Tag: Milltown Borough Council
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Democrats will face Republican challengers in Milltown Council race in November
MILLTOWN – Four candidates – one incumbent, two former council members and one newcomer – will vie for the two, three-year terms available on the Milltown Borough Council in the upcoming election. Democrat Randy Farkas, an incumbent, and newcomer David Potter will face former Republican councilmen Richard Revolinsky and John Collins. The general election is…
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Sale of the two former Milltown firehouses moving forward with due diligence
MILLTOWN – Now that the Milltown Fire Department has a new home on Washington Avenue in the Public Works Complex, borough officials are in the beginning stages of moving forward with the sale of the two firehouses. “The borough will do its due diligence and have [the firehouses] appraised and see where we go from…
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Milltown mayor’s motto for 2021 is to ‘get things done’
MILLTOWN – Mayor Trina Mehr’s motto for the borough as it heads into 2021 is to “get things done.” “That’s what we are here for, that’s what we need to do,” Mehr said during the Borough Council’s re-organization meeting on Jan. 4. “We’re working for the residents of Milltown. If it’s a bigger project, let’s…
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Democratic candidates win seats on Milltown Borough Council
MILLTOWN – Democratic candidates have won the two, three-year terms that were available on the Borough Council in the election on Nov. 3. According to results certified by the Middlesex County Clerk’s Office on Nov. 20, incumbent James Pareti received the most votes with 2,288 and newcomer Margaret O’Donnell received 2,072 votes to win the…
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Milltown consolidates planning and zoning boards into one entity
MILLTOWN – The Borough Council has consolidated municipal planning and zoning powers into one planning board. Currently, the borough has a nine-member Planning Board with two alternate members and a seven-member Zoning Board of Adjustment. Borough Attorney Peter Vignuolo said the decision to consolidate the two boards was a logistical and economic effort to make…
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Milltown receives $750K grant to continue upgrades to aging water main infrastructure
MILLTOWN – The borough received a much needed boost – a $750,000 grant from the state – to help the borough reline its aging water main infrastructure in continued efforts to provide residents clean water. Mayor Trina Mehr said the funds will help address the ongoing problem with resident complaints about discolored brown water over…
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Four candidates seek two seats available on Milltown Borough Council
MILLTOWN – Two Democratic candidates are running against two Republican candidates for two, three-year seats available on the Milltown Borough Council. Democrats James Pareti and Margaret O’Donnell are seeking their first elected seats in the general election on Nov. 3. Pareti filled an unexpired term at the beginning of the year. They are facing GOP…
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Four candidates seek two seats available on the Milltown Borough Council
MILLTOWN – Two Democratic candidates are running against two Republican candidates for two, three-year seats available on the Milltown Borough Council. Democrats James Pareti and Margaret O’Donnell are seeking their first elected seats in the general election on Nov. 3. Pareti filled an unexpired term at the beginning of the year. They are facing GOP…
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Milltown 2020 municipal budget reflects revenue, appropriation decreases due to pandemic, no proposed reductions in municipal services
MILLTOWN – Decreases in proposed 2020 budget appropriations and revenues are direct results of the novel coronavirus pandemic, borough officials said. “It’s a tough budget year,” Council President Randy Farkas said, expressing appreciation for Business Administrator Jeanette Larrison and the council Finance Committee’s due diligence in putting together the 2020 municipal budget. “We have gone…