackson Mills water treatment…

  • Township Committee authorizes increase in number of special officers

    Township Committee authorizes increase in number of special officers

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has amended the Freehold Township Police Department ordinance to increase the maximum number of special law enforcement officers and to officially create a new class of special law enforcement officers. Officials took the action on Oct. 28. The maximum number of Class II special law enforcement officers has been…