Tag: Holmdel
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Holmdel environmental commission reviews plan for apartment building
HOLMDEL – The members of the Holmdel Environmental Commission have reviewed a developer’s plan to construct an apartment building on Palmer Avenue and did not express significant concerns with the proposal. Commission members met via Zoom on the evening of Nov. 19 to consider an application for Barclay Square at Holmdel, which is planned to…
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Holmdel mayor: Residents must remain vigilant in ongoing COVID battle
HOLMDEL – It has been eight months since Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency in New Jersey after the COVID-19 virus entered the state. According to The New York Times, New Jersey is approaching 300,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and about 16,665 deaths as of mid-November. On Nov. 17, state officials reported there…
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Holmdel officials approve corrective action plan following municipal audit
HOLMDEL – The Township Committee has approved a corrective action plan in the wake of findings that were noted in an audit report submitted by Suplee, Clooney and Company for the period ending Dec. 31, 2019. Holmdel Chief Financial Officer William E. Antonides Jr. said a corrective action plan was required to be submitted to…
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Virtual Oktoberfest raises $100,000 at Bayshore Medical Center
HOLMDEL – The annual Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center Foundation Oktoberfest Community Celebration, held virtually on Oct. 29, raised $100,000 for the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund and construction of the future Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center at Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. In lieu of the in-person celebration due to COVID-19,…
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Holmdel school board ratifies contract with HTEA
HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Township Schools Board of Education has unanimously approved a new contract with the Holmdel Township Education Association (HTEA). The HTEA represents teachers, secretaries, buildings and grounds personnel, instructional support personnel, nurses’ assistants and bus drivers in the 3,000-pupil K-12 district. The new contract is retroactive to the start of the 2019-20…
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Four Holmdel residents running for seats on board of education
HOLMDEL – Four residents are seeking three available three-year terms on the Holmdel Township Schools Board of Education in the November 2020 election. The candidates are Eileen Briamonte, Irfan Lateef, Peter Reddy and Linda Zhang. Briamonte and Reddy are current board members. Lateef and Zhang are running as a team. Briamonte is a 20-year resident…
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Ground broken for new firehouse at Holmdel municipal complex
HOLMDEL – Ground has been broken and work will soon begin on the construction of a $4.1 million firehouse at the Holmdel municipal complex on Crawfords Corner Road. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site on Oct. 6 following the awarding of a contract to Pharos Enterprises of South Amboy to construct the building,…
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National Wildlife Federation certifies new schoolyard habitat at St. Benedict School
HOLMDEL – The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) has recognized that St. Benedict School in Holmdel has successfully created a certified schoolyard habitat through its Garden for Wildlife program. St. Benedict School has joined with more than 5,000 schools nationwide that have transformed their schoolyards into wildlife habitats that provide essential elements needed by all wildlife…
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Holmdel officials name members of human relations panel
HOLMDEL – The Township Committee has established the ad hoc Holmdel Human Relations Committee and appointed the initial group of members to the panel. According to a resolution, on July 28, committee members adopted a motion that established the new committee, pending a formal resolution, and directed the township administrator to advertise for residents who…