Tag: Freehold Township

  • Shake Shack application moved to May 3 meeting

    Shake Shack application moved to May 3 meeting

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An application that proposes the construction of a Shake Shack restaurant in Freehold Township is scheduled to be heard by the Planning Board on May 3. The application submitted by Leemilt’s Petroleum Inc. was on the agenda for the board’s March 15 meeting, but attorney John Giunco, representing the applicant, requested and…

  • Freehold Township hires Class II officer

    Freehold Township hires Class II officer

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has appointed Lorenzo Valentin Felix to serve as a Class II special officer with the Freehold Township Police Department during 2018. Committee members acted upon a recommendation from Police Chief Ernest Schriefer. Felix was hired on March 13. Class II special officials serve on assignment in the Freehold Township…

  • County plans intersection improvements at border of two towns

    County plans intersection improvements at border of two towns

    Monmouth County officials are developing a plan to improve an intersection at the border of Freehold and Millstone townships. The “V” intersection where Route 524 (Stagecoach Road) meets Route 537 (Monmouth Road) is expected to be redesigned and improved according to a plan being developed for the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. Both roads are…

  • Howell man charged with stalking two women

    Howell man charged with stalking two women

    HOWELL – A 19-year-old male resident of Howell has been charged with stalking following a pair of incidents in the community. The man was arrested on March 9 by Detective Cpl. Nancy Carroll and Detective Robert Ortenzi. Police said the man was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of third-degree possession of…

  • Laura Donovan students, teachers put Google Expedition to the test

    Laura Donovan students, teachers put Google Expedition to the test

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Pupils at the Laura Donovan School had the opportunity to experience and test a prototype of new technology from Google that is intended to enhance their learning. Staff members and pupils at the K-5 school were recently introduced to an early version of Google Expedition, an augmented reality application currently being developed…

  • Fire district’s budget to be reviewed by Freehold Township officials

    Fire district’s budget to be reviewed by Freehold Township officials

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Members of the Township Committee will determine how much money will be collected through taxes this year by the Fire District 1 Board of Fire Commissioners after the board’s proposed budget failed to receive approval from voters. Committee members will meet on March 13 at the municipal building to discuss the fire…

  • Freehold Township approves shared services agreements

    Freehold Township approves shared services agreements

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has authorized agreements with neighboring municipalities for shared services. On Feb. 13, committee members passed a resolution renewing a shared services agreement with Marlboro for municipal court administration services. Freehold Township will continue to provide the services on an as-needed basis to Marlboro. The initial agreement was authorized in…

  • Freehold Township officials authorize upgrades to well

    Freehold Township officials authorize upgrades to well

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has awarded a $49,000 contract to a company that will rehabilitate one of the municipality’s water wells. Committee members passed a resolution on Feb. 27 awarding the contract to A.C. Schultes Inc., Woodbury Heights, for the rehabilitation of well No. 3 at the municipal water facility. A.C. Shultes submitted…

  • Freehold Township mayor: School security under review

    Freehold Township mayor: School security under review

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Mayor Anthony Ammiano said this week that municipal officials and school administrators are reviewing how security is being provided at schools in the community and what changes, if any, may be made. School security has been the topic of renewed and vigorous interest among parents, school board members and school administrators since…