Tag: Freehold Township
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Planning Board gives thumbs up to school improvements
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District will proceed with projects at two schools following a capital review of the plans by the Freehold Township Planning Board. Attorney Douglas Kovats, school district Business Administrator Robert DeVita and architect John Veisz represented the school district during an appearance before the board on Jan. 17.…
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Freehold Township officials authorize utilities contracts
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Two-year contracts for the furnishing and delivery of water and sewer chemicals have been awarded by the Township Committee in Freehold Township. Committee members awarded contracts for the furnishing and delivery of water and sewer chemicals to Evoqua, Univar, Miracle Chemical, Reed and Perrine, George S. Coyne, Shannon Chemical Corporation, Main Pool…
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Emergency contract authorized for repairs at recreation headquarters
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A $21,369 contract has been awarded by the Township Committee for emergency work to clean, repair and restore a Freehold Township building that was damaged by water. Committee members passed a resolution on Jan. 15 authorizing the contract with Albitron to immediately clean up and make the necessary repairs to the Freehold…
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Freehold Township officials will adjust school, dormitory regulations
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Municipal officials are planning to amend Freehold Township’s zoning regulations to specify the types of dormitories that are permitted in the municipality and where private and parochial schools are permitted to operate. The Township Committee introduced two ordinances on Jan. 15 that, if adopted, will amend the land use ordinance. A public…
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Investigators seek answers in fatal crash
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies are trying to determine the cause of a motor vehicle collision that claimed the life of a Lakewood resident on the afternoon of Jan. 16. Just before 1 p.m., Freehold Township police officers responded to the scene of an accident at the intersection of Route 9,…
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McMorrow returns to mayor’s seat in Freehold Township for 2019
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Township Committeewoman Barbara McMorrow will return to a position she has held in the past – serving as mayor of Freehold Township. McMorrow was elected mayor for 2019 by her fellow Township Committee members at the governing body’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 4. Under Freehold Township’s form of government, the mayor is…
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Company suing Freehold Township over Shake Shack denial
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A company that was denied permission to build a Shake Shack fast casual restaurant on Route 9 north in Freehold Township has filed a legal action against the Planning Board. During 2018, Leemilt’s Petroleum Inc. sought approval to construct a Shake Shack on the site of a former Getty gas station at…
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Amoroso, Patten to lead Freehold Township school board in 2019
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A new president and vice president will lead the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education during 2019. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 2 and the three winning candidates from the Nov. 6 election – incumbents Mary Cozzolino and Kay Poklemba-Holtz, and newcomer Kerry Vendittoli – were…
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Wawa, Chick-fil-A will be initial tenants at Route 9 development
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A Wawa convenience store and a Chick-fil-A restaurant are expected to be constructed on a vacant Route 9 parcel following a positive outcome at a meeting of the Freehold Township Planning Board. During a Dec. 6 meeting, representatives of M&M Realty Partners at Freehold LLC testified about their proposed Elton Plaza development…
