Tag: Monmouth County
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Monmouth County moves forward on Tennent Road upgrades
MANALAPAN – Tasks associated with planned improvements on Tennent Road have been given the green light by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. On Jan. 25, the freeholders passed a resolution authorizing the acquisition of right-of-way for the construction of Phase 1 road improvements to Route 3 (Main Street/Tennent Road) between Route 527 (Millhurst Road)…
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Info session will focus on Right to Farm Act
The Monmouth County Division of Planning will hold an information session today, Jan. 31, for people who are interested in learning about the Right to Farm Act. Members of the public are invited to attend. The event will be held at the Monmouth County Agricultural Building, 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, at 7 p.m. Registration begins…
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Monmouth County voters pass open space tax question
Monmouth County residents who went to the polls on Nov. 7 passed a public question that will produce more tax revenue that will be used to acquire and preserve open space properties. According to results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, the vote was 87,335 (57.5 percent) in favor to 64,448 (42.5 percent) opposed.…
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Monmouth County open space question will be decided by voters
Monmouth County residents who head to the polls on Nov. 7 will be asked by the county Board of Freeholders if they want to raise the open space tax rate that generates millions of dollars in revenue that public officials use to acquire and preserve open space properties. Voters will decide whether the open space…
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Master gardener applicants sought
The Monmouth County Master Gardener program is a way for county residents to become certified experts in all topics related to home gardening. The deadline to apply for the 2018 program is Jan. 2. “As a Master Gardener trainee you can get in-depth, hands-on training in horticulture from the best in the field – Rutgers…
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Firm will design intersection improvements
UPPER FREEHOLD – Upon determining that improvements are needed at an intersection in Upper Freehold Township, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has authorized an engineering firm to design the enhancements. During a recent meeting, the board authorized IH Engineers, P.C., Princeton, to perform professional engineering services in connection with the design of improvements at…
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County plans to eliminate Route 537 bottleneck
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A traffic bottleneck is expected to be eliminated when Monmouth County completes a road improvement project on Route 537 (West Main Street) in Freehold Township. On Oct. 12, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders passed a resolution approving plans and specifications for the widening of the westbound Route 537 approach over the…
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Engineering firm will design intersection upgrades
HOWELL – Monmouth County officials are making plans to improve an intersection in Howell and have authorized an engineering firm to design the upgrades. At a meeting on Sept. 28, the Board of Freeholders passed a resolution authorizing Cherry, Weber and Associates, Freehold Township, to design improvements at the intersection of county Route 547 (Lakewood-Farmingdale…
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Editor of Edison’s papers to speak at Archives Day
Paul Israel, the director and general editor of the Thomas Edison Papers, will speak at Archives and History Day on Oct. 14 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon said Israel will present the keynote address, “New Jersey: A State of Innovation,” at 1 p.m. He will…
