Tag: Marlboro Township Council
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Marlboro will challenge firm’s request for higher water rates
MARLBORO – A move is underway in Marlboro to fight a proposed 19.7 percent rate increase from the Middlesex Water Company. A petition of opposition to the proposed increase was approved by the Township Council on Dec. 14. The resolution put before the council was on behalf of the Marlboro Township Water Utility Division to…
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Marlboro reorganization set for Jan. 4
MARLBORO – The new year in local government will begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 4 when the Marlboro Township Council holds its 2018 reorganization meeting. The reorganization meeting is the date each year when election winners take the oath of office, professionals such as attorneys and engineers are hired, and residents who have volunteered to…
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Marlboro council honors departing shade tree chairman
MARLBORO – Jeff Weiss, who has served as the chairman of the Marlboro Shade Tree Committee for the past nine years, was recognized for his contributions to the community by the Township Council on Dec. 14. Weiss and his wife, Amy, are moving out of town in 2018 and he has concluded his volunteer service.…
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Democrats re-elected to Marlboro council
MARLBORO – Incumbent Democrats Jeff Cantor, Carol Mazzola and Scott Metzger were re-elected to four-year terms on the Marlboro Township Council on Election Day, Nov. 7. According to election results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Cantor received 5,906 votes, Metzger received 5,698 votes and Mazzola received 5,549 votes. The Democrats outpolled a trio…
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Six in race for three seats on Marlboro Township Council
MARLBORO – Three four-year terms on the Marlboro Township Council will be up for grabs in the Nov. 7 election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The candidates are Democrats Jeff Cantor, Carol Mazzola and Scott Metzger, and Republicans Patricia Branch, Derek DeLuca and John Dwyer. Cantor, Mazzola and Metzger currently…
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Marlboro to examine commercial sites as possible location for housing
MARLBORO – The Marlboro Township Council is directing the Planning Board to investigate whether properties that are junkyards and automobile salvage businesses could be redeveloped for residential uses. Council members took the action on Aug. 10. Mayor Jonathan Hornik said the board’s investigation will be undertaken to determine if the 11 sites in question could…
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Marlboro council awards water main project contract
MARLBORO – The Township Council has awarded a contract to an East Brunswick company to run a water main under Route 9 and connect water lines on both sides of the state highway. Township Engineer Laura Neumann said the project “will provide connection of the water main between both sides of Route 9. We are…
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Marlboro budget will lower municipal tax
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – With a 5-0 vote by the Township Council, Marlboro’s municipal budget for 2017 has been put in place and is expected to result in an $8 decrease in municipal taxes for the owner of a home assessed at the township average. The $36.8 million budget was adopted on…
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Marlboro council moves ahead with road work
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The Township Council has awarded a contract to JADS Construction of South River for this year’s drainage and road improvement projects in the community. On April 20, council members approved a $1.03 million bid for the work with a 5-0 vote from council President Jeff Cantor, Vice President Randi…