Tag: Freehold Township

  • Freehold Township school board adopts $81.6 million budget for 2018-19

    Freehold Township school board adopts $81.6 million budget for 2018-19

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted an $81.61 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2018-19 school year. The budget will be supported by a tax levy of $70.04 million to be paid by the township’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue…

  • Why children’s annual wellness visits are important

    Why children’s annual wellness visits are important

    By Dr. Jaclyn Guliano Each child develops differently, both mentally and physically. An annual wellness checkup by a board-certified physician can detect medical and behavioral health issues early, keep immunizations up to date, and provide an opportunity for both you and your child to ask the doctor about any concerns you have. Wellness visits can…

  • Freehold Township officials prepare to approve roster of capital improvements

    Freehold Township officials prepare to approve roster of capital improvements

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Officials in Freehold Township are taking action to complete improvements in the municipality at a cost of $5.79 million. On May 22, members of the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, authorize various capital improvements and appropriate $5.79 million for that purpose. Officials said $5.18 million in bonds or…

  • Freehold Township will provide funding for water and sewer improvements

    Freehold Township will provide funding for water and sewer improvements

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Officials in Freehold Township are taking action to provide water and sewer improvements in the municipality that will cost $3.03 million. On May 22, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, authorize various water and sewer capital improvements and appropriate $3.03 million for the work, the entire amount of…

  • CentraState receives Excellence in Community Wellness Recognition Award

    CentraState receives Excellence in Community Wellness Recognition Award

    PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIO MARCAL DaCUNHA OF RESIMAR FOTO & MUSIC The Community Affairs and Resource Center (CARC), formerly the Hispanic Women’s Resource Center, in Asbury Park, hosted its eighth annual gala fundraiser at the Sheraton Hotel in Eatontown on May 4, honoring distinguished individuals and institutions for their significant contributions to the well being…

  • Residents may comment on planned road improvements

    Residents may comment on planned road improvements

    Public hearings will be conducted in Howell and Freehold Township on May 31 to give residents the opportunity to learn about and comment on a road project that will touch both municipalities. Monmouth County is proposing safety improvements which will include realignment and road widening to approximately 1.94 miles of Halls Mill Road, Elton-Adelphia Road…

  • Monmouth prosecutor: Bias charge related to race of assailant and victim

    Monmouth prosecutor: Bias charge related to race of assailant and victim

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An investigation by law enforcement authorities into the beating of a Freehold Township resident determined that the man who was subsequently charged with attempted murder allegedly targeted the township man because of his victim’s race, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. Jamil S. Hubbard, 25, of Sayreville, who is black, has…

  • Freehold Township lacrosse peaking at the right time

    Freehold Township lacrosse peaking at the right time

    Brett Carroll Staff Writer The time is ripe to be playing your best now that the state tournaments have begun. That is the case for the Freehold Township High School girls’ lacrosse team. “We’ve progressed throughout the season,” Freehold Township coach Patra Acquaviva said. “We never stopped progressing. We had a couple tough losses and…

  • Applicant seeks OK to replace vacant Getty station with Shake Shack restaurant

    Applicant seeks OK to replace vacant Getty station with Shake Shack restaurant

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An applicant’s plan to construct a Shake Shack restaurant in Freehold Township was met with questions, but no immediate strong objections, from members of the Freehold Township Planning Board during the panel’s May 3 meeting. Leemilt’s Petroleum Inc., the owner of the property, is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval…