Tag: Freehold Township
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Police will remain in Freehold Township schools under shared services deals
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The members of the Township Committee have authorized shared services agreements with the two public school districts that operate facilities in Freehold Township to provide special law enforcement officers as security personnel at the schools. During a meeting on July 26, committee members passed two resolutions which authorize the execution of the…
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News Transcript News Briefs, Aug. 3
An employee in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District has been recognized for her role in saving the life of a pupil. During a meeting on June 27, Board of Education members passed a resolution recognizing Michelle Mirabello, a staff member at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school, Dutch Lane Road, for her actions on…
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Residents will celebrate Olde Freehold Day at Lake Topanemus
Olde Freehold Day, one of Freehold Borough’s most enduring and popular community events, will return to Lake Topanemus Park, Pond Road, Freehold Township, from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 6. The event is a celebration of hometown and heritage. Lake Topanemus is owned by Freehold Borough. The park is overseen by the Lake Topanemus Commission,…
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Freehold Township voters will be asked to increase open space tax rate
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – On Election Day, Nov. 8, Freehold Township voters will decide if municipal officials should increase the tax rate that funds the community’s open space trust fund. In July, Township Committee members adopted an ordinance which authorized the public question to be placed on the ballot. Voters will be asked if they want…
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News Transcript News Briefs, July 27
Norma B. Randolph, 88, a Freehold Borough resident who was a civil rights activist in the community, has died. Randolph died on July 11 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, according to an obituary posted online by the Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold Borough. Randolph was born in Lakewood and was a lifelong Freehold resident. She was…
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2022 Monmouth County Fair opens five-day run in Freehold Township
The 2022 Monmouth County Fair will open its five-day run at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, today, July 27. The 47th annual fair will run from July 27-31 and is presented by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners in cooperation with the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County 4-H…
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Freehold Township introduces capital improvements ordinance
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has proposed appropriating $3.12 million to fund various improvements in Freehold Township. During a meeting on June 28, committee members introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, authorize the appropriation for capital improvements. The ordinance will authorize the issuance of $2.96 million in bonds or notes to finance…
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Freehold Township will pay $14M to preserve open space tract
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has appropriated $14.3 million to preserve a 150-acre open space property on Ely Harmony Road in Freehold Township. During a meeting on June 28, committee members adopted a bond ordinance that provides the funding to be used for the purchase of the parcel at 429 Ely Harmony Road. The…
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Western Monmouth Active Training Shooter Group renewed for another year
Freehold Township will continue to serve as the lead agency in a shared services agreement that involves seven police departments in western Monmouth County and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office. On June 28 the members of the Township Committee in Freehold Township authorized the renewal of the shared services agreement for the Western Monmouth Active…