Tag: Millstone Township
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Grant would support Millstone municipal alliance
MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has authorized the submission of a strategic plan to assist with funding for a local organization. On Dec. 6, committee members passed a resolution authorizing the strategic plan for a grant for the Millstone municipal alliance. The grant will be for fiscal year 2019 and will consist of $20,000 from…
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Student pens winning essay
MILLSTONE – An eighth grade student in the Millstone Township K-8 School District has been recognized for winning a writing competition. Lana Maizel, a student at the Millstone Township Middle School, recently appeared before the Board of Education to read the essay she wrote near the end of 2017. Students in Monmouth and Ocean counties…
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Millstone officials announce appointments for 2018
MILLSTONE – The appointments of professionals who will work for Millstone Township and residents who will serve in volunteer positions have been made by the Township Committee for 2018. The appointments were made at the committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. As professionals, the committee appointed Robert Munoz as township attorney, Michael Steib as special…
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New Millstone regulations target invasive plant species
MILLSTONE – Action has been taken to prevent the spread of invasive plant species in Millstone Township. On Dec. 20, Township Committee members adopted an ordinance that adds a section regarding invasive plant species to the municipal code. According to the ordinance, the purpose of creating the invasive plant species section is to preserve and…
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Millstone Township officials set municipal salaries for 2018
MILLSTONE – An ordinance that establishes the salary ranges for Millstone Township’s employees and elected officials for 2018 has been adopted by the Township Committee. Committee members took the action on Dec. 20. According to the ordinance, the mayor, who is an equal member of the Township Committee, and the other four committee members do…
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Millstone officials will seek grant to protect town’s trees
MILLSTONE – A $10,000 grant from the state is being sought by Millstone Township officials to help protect trees from an invasive insect species. On Dec. 20, the Township Committee passed a resolution authorizing the township administrator to apply for a state grant to further fund a resiliency planning grant received from the New Jersey…
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Township, school board agree on rock salt deal
MILLSTONE – Approximately $100,000 worth of rock salt will be sold to the Millstone Township K-8 School District by the municipality. On Dec. 20, Township Committee members passed a resolution ratifying the purchase of granular sodium chloride treated with liquid magnesium chloride and sodium chloride (rock salt). According to the resolution, the committee sought to…
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Millstone board approves corrective action following audit
MILLSTONE – A corrective action plan has been approved by the Millstone K-8 School District Board of Education in response to a recommendation contained in the district’s 2016-17 audit. Board members approved the corrective action plan for the comprehensive annual financial report (audit) on Dec. 11 and directed Business Administrator Bernard Biesiada to take action…
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Dorfman will serve as Millstone’s mayor for first time
MILLSTONE – A township committeeman in Millstone Township will serve as mayor for the first time during his tenure on the governing body. Gary Dorfman was elected mayor for a one-year term by his fellow committee members at the Township Committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. Under Millstone’s form of government, the mayor is not…
