Tag: Monmouth County
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Freehold Borough enters shared services pact with Monmouth County
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council in Freehold Borough has entered into a shared services agreement with Monmouth County for software that will provide aerial images of the municipality. During a meeting on Sept. 7, council members passed a resolution to enter into the shared services agreement. The software is designed by Nearmap, which provides high-quality…
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Schools sign agreement for hospitality and sport business management majors
Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, and the University of Delaware recently signed a new articulation agreement for the transfer of Brookdale Associate Degree Program in Hospitality Management and Delaware’s Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Hospitality Business Management, housed in the Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management at Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and…
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Monmouth County asks for help in stopping spread of spotted lanternfly
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County has been receiving an increasing number of reports from concerned citizens about the spotted lanternfly. The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that is native to China, India and Vietnam and is now in the United States. According to a Sept. 14 press release from the county, in 2014,…
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Monmouth County commissioners host 20th anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners hosted a memorial ceremony on Sept. 11 at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook with those who lost loved ones from Monmouth County in the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. “Twenty years ago as we all started the day, we never thought…
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Freehold Borough officials will seek county funding for park upgrades
FREEHOLD – Municipal officials in Freehold Borough are seeking $117,000 from Monmouth County to help pay for improvements to local parks. During a meeting on Sept. 7, members of the Borough Council authorized Business Administrator Stephen Gallo to submit a grant application to the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Program. The funding, if received, would…
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Millstone partners with Monmouth County to preserve 600 acres
MILLSTONE – Officials in Millstone Township have entered into a shared services agreement with Monmouth County to preserve 600 acres of open space in the municipality. On Sept. 1, Township Committee members authorized the agreement between the township and the county for the preservation of the Toms River Headwaters project area. The project was identified…
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Department of Agriculture expands spotted lanternfly quarantine zone
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher has announced that the department has added five counties to the spotted lanternfly quarantine zone. As of Aug. 30, the counties new to the list are Morris, Monmouth, Middlesex, Essex and Union counties. They join the previously announced quarantine counties of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem, Somerset…
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County commissioners will mark 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony for a time of reflection and remembrance at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, 460 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Highlands, on Sept. 11 at 8 a.m. “As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Board of County Commissioners invites…
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Monmouth County commissioners provide update on pandemic, resources available
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and resources available to county residents and visitors on Aug. 5. “Monmouth County is one of the highest vaccinated counties in the state. More than half the towns in our county have 70% or more of their population vaccinated. We are…