Tag: Middlesex County Improvement Authority
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Parkview students in Milltown demonstrate ‘domino effect of kindness’ through cereal boxes
MILLTOWN – The students at Parkview School demonstrated a “domino effect of kindness” through a cereal box challenge for their donation to the Middlesex County Spring Food Drive. Some 1,380 boxes were collected within 10 days. On April 5, the 362 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 3 gathered for an assembly in the school’s gymnasium…
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Solterra workforce impacted by COVID; recycling pickup affected throughout Middlesex County
Due to the recent spike in COVID cases, the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) has been working closely with Solterra and monitoring any effects it has on curbside recycling pick up. Unfortunately Solterra’s workforce has been severely impacted by COVID, as has every industry across the nation, according to information provided on Jan. 5. During…
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MCIA will be in charge of parking facilities at North Brunswick Train Station
The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) has expanded to include a parking division. Consistent with the continued evolution of the MCIA to serve as the financial arm of the county, the parking division will generate a new revenue stream that will fund and enable ongoing and future economic development initiatives in the county, Middlesex County…
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Engineering firm hired to design North Brunswick train station
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Traveling from North Brunswick to MetLife Stadium and American Dream in East Rutherford, or to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, or to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, or to Boston or Washington, D.C., will be possible in the future. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) voted to approve WSP USA Inc. as the…
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North Brunswick joins MCIA recycling program; shared service saves tax dollars
North Brunswick is the 17th municipality to join the Middlesex County Improvement Authority’s (MCIA) curbside recycling program. Confronted with a challenging and complex recycling marketplace, the township was facing recycling costs potentially doubling or more as has happened in many municipalities around the state, according to a statement released by the Middlesex County Office of…
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Officials announce requests for design for North Brunswick train station
NORTH BRUNSWICK – The train station project in North Brunswick is underway, creating a community, not just a method of commuting, according to Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT). State, county and local officials announced on Oct. 14 that NJ Transit has approved the release of a Request for Proposal…
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Recycling costs biggest driver of 2020 Old Bridge municipal budget
OLD BRIDGE – Recycling costs that municipal officials said are outside the township’s control are the biggest increase driving the 2020 Old Bridge municipal budget. Township Council members adopted a $59.1 million budget after a second reading and public hearing on March 16. The budget increases municipal taxes and municipal library taxes by $28 from…
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Old Bridge takes necessary steps for recycling service savings
OLD BRIDGE – Township officials are currently taking the necessary steps to seek savings on recycling services – the first step is a bid package to see whether they can get a better rate per household than the county’s new proposed rate. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) currently provides bi-weekly curbside recycling collection for…
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County announces updated pedestrian safety program for Milltown, South Amboy
MILLTOWN – Officials gathered in Milltown on Dec. 5 to announce a new variation of an existing pedestrian safety campaign being undertaken by the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) in cooperation with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (NJDHTS). The Slow Down in Our Town pedestrian safety program began 15 years ago…