Tag: Monmouth County
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Monmouth County official: Action will be taken on ‘hell of an odor’
NEPTUNE – A team effort is required of municipal, county and state officials to quickly eradicate the source of an overwhelming odor residents have said is coming from the Monmouth County Reclamation Center in Tinton Falls. “You have every right to be upset,” state Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) said to a room full of residents…
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Monmouth County will add 13-acre tract to Perrineville Lake Park
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is making plans to expand Perrineville Lake Park in Millstone Township. During a meeting on Jan. 24, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of property in Millstone Township to be added to the 1,241-acre park, a portion of which lies in neighboring Roosevelt. The parcel to be added to the…
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Girls on the Run seeks new sites, volunteer coaches in Monmouth County
Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey is currently signing up new sites and volunteer coaches for Monmouth County. The spring season begins the week of April 1. Established sites that require volunteer coaches are Village Elementary School, Holmdel; Monmouth Beach Elementary School, Monmouth Beach; Shrewsbury Elementary School, Shrewsbury, and Newell Elementary School, Allentown.…
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Traffic study update will be provided during Jan. 30 meeting in Allentown
On Jan. 30, the Monmouth County Division of Planning will hold its second public meeting for Moving Mindfully: Monmouth/Mercer, A Comprehensive Freight Related Transportation Study for Western Monmouth and Southern Mercer Counties. The meeting will be held from 7-9 p.m. (presentation at 7:30 p.m.) at the Newell Elementary School, 27 High St., Allentown. This study,…
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County may take property to complete road repairs
UPPER FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is taking action to acquire a portion of two properties in Upper Freehold Township through eminent domain (condemnation) in connection with a planned road improvement project. The approval of the Sharon Station Road project dates back to April 2012, when the freeholders determined a need exists…
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Tinton Falls officials, residents will hear suggestions for dealing with landfill issues
Municipal officials in Tinton Falls have determined a course of action they believe could help address a foul odor residents have said is coming from the Monmouth County Reclamation Center in the borough. “We have outlined a lot of good things that have never been done before,” Business Administrator Mike Skudera said. Skudera said that…
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Arnone selected to lead Monmouth County freeholders in 2019
Monmouth County freeholders Thomas A. Arnone of Neptune City and Patrick Impreveduto of Holmdel became, respectively, freeholder director and freeholder deputy director at the Board of Freeholders’ 2019 organization meeting held on Jan. 3 at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township. During the meeting, Gerry P. Scharfenberger of Middletown was sworn in to a one-year term…
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Solid waste transfer facility traffic study on hold until bridge repaired
HOWELL – A Monmouth County board is waiting for repairs to be completed to a bridge before its members consider the results of a traffic study that is being conducted in connection with the proposed construction of a solid waste transfer facility in Howell. Resource Engineering has proposed establishing a solid waste transfer station at…
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County clerk honors winners of photography contest
At the Monmouth County clerk’s 23rd annual Archives and History Day, Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon honored the first, second and third place winners of the second annual High School Archives and History Day Photography Contest. All high school students who reside or attend school in Monmouth County were encouraged to enter the contest…