Tag: Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
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Low-interest loan allows repairs of Sayreville pump station to begin
SAYREVILLE — Work has begun on a 1,700-foot flood wall and other measures to protect the Middlesex County Utilities Authority’s (MCUA) Sayreville pump station from storm surge and flooding as a result of an $88 million low-interest bridge loan provided by the state. The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT), working in partnership with the…
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Middlesex County sheriff will be honored for extensive career
In Honor of Black History Month, Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott has received the 2017 Law Enforcement Ambassador Award. Scott is the first female sheriff for the county and the first African-American sheriff in the state of New Jersey. The American Conference on Diversity will honor her during the 69th annual Humanitarian Awards Gala at the Pleasantdale…
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Monroe welcomes new faces to its administration
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council and the township’s administration have turned a new leaf with two new appointments. In a unanimous showing, Miriam Cohen, who has lived in the township since 2008, was appointed to fill longtime Councilwoman Leslie Koppel’s seat, which was vacated when Koppel joined the Middlesex County Board of…
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County reduces costs, generates revenue to hold taxes to low increase
The 2017 Middlesex County Operating Budget represents a less than 1 cent increase in the tax rate to taxpayers, amounting to an increase of about $20 per household per year. The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted the $458.4 million gross operating budget on March 2, which reflects the board’s focus on enhancing quality programs…
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Monroe Township represented on county freeholder board
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — Leslie Koppel has become the first person from Monroe Township to be represented on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders’ dais. On Feb. 16, Koppel was sworn in to the seat, which was vacated by longtime Deputy Freeholder Director Carol Barrett Bellante, who announced her resignation from…
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Pump station repairs honored as Leading Infrastructure Projects
Projects that will repair and improve Middlesex County Utilities Authority’s (MCUA) Edison and Sayreville pump stations, both of which suffered severe damage to their electrical systems during superstorm Sandy, were honored as Leading Infrastructure Projects by the New Jersey Alliance for Action. The MCUA and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust acquired Federal Emergency Management…
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Middlesex County announces 2017 History Grant Awards
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Office of Culture and Heritage have announced $55,500 in grants awarded to local history organizations. The 2017 History Grants Program supports local organizations seeking to offer history programs and exhibitions, conduct oral histories, conserve and digitize historic documents, and provide staff for local history organizations, according to a statement prepared…
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Milltown officials considering how to use surplus funds
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — Borough officials are discussing what to do with funds left over from the construction of the new electric substation. A request has been made by the Environmental Commission to plant 108 trees on the county land that is located behind the Ice Cream Depot, next to the new…
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Residents gobble up opportunity to donate to county food bank
With 2016 nearing a close, organizers from the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) are taking stock of the usual holiday season’s landslide of donations. To date, MCFOODS has been on the receiving end of 62.17 tons of food donations, more than a third of which has flooded into the organization’s East…
