Tag: Holmdel
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Proposed ordinance in Holmdel will allow entry level officers to skip examination
HOLMDEL – Members of the Holmdel Township Committee have introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, allow certain individuals to be hired as entry level law enforcement officers without taking a written examination. During a meeting on Nov. 9, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Tom Critelli and Committeeman D.J. Luccarelli voted “yes”…
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Hornets defeat Bulldogs, 4-1, to advance to state sectional tournament semifinals
Two Shore Conference A Central Division girls soccer rivals went toe-to-toe in the quarterfinals of the Central Jersey Group II state sectional tournament on Nov. 5 in Holmdel. In the end, No. 2 seed Holmdel High School defeated No. 7 seed Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School on the strength of three unanswered goals in the…
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Holmdel man receives 10 years for 2018 arson, weapons offenses
A former resident of Holmdel has been sentenced to a total of 10 years in a New Jersey state prison relating to an arson and firing a weapon into a township business, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Nov. 5. Leonard J. Mazzarisi III, 32, formerly of Holmdel, was sentenced on Nov. 5…
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Holmdel voters appear to have approved increase in LOSAP benefits
HOLMDEL – Residents who voted in the 2021 general election appear to have approved a public question that asked if they wanted to increase benefits to local volunteer first responders in a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP). The election was conducted with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in…
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Pharmacy owner faces prison for role in kickback scheme, evading taxes
A Holmdel resident who is the former co-owner of a Union City pharmacy was sentenced on Nov. 3 to 41 months in prison for his role in a scheme to pay bribes to healthcare professionals and for evading taxes on $33.9 million in income, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Igor Fleyshmakher, 59, previously…
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Open space tax rate increase appears to have been approved in Holmdel
HOLMDEL – Residents who participated in the 2021 general election appear to have approved an increase in the tax rate that supports the Holmdel Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund from 2.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation. The election was…
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Holmdel residents appear to have approved proposal to create charter study commission
HOLMDEL – Residents of Holmdel appear to have approved a public question which asked if they wanted to create a charter study commission whose members would examine Holmdel’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes in the township’s form of government. According to unofficial results posted online by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, 3,013…
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Independent News Briefs, Oct. 27
The Hazlet Township Committee has appropriated $700,000 for improvements to a road in the community. On Oct. 5, officials adopted an ordinance that authorizes improvements scheduled for Beers Street. The ordinance provides funding for the improvements in the amount of $700,000. The amount will be covered with $430,000 from Hazlet’s capital improvement fund and a…
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Former Holmdel official asks residents to approve public questions
This Nov. 2, the people of Holmdel will have an opportunity to endorse and support three important initiatives that affect the current and future state of our community. The first proposal asks voters to increase our dedicated open space tax. Developers are lining up at the gates to build on our undeveloped land. A “yes”…