Tag: Monmouth County Board of Freeholders
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Revamped advisory council will address county’s human services efforts
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has replaced the Monmouth County Human Services Council with the Monmouth ACTS Advisory Council (MAAC). The freeholders took the action during a meeting on Nov. 26. In a resolution, the freeholders said that “in an effort to continue to improve and enhance the services provided to the community, (the…
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Freeholders will purchase easement to prevent development of farm
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will purchase a farmland preservation easement on a tract at Route 34 and Pleasant Valley Road in Marlboro and Holmdel. The members of the county’s governing body passed a resolution authorizing the release of funds during a meeting on Nov. 26. According to the resolution, the Monmouth County Agriculture…
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Freeholders plan improvements at busy intersection in Marlboro
MARLBORO – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is planning to make upgrades at a busy intersection in Marlboro. During a meeting on Nov. 7, the freeholders voted to authorize the acquisition of right of way for improvements at the intersection of Tennent Road (Monmouth County Route 3) and Spring Valley Road/Harbor Road in the…
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Arnone, DiRocco, Golden win Monmouth County elections
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will continue to be an all-Republican governing body in 2020. On Election Day, Nov. 5, voters re-elected Republican Tom Arnone to a new three-year term on the county’s governing body and elected Arnone’s running mate, Dominick DiRocco, to his first term as a freeholder. According to results that were…
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Freeholders host ribbon cutting to mark opening of homeless shelter
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders held a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the county’s adult homeless shelter on Nov. 7 at Fort Monmouth, Oceanport. “We have an obligation to help our county residents who may not be able to help themselves due to a number of circumstances,” Freeholder Director Thomas A.…
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Monmouth County awards lease for solar project in Howell
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a lease agreement to turn county-owned property into a solar energy project. The property, commonly known as the Howell Landfill, is on Lakewood-Allenwood Road in Howell and was listed on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 2014 Landfill List as properly closed, according to a…
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Monmouth County profits from federal grant
I attended the debate between the Monmouth County candidates for freeholder and the candidates for sheriff at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan on Oct. 23 and would like to clarify one misconception. Monmouth County Freeholder Director Thomas Arnone stated that no money has been made by (the) 287(g) program and technically he is…
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Freeholders hold groundbreaking for Sharon Station Road improvement project
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of a road improvement project on Sharon Station Road (Route 539A) from Allentown-Davis Station Road (Route 539) to Allentown-Red Valley Road (Route 526) on Oct. 23. “Through a collaboration with the township of Upper Freehold, the county will…
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Freeholders award contract for Sharon Station Road project
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a contract to Lucas Brothers Inc., Morganville, to undertake a major road improvement project in Upper Freehold Township. During a meeting on Oct. 10, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and freeholders Lillian Burry, Susan Kiley, Gerry Scharfenberger and Patrick Impreveduto voted to award an $18.52 million contract to…
